About
School Overview
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard is a Kindergarten through 5th grade elementary school with the Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥’ brand of academic excellence and character development. Key to this excellence is the teaching of Core Knowledge™ using Direct Instruction™. The curriculum and methodology have been successfully used in other Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥, and this has been enormously successful in producing high academic performance. James Irwin Elementary School was honored to be named as a John Irwin School of Excellence Award in the State of Colorado, meaning they all have measured success that places them in the top 8 percent of schools in the State.
School Administration
Kimberly Nabeta - Principal
The 2019-2020 school year marked another significant change in her focus to full-time coaching as she transitioned to her new role as the Instructional Coach at James Irwin Elementary School - Howard Campus. In this role, she will work closely with teachers by providing training, professional development sessions, side-by-side coaching, and mentoring them to be their best for their students. Kimberly transitioned to Assistant Principal in 2022 and then Principal in 2024.
Kimberly earned her B.S. degree in Biology from Pensacola Christian College (2002) and a M.Ed. degree in Educational Leadership from Grand Canyon University (2018).
Ami Brinlee - Assistant Principal
Ami Brinlee has known that she wanted to be in education since the time she was in the first grade and, after receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in English with an emphasis in Elementary Education at UCCS, began her journey as a James Irwin teacher in 2013. She started as a fourth-grade instructional assistant at James Irwin Charter Elementary School and then became a third-grade classroom teacher the following year. After five years as a classroom teacher, she became the lead teacher for third grade and remained in that position for the next five years. During those five years, her passion for helping teachers feel successful in the classroom continued to grow and upon entering her eleventh year at James Irwin, she moved into the assistant principal intern position at the Howard Campus in2023 and then the assistant principal in 2024.
Jenice Bosch - Dean of Students
Jenice has a strong background in classroom management, positive behavioral support, and restorative discipline practices ranging from Pre K to 5th grade. Mrs. Bosch aspires to further her passion in mentoring teachers, serving students, and continuing her partnership with parents.
Jenice earned her Associate's of General Studies from Pikes Peak Community College.