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Teller Elementary
1150 Garfield Street
Denver, CO 80206

Office Phone:
(303) 333-4285

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Jennifer Barton, Our New Principal

In January, 2008, the Teller Elementary community was informed that the current principal, Karti Lyons (on the right) was going to retire at the end of last school year.  Ms. Lyons has been the principal of Teller for 10 years. She has contributed a great deal to the success story that Teller has become.  Her tireless efforts have brought a school that was just .001 points away from being designated as a low performing school to a school that is a high ranked CSAP school and just became designated as a “top performing school” amongst Denver Public Schools.

A dedicated committee of parents and teachers interviewed and hired a new principal in February. Her name is Jennifer Barton (on the left), and she will make the transition to principal of Teller in December.

Ms. Barton comes to Teller with a great deal of experience as an educator and as a school leader.  She has a BS in journalism and a Masters in Education with emphasis in Administration.  She has been with DPS over 12 years.  The last 6 years have been in leadership positions as Assistant Principal for 2 years and Principal for 4 years. 

The transition has been a smooth one for the teachers, parents and students of Teller.  Over the last 9 months, Ms. Lyons and Ms. Barton have worked closely together to ensure that Teller’s growth continues. The addition of the Highly Gifted and Talented magnet will give the teachers new challenges and skills.  Ms. Barton is committed to leading the school on this exciting path and making sure that Teller never loses its focus on engaging each individual child.

Ms Barton has stated that “as an educator and Administrator, it is my goal to ensure a learning environment that fosters the academic and social growth of the whole child. I want children to be excited about school, to enjoy their relationships with peer and staff, and to experience a thrill of learning that they will carry with them the rest of their lives”.

In conjunction with taking over this big role as Teller’s principal, Ms. Barton has taken over an even bigger role in her life, she became a parent for the first time in August.  She has the added benefit of not only having been a teacher and a principal but now she will bring the experience of being a parent to her job every day.

It is with heavy hearts that the Teller community says goodbye to Ms. Lyons.  We can’t thank her enough for everything she has done for our little, neighborhood school over these last 10 years.  She will be greatly missed.

Teller looks to Ms Barton to continue leading this school in new and exciting directions. We welcome her to our neighborhood elementary school.