The Odyssey School is committed to comprehensively and rationally evaluating our students' progress. This means two things. First, The Odyssey School will have clearly defined standards. Second, the Odyssey School will employ a number of other assessment tools to give a comprehensive view of each student's progress, including portfolios, developmental guidelines and checklists, summary reports, public exhibitions, passage panels, embedded assessment practices, and standardized testing. To ensure diversity, The Odyssey School's enrollment policy includes a low income preference.
Children meeting federal guidelines for free and reduced lunch receive lottery preference.
Moreover, The Odyssey School developers believed it was important to place the school in a diverse community. Consequently, the Odyssey School is located in northeast Denver's Park Hill neighborhood. The interest and energy of parents helped create The Odyssey School and will help The Odyssey School thrive. Research shows that family involvement is a crucial factor in successful learning. In addition to serving on one of The Odyssey School's parent committees, each family will volunteer for activities such as reading with children, becoming involved in expeditions of particular interest, collecting or creating classroom materials, typing stories or transcripts, and participating on clean-up days.