
Our Mission
Every child realizes their full potential through a rigorous and loving elementary education.
Our Vision
We know potential is everywhere, but opportunity is not. We believe all children deserve access to a great public education. Our commitment to equity and academic rigor means that we help every student achieve. Our culture of love and inclusion means that we welcome, support and challenge everyone with kindness and respect.
A Rocky Mountain Prep (RMP) education is focused on rigor and love in both academics and personal development. All of our work is guided by our “PEAK” core values: Perseverance, Excellence, Adventure, and Kindness. We believe that clear and consistent values for scholars and staff, and a strong culture rooted in those values, form the foundation of great schools.
All RMP scholars receive personalized learning through our rigorous, college-prep curriculum. Our focus on math and literacy education, as well as the sciences and the arts, ensures that all RMP scholars are prepared for success in secondary schools and four-year colleges.
In addition to our emphasis on literacy and math, our scholars participate in specials classes, including science, art, music, Spanish, and dance instruction.
RMP intentionally builds a culture designed to prepare scholars for long-term success in high school, college, and beyond. Our PEAK values of Perseverance, Excellence, Adventure, and Kindness define the culture that we cherish, cultivate, and grow at RMP – for scholars and staff alike.
Perseverance – We work hard in the face of challenges.
Excellence – We try our best on everything we do.
Adventure – We have the confidence to explore, try new ideas, and take risks.
Kindness – We treat ourselves and others with love and respect.
Our scholars are constantly working on character development, using the PEAK values in their interactions with themselves, peers, teachers, and administrators. Our staff members model these same PEAK values through their work with each other, by building relationships with scholars, and by promoting joyful learning and rigorous work.
We actively work to support our scholars and staff in living these values through our school’s rituals and traditions, including daily community meetings, award celebrations, our school-wide weekly “PEAK Parties” and always shouting out scholars who model PEAK values throughout the day.
Research clearly demonstrates that the most important learning happens before a child reaches third grade.
RMP is committed to ensuring our youngest scholars are set up for success. In fact, RMP is the largest charter provider of prekindergarten in the Metro-Denver region. We are proud to offer pre-K and free full-day kindergarten programs at all four of our campuses.
All of our pre-K programs focus on developing the whole child. We know that providing time for play, social-emotional development, centers, and dance supports our scholars in their development.
RMP’s curriculum allows teachers to provide excellent learning experiences that drive scholar success. Our teachers are recruited from all over the country, and we offer teaching positions to less than ten percent of all those who apply. All of our teachers are passionate about supporting all of their scholars, and they get to know them on a personal and academic level. Our teachers receive more than 250 hours of professional development training each year to ensure they deliver intentional and informed lessons to all scholars.
RMP also offers a unique fellowship program, which gives future teachers the opportunity to grow their craft while providing scholars with the experience of having two teachers in a classroom. Through a partnership with the Relay Graduate School of Education, fellows earn their Master of Arts in Teaching over the course of two years while working with lead teachers to deliver quality instruction to our scholars. This supports both the educator in their learning as a professional while providing further classroom support to reduce the teacher to student ratio. Additionally, it increases the opportunities for personalized learning experiences.
Rocky Mountain Prep Supporters, Families, and Community Members:
When I moved to Denver and became CEO last year, I could not have imagined what a joyful and welcoming community I was joining. This year has taught me so much, and it has been a privilege to work alongside each and every one of you.
We have so much to celebrate this year: for the first time in RMP’s history, all of our campuses achieved a green rating on the statewide performance framework (SPF). We launched our PEAK Teacher program to recognize and retain our strongest educators. We rebranded and introduced our community to four wonderful mascots that represent the spirit of each of our schools. And we received unprecedented philanthropic support for the work happening in our community. The momentum in our schools is palpable, and I could not be more grateful and proud to be on this team doing this work with all of you.
During the 2021-22 school year, our community engaged in a process to build a new strategic plan, which serves as our roadmap for the coming years. Our most recent annual report demonstrates how we have started to build toward that vision, and I hope the stories in here inspire you all as much as they have inspired me.
In July 2023, Rocky Mountain Prep will be joining forces with STRIVE Prep and become the only ECE-12th grade charter network in Denver and Aurora. There is so much more we will accomplish together, and I could not be more optimistic about our future.
Con ganas,
Tricia Noyola, CEO
There is so much more we will accomplish together, and I could not be more optimistic about our future.
We currently have four schools in the Denver-Metro area: three in Denver and one in Aurora. Looking for a nearby school? Visit our connect page to find the Rocky Mountain Prep charter school in your neighborhood.
3752 Tennyson St. Denver, CO 80212
Phone: 720.464.3550
7808 Cherry Creek S. Drive, #3-300, Denver, CO 80231
Phone: 720.863.8920
Fax: 720.863.8940
10455 E 25th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80010
Phone: 720.863.8922
911 S Hazel Court, Denver, CO 80219
Phone: 720.464.3533