Board of Education Announces School Director Candidates
The Board of Education of Gilpin County School District RE-1 called for nomination for candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
There are two candidates for the one two year term director seat 2025-2027:
Gary Duncan fivehillsghost@yahoo.com
Jill Peterson jillpetersonforgilpinschool@gmail.com
There are three candidates on the ballot for the two four year director seats 2025-2029:
Brady Fowler brady.s.fowler@gmail.com
Victoria Edwards victoriaelenaedwards@gmail.com
Kirsten Goodlett Goodlett_ek@live.com
Capital Construction Project Timeline 2024/2026
Updated October 15, 2025: Wastewater Interconnect Project-November 1, 2025 is the target date for completion of Phase II of the sewer pipe connection construction between the school and the BH CC Sanitation District. ESCO is finishing up areas of construction near the Black Hawk Fire Station and along Highway 119 from now until November 1. All Highway 119 and Paradise Valley Parkway detours are set to end on or before November 1, 2025.
GCSD and ESCO Construction thank you for your patience and understanding when experiencing travel delays on Highway 119 and Paradise Valley Parkway as a result of the one lane traffic.
Phase III will be the final phase of sewer pipe construction and should occur primarily on the southwest part of the school property. Detours on Highway 119 and Paradise Valley Parkway are not expected. Construction of the connection point for the sewer pipe along with the decommissioning of the current wastewater treatment plant on the campus will complete the project.
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Annual Lead Notice
Gilpin School Community,
Every year we are required to conduct a Lead Tap Water test. On August 22, 2024, samples were collected from different areas around the school. To view this year's results click the link.
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Preschool Parents Apply for UPK
Gilpin County Preschool enrolls 3 and 4-year-old students. Gilpin County Preschool is participating in Universal Preschool (UPK). UPK Colorado allows families of children who will be 4-years-old by October 1 each year in the year before they are eligible for kindergarten, and qualifying 3-year-olds, to apply now for UPK Colorado to receive partial to full tuition assistance. UPK applications are currently being accepted.
Parents should select Gilpin County Preschool as your UPK provider. You can begin your application at any time and return to it as many times as you like before submitting. Gilpin County Preschool will be accepting students who live in the GCSD as well as students who reside outside of the school district. Preschool classes meet from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. A half-day mornings only session from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. is available.
Qualifying 3-year-olds- Families of children who will be 3-years-old by October 1 each year who have at least one qualifying factor may apply to UPK to receive partial to full tuition assistance. Qualifying factors are listed in the UPK application.
Families of 3-year-olds also have the opportunity to apply for a Mt. Thomas Action Fund Request from the Gilpin County Education Foundation (GCEF) for preschool tuition assistance.
For additional information and assistance, contact Codi Ramsey, Elementary Administrative Assistant, cramsey@gilpin.k12.co.us.