The Durango School District 9-R Board of Education is hosting a couple of meet and greet opportunities at the end of the month. Please join us and meet some of our current board members, who will be sharing information about the work they do to support the school district and our community of learners. Also, additional details will be shared about the two upcoming vacancies on the Board of Education for the November 5, 2019 election. Click Read More for additional details, and mark your calendars for July 27th and July 30th!
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School districts produce several required and beneficial communications documents
throughout the year, some mandated by law and some to stay connected with
families and the community. In order to help streamline these costs in the budget,
which in turn funnels money back to the classrooms, we are reaching out to
community partners to support our work through sponsorships!
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Pediatric Partners of the Southwest will assume operations as the medical provider for the School-Based Health Center (SBHC) at Durango High School effective July 1, 2019.


The School-Based Health Centers have been a partnership between Durango School District 9-R and Axis Health System (AHS) for the last 12 years. AHS and 9-R worked closely over the years to develop the SBHC model of supports and services for students and youth in the area, providing high-quality and accessible healthcare to La Plata County. Pediatric Partners of the Southwest (PPSW) is well positioned to assume the medical sponsorship and direct health care services at the Durango High School SBHC.
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This annual parent survey is prepared by the District Accountability Advisory Committee (DAAC). The committee is composed of of parents, teachers, and administrators from every school as well as community members and representatives from 9-R administration, the Board of Education and the Financial Advisory Committee. Each year the results of the survey are used to inform schools and the administration of areas for improvement and areas of strength.
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The School Security Disbursement program enacted by SB18-269 provides funding to improve security in public school facilities and vehicles and to support training for school personnel. The Colorado Division of Homeland Security made $29M in funds available to school districts across the state and Durango was awarded $1.1M in the grant to support its ongoing school safety measures.
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Fourth-grade students from Riverview showed that their work is worthy of display on the college stage when their work was presented to attendees of the National History Day regional competition on March 15th.
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Durango School District 9-R Board of Education is accepting letters of interest through Tuesday, March 12, 2019, and conducting interviews on Friday, March 15, 2019 to fill one two-year term vacancy on the Finance Advisory Committee.
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Durango School District 9-R's Nutrition Services Department has issued a new invitation to bid, as it seeks raw vegetables and fruit to fill its menu for the 2019/20 school year.
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The Durango 9-R Board of Education invites you to join them for coffee, tea and conversation on February 12, 2019 from 3:30 - 5pm at the College Dr. location of Durango Joe's!
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Don't forget to register your preschool or kindergarten student today for Riverview Elementary!
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