Another Parker school shows why Douglas County Colorado is serious about education. The charter school Challenge to Excellence located on Pine Drive off Jordan Road in Parker Colorado showed amazing improvement in reading and math.

Receiving the “School of Distinction” certificate from the Colorado state board of education is no small achievement. Only nine schools in the state received this award. Challenge to Excellence Charter School showed dramatic improvement in CSAP (Colorado Student Assessment Scores) scores. the CSAP is designed to show how Colorado kids are performing and whether they are meeting or beating the academic standards set for their grade.

• READING- Fifth graders scored 90% or better proficiency.

• MATH- Fifth graders scored 75% or better proficiency.

• MATH- Fourth graders scored 86% proficiency or better.

• MATH Third graders scored 81% proficiency with 26% of them scoring ADVANCED.

Linda Parker is principal of the school and accepted the award.

 

16995 East Carlson Drive, Parker, CO 80134,Douglas County
Phone: (303) 841-9816

 

• School District: Douglas County Re 1

• School Type: Charter

• Level: Elementary and Middle

• Student Enrollment: 445

• Student/Teacher Ratio: 19 to 1

 

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Steven Beam Client Testimonials

1. “Thank you for being a patient REALTOR and helping us find a great first home!” Jamie and Katie, Highands Ranch, CO. June 2008.

2. “Steven did a fantastic job on just 24 hour notice and spent the next 2 days showing us homes and making offers. Our previous broker could not do this. We are sincerely appreciative of his efforts and will recommend him to our Associates!”

Kelly and Carol Patterson -New homeowners in the Idyllwilde subdivision in Parker, CO.

3. Steven-Thank you for selling two of our Parker homes at one time. It was very scary trying to sell two homes at once over the holidays. You sold our investment property in 20 days and our primary home in a little over a month. I will reference for you anytime.

Jason and Jill R.

Parker, Colorado

4. Moving to a new state and buying a home can be stressful and intimidating.  Steve Beam made the purchase of our home a very enjoyable experience.  With his professionalism and knowledge, he was helpful, informative and never pushy.   He was always prompt and attentive and stayed way ahead of the game throughout the whole process.  Having Steve working for us gave us the confidence we needed during this time.

Richard & Stephanie Colunga

Centennial, CO
From: Huntsville, Texas

5. I want to express my gratitude for employing such a wonderful associate.  My husband and I have moved all over the country over the past 20 years.  We just moved to Denver and we had the pleasure of working with Steve Beam.  The best way to describe my home buying experience is to tell you that it was the best real estate experience my husband and I have ever had.  Steve was a true joy to work with. He was very patient, knowledgeable, and helpful at all times.  I “will” recommend Steve Beam to everyone.  He is a true professional and treasured jewel to his industry.

Sincerely,

The Phillips

Cherry Creek, CO

6. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude and satisfaction with our realtor Steve Beam. His thorough and professional customer service allowed us a very smooth transaction from our initial meeting, looking at various neighborhoods, all the way up to, during and after closing our new house.  Steve continues to be an excellent resource for us on our house related issues, even now, months after close.  I would gladly refer all potential real estate clients to him.

Mark and Lisa Boland

Castle Rock, CO
Relocation from Sweden

7. “Selling our home through Steve Beam exceeded all of our expectations. Thanks for your outstanding efforts. I wish everyone was as diligent, courteous, and knowledgeable as you!  You will be receiving many referrals from us".  Thanks for a wonderful experience!”

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lewis
Lone Tree, Colorado

8. Our family met Steve Beam while he was hosting an open house at a client’s home.  We leisurely walked through the home when he asked us what type of house we were looking for. After telling him, he told me that he would be happy to email me a copy of listings to look over that met our basic criteria.  Being in sales myself, I was very comfortable working with someone such as Steve.  He wasn’t pushy and he seemed very down to earth.  As a test, I gave him our information, we shook hands and then we left. I remember sitting in the car telling my wife how comfortable I felt with Steve.  

Sure enough, a day later, I got an email with the listings that matched just what we had discussed.  My instinct told me that Steve was for real. We worked with Steve for about 4 months and he never missed a beat.   He always returned phone calls (my hot button) and he always made us feel like we were his only clients. 

My best story about Steve comes from a trip while out looking at homes.  Our basic criteria for a home were:  a three car garage, a small porch to sit on, decent yard, and a house facing either West or South.  We were looking at a brand new home in Castle Rock which had many of the features we wanted, but the house wasn’t in the area that we desired and it faced east.  My wife and I picked out a few features that we really liked.  Steve could see in my eyes that I was thinking about putting down a deposit.  The sales associate working for the builder was going “for the close".  All of a sudden, Steve told the sales associate, “why don’t we think about this and we’ll get back to you."  He knew, he remembered and he cared enough to say something that would lose a sale for him and the sales associate–I thanked him repeatedly on the way home. A few days later we found our dream home which met all of our criteria. We would recommend Steve Beam to anyone, at anytime. He made looking for a home a truly enjoyable experience–he is truly an asset to his industry. 

Sincerely,

The Thompson’s
Parker, Colorado

8. We listed our house for sale with Steve Beam, who is with RE/MAX Alliance.  We received an acceptable offer and the closing took place without a hitch. The initial listing to closing took place in less than 3 months, which in today’s Denver real estate market I believe to be quite good.  I believe this was possible because Steve gave us good advice on a reasonable range of listing prices.  Steve continuously kept us updated on the market activity by providing us with updated listing and sold prices in the area. He conducted a number of open houses which acquainted our property to various local Realtors and potential buyers.  Through demographic research, he was able to identify a number of potential buyers, some of whom were interested in our property.  Throughout this period, Steven Beam was friendly, courteous and diligent.  We would recommend him to anyone who needs the services of a realtor.

Sincerely,

George & Mary Cogorno

 

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When I’m helping home buyers relocate to Parker Colorado generally one of the first questions I receive if they have children is how are the schools in Parker, Colorado. The residents here know that for the most part our schools in Parker Colorado are great. We have great teachers and a high level of parent and community involvment. So that is why we are asking for a little more community involvment to help bring another new Charter School to Parker. Wouldn’t it be nice to have our very own Chrater Montessori School right here in Parker? We all know the rediculously long wait lists for the current Charter Schools. We signed our new baby up for Core Knowledge two days after she was born and we still might not get a spot.So fill out an Intent to enroll form below and mail it in before the end of August and we will all help in getting a new Charter School in Parker. Help better our community and bring more opportunities for our children by signing the form.

If you have a comment or would like to offer information or help please hit the “leave comment” button above and go for it.

Download and Enrollment Form

Please read the article below to see how you can be apart of bringing a new school to our area.

 

Download a copy of the Intent to Enroll and send it into the show Douglas County we want a New Charter School.

Montessori Academy of Parker is a group of parents that are working hard to get a Montessori Charter School in Parker Colorado approved and set up.  Why Montessori?

Montessori is an approach to the education of children. It is a way of looking at, and understanding, children. It is a view of how children develop and learn which has been translated into a systematic method of education based upon careful scientific study. The Montessori educational system is unique in that it has successfully undergone continued development for over seventy years and has been used effectively with normal, and gifted children in different countries around the world. Perhaps the most significant reason for its success is that it is a comprehensive method of education resulting from an integration of research on development, learning, curriculum, and teaching.

Another important aspect of Montessori classes is an attitude of cooperation rather than competition. It is common for students to ask other students for help. In keeping with a reduced emphasis on conventional testing, answers to problems are made available to students. Although public Montessori schools comply with requirements for achievement tests, many Montessorians see these tests as being irrelevant to much of what students learn.

How does a Montessori education benefit children?

Experience and research both indicate that children attending Montessori schools tend to be competent, self-disciplined, socially well adjusted, and happy.

a)     Competence: Children in Montessori schools are often several years above grade level in their basic skills. Also, since the Montessori education is comprehensive, children are often exceptionally knowledgeable in a number of other areas as well.

b)     Self-discipline: Montessori schools are well known for children’s development of self-discipline. Children choose to work long and hard. They treat materials and others with respect. They display patience and resistance to temptation and the ability to attend for long periods.

c)     Social Adjustment: Montessori school children usually strike a visitor as friendly empathetic, and co-operative. The classroom is a cheerful social community where children happily help each other. It is not uncommon to see a child offer to help another child. Also, learning social grace and courtesy is a part of the Montessori curriculum.

d)     Happiness: Most parents of children in a Montessori school comment on how much their children love school.

What is a Montessori primary classroom like?

A Montessori classroom is an exciting place to be. There are many interesting and beautiful resources for children to work with. There are many interesting books on a wide assortment of topics. Books on insects, plants, animals, different countries, history, etc. However, textbooks and workbooks are not used. Instead, children work with many different concrete materials which help them to learn through an active process. In using these materials the children may make their own books, draw their own maps or time lines, and develop their own projects. As a result, the classroom is a busy, happy place to be. Since the classroom is well organized, with the intention of making all the materials visible and accessible for the children, the children can find what they want and work without having to wait for the teacher.

Finally, the development of individual responsibility is emphasized. The children maintain the classroom and materials, and participate in developing class rules.

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Real estate and homes for sale market stats for Parker, Colorado.Reported by Steven Beam a local Parker, CO real estate broker.

Remember “All real estate is local.”

Here they are. Being the end of the second quarter 2008 and the fact that I’ve been to so many economic meetings and forums in the past two weeks I gathered a ton of stats, information, opinions and BS. I’ll try to weed through the BS and present the facts as I pulled them from the MLS (Multiple Listing System) and other data exchanges.

FYI- I can provide you with an RSS feed of properties in your neighborhood or areas of interest so you never have to receive another email about homes for sale. I can send it directly into your RSS reader. Call or email if interested. 303-941-4663

 Individual subdivisions like Newlin Meadows here in Parker, Colorado will also be broken down in the days to come so if you don’t want to see a full view of the overall Parker Colorado real estate market look to the right and find your neighborhood in Parker, Colorado and click the link to find each subdivisions own market report.

For most of the report I will only be reporting on Parker, Colorado that lies within Douglas County. There is a small portion that is located in Elbert County but for the most part the majority of the homes will be included.

Oh…and I deleted the $22,000,000 luxury home for sale. For obvious reasons it would skew all the numbers and we would really be out of wack. If you want to buy it call me and I would be happy to sell it to you. It’s over 42,000 square feet so maybe I could move in with you as well. You would never know I was there…I promise.

Luxury Homes neighborhood The Timbers in Parker Market Report.

Quick notes on the Parker, Colorado real estate market.

• The median home sales price of just around $300,000 for the months of April, May and June 2008 make Parker a really affordable option compared to Denver.
• Median Sales price for condos in Parker Colorado is just over $150,000.
• In the second quarter our sales volume picked up.

Monthly sales volume for all of Parker, Colorado

Date	Homes Sold	Condos Sold	Land Sold	Total Sold	% Change
April 2007	155	17	3	175
April 2008	138	20	1	159	-9%
May 2007	190	35	3	228
May 2008	164	19	1	184	-19%
June 2007	187	27	0	214
June 2008	142	25	2	169	-21%

 

What do the numbers tell me as a Realtor? You better be pricing your home properly and it better be in top selling shape even if you have to get the property staged.

FYI-Did you know that Steven Beam will send a professional cleaning crew to your house for two hours to help you get your property in showing condition? I send two bonded workers to your house for two hours for FREE! Have them clean whatever you like.

Obviously the sales numbers are down but so is inventory. We were holding near 30,000 homes on the market for the entire Denver Metro area just a little over a year ago. Now we are down to just over 20,000. That is a huge reduction in inventory.

Average Sale Price in Parker Colorado & Denver CO.

Second quarter 2007 versus second quarter 2008.

	April 2007	April 2008	% Chg	May 2007	May 2008	% Chg	June 2007	June 2008	% Chg	Q2 2007	Q2 2008	% Chg
Residential Parker	$361,846	$341,172	-6%	$381,141	$383,117	1%	$368,331	$341,544	-7%	$370,439	$355,278	-4%
Residential Denver	$429,265	$464,917	8%	$456,457	$480,337	5%	$430,213	$490,076	14%	$438,645	$478,443	9%
Condos Parker	$161,229	$166,668	3%	$169,482	$172,936	2%	$166,763	$172,936	4$	$165,825	$170,847	3%
Condos Denver	$231,620	$283,953	23%	$236,767	$283,342	20%	$241,476	$291,319	21%	$236,618	$286,205	21%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s the real kicker and if you are selling your home you better know these numbers.

Sales by NET SOLD Price - price range.

The NET sale price is the amount a seller sells the house for minus any sales concessions given to the buyer. If the contract price is $100,000 and the seller give the buyer $5000 to pay for closing costs the NET SALES price is $95,000.

• 0$ - 199,999 = 21 Sales
• $200,000 - $399,999 = 319 Sales
• $400,000 - $599,999 = 64 Sales
• $600,000 - $799,999 = 11 Sales
• $800,000 and above = 16 Sales.

Yesterday when I pulled homes in Parker Colorado listed for sale at $800,000 and above my search produced over 200 homes for sale at or near one million dollars. WOW! I hope you hired a REALTOR that knows how to market high-end luxury homes in Parker Colorado.

 

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Media Driven Real Estate Hysteria!

This is the kind of reporting that keeps the newspaper from ever hitting my driveway. When a statistical report comes out from anyone spewing numbers I swear the papers will print it. They print one stat driven report one day and the next a report saying just the opposite.

 

“Metro Housing Market Boosted in June”

By Margaret Jackson The Denver Post Article Last Updated: 07/08/2008 09:25:32 AM MDT

“House, condo sale pick up in June”

By-Paula Moore The Denver Business Journal - July 8, 2008 

“Median homes take a dive during June.”

July 8^th, 2008 Rocky Mtn News. By-John Rebchook

 

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Too often the papers or TV news report national housing stats as if they are gospel for our local Denver Metro or Parker real estate market. What happens in Las Vegas or Florida has nothing to do with Parker Colorado home prices. NOTHING.

What do you do with all this conflicting information? To be honest throw it out the window. Let me tell you five words that hold true for real estate no matter what. “All Real Estate is Local.” It means just because Aurora is sucking wind, Jefferson County is in the tank and parts of Denver are dying doesn’t mean the market is dead. If you live in Stonegate, Hidden River, Sagewood, Canterberry or most any other neighborhood in Parker you should be doing OK. I didn’t say great. We have had foreclosures but nothing like some of the other front range areas have seen. We all have seen the neighbors gathered out front looking at all the stickers in the windows of the vacant house down the street just foreclosed on. Well imagine Aurora where it happens to 6 out of the 10 homes on your street. We have seen the worst of it and it too shall pass. Parker is its own real estate market and should be reported on as such. In fact each neighborhood in Parker is different and has different market fluctuations. That is why I will break down each neighborhood and show you the numbers.

Facts: Colorado in general was booming in the late 1990’s and early 200 and 2001 when the rest of the country was in the tank. Then the day after September 11, 2001 the entire market around here (Denver Metro) changed. The rest of the country was booming when we were slowly heading down. Our market went down before the rest of the country and it should therefore recover before the rest of the country. Everyone around here knows Denver’s economy works on a different cycle than the rest of the country is been shown to me in countless economic meetings and seminars.

So go out and buy a house. Now is a great time to buy and move up into that larger or even smaller home you have been dreaming of.

 

 

       

 

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Check out my photo tour or Colorado and only a few of the fun and exciting things to do around Parker Colorado.

What can you see and experience when you live in Parker Colorado? Buying Parker Colorado Real Estate is only the beginning of a journey when you live in Colorado.  You can…

1. Experience a true winter wonderland with views that take your breath away.
2. Stumble on an old miners cabin while snowshoeing.
3. Hike to the top of a mountain and see as far as you can see.
4. Watch a child jump in freezing water and love it!
5. Learn that the real gold in the Colorado mountains is Aspen Gold.
6. Go for a hike with your kids.
7. Drive to the top of Mt. Evans for an afternoon picnic.
8. Take a ride on the bike path.
9. Go play golf in Parker.
10. Go buy a house!

 

 

Call or EMAIL Steven Beam 303-941-4663 if you are interested in buying or selling Parker Colorado real estate.

 

 

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