Our Team
Denver Public Schools Early Education Department focuses on building shared best practices for working with young children and their families and promoting the value of early education through advocacy and strategic communications. keeping the community informed.
Our team is committed to administrator and teacher effectiveness; aligned standards, curricula, and assessments of social-emotional and academic skills for students from PreK to third grade; quality learning environments; family engagement; data driven improvement; and collaboration with the community.
Early Education Staff
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Zaineb Abdulwafi – Head Start Health Partner, CNA
Lauren Adamson – Client Technical Support – Denver East
Jessica Anglin – Early Education Manager
Liz Beindorff – Head Start Health and Wellness Supervisor
Erin Ellis – Office Support II
Becka Eschel – Head Start Operations Coordinator
Nydia Gonzales – Head Start Family Liaison
Laura Green – Project Manager
Julissa Gomez-VanDeVelde – Head Start Nurse, RN
Monica Guerrero – Office Support III
Rosie Hernandez – Head Start Office Support II
Priscilla Hopkins – Executive Director
Andrea “Andi” Ives – Business Manager
Sydney Kalin – Early Education Specialist
Karen Labuda – Head Start Family Liaison
Eric Love – Early Education Director
