Hello Columbine Crew,
We are thrilled to welcome you in or welcome you back for the 23-24 school year here at Columbine Elementary. I hope you all have enjoyed your summers and have spent time with your families and friends. We are eager to have our students back in the building and look forward to kicking off a fantastic school year with our new crew.
I am Corey Jenks, incredibly proud principal of Columbine Elementary. This will be my fourth year at Columbine and second year as principal. I am committed to leading and loving this community with all my best and continuing to learn and grow together.
A little bit about me – I have been married to my husband, Colin, for five years and we have two children – Abigail (2 years old) and Jack (5 months old). I grew up in Colorado Springs, attended school in Washington, and moved to Denver in 2015. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Western Washington University and I attended the University of Denver to participate in the Ritchie/ELSS principal residency program where I earned my principal license and also completed my master’s degree in educational leadership and policy.
This year, we will continue to live in our EL values and priorities of developing our character, expanding our mastery of knowledge and skills, and producing high-quality work. This is our first year as an official Innovation School which was achieved over the summer as determined by the DPS Board of Education. We believe this status will allow us to have integrity in our EL model and work toward accomplishing the EL school credential over the next three years.
As always – we are crew, not passengers – please reach out, connect, engage, and jump in to our amazing Columbine Crew!
In Crew,
Corey Jenks
