Rocky Mountain Deaf School

Rocky Mountain Deaf School describes its approach as bilingual education in ASL and English for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students (Preschool–12th grade), emphasizing academic excellence and language fluency. Across programs, it highlights a language-rich environment with visual, hands-on learning (including play-based learning in early childhood) and aims to develop students as confident communicators, critical thinkers, and leaders.

Rocky Mountain Deaf School (RMDS) directs families to apply through Jeffco Public Schools’ EnrollJeffco choice enrollment system (linked from RMDS’s website). (rmds.co) For the 2026–27 school year, Jeffco’s Round 1 window was December 2, 2025–January 9, 2026 (results sent January 20, 2026), and Round 2 opened January 15, 2026 and runs through August 28, 2026; offers/waitlist updates are sent by email/text and families typically have three days to accept an offer in EnrollJeffco. (jeffcopublicschools.org) After accepting (or confirming) a seat, new students must upload four documents in EnrollJeffco: parent/guardian photo ID, student identity documentation (e.g., birth certificate/passport), immunization records, and proof of address, then complete household registration. (jeffcopublicschools.org) Waitlists are handled in EnrollJeffco: Round 1 applications go into a lottery (submission time does not affect placement), while Round 2 applications are added at the bottom of their priority group in the order submitted; accepting an offer does not remove or change a student’s position on other waitlists. (jeffcopublicschools.org) Jeffco charter lotteries use priority categories; for example, another Jeffco charter school lists this order as (1) siblings of current students, (2) children of full-time staff, (3) Jeffco residents, then (4) non-Jeffco residents—RMDS does not appear to publish a different priority list on its current site, so confirm RMDS-specific priority rules inside EnrollJeffco or with the school/district. (montessoripeaks.jeffcopublicschools.org)