Durango 9-R's sponsorship program helps local businesses and organizations reach the 9-R community and puts money back in our classrooms. Not only does your sponsorship free up dollars that can go back to support technology in schools, good nutrition programs in the kitchens and innovative programming for students, but it is also an opportunity to showcase your business, and its services, as being a key supporter of public education in Durango.

Thanks to those who attended the Budget Meeting to hear the district's plan and provide input and ask questions.

San Juan Basin Public Health is planning a Suicide Prevention Community Summit to engage local individuals, families, organizations, and businesses in a community-based event focused on building support for suicide prevention.

Registration windows are fast approaching for the 2017/18 school year. Click here for more information about registration windows for preschool and kindergarten, new students, existing students and open enrollment.

School districts in Southwest Colorado work together to purchase beef from Colorado ranchers to bring healthier, sustainably produced and regionally sourced food to our lunch programs

Durango School District 9-R is proud to announce the implementation of the Student Tracking System on our school buses. All students will be issued Student IDs this year that will work interactively with our bus tracking system, as well as other systems in the school, such as the library. Using the cards, students will scan when they get on and off the buses. This new safety feature allows the Transportation Department, our schools, parents, and guardians to follow bus schedules and routes, and whether or not their student is on the bus. With the Student Tracking System, the school district is able to increase its safety measures and identification processes for all students.

We want to wish everyone a fun and safe spring break! Don't forget that schools will also be closed on Monday, April 3rd for a professional development day. We look forward to seeing students back at school on Tuesday, April 4th!

Durango High School is delighted to announce the support of the Bank of Colorado, Morehart Murphy Regional Auto Center, and Coca-Cola of Durango-Farmington as the first local, corporate sponsors for the DHS Stadium, athletic and activities programs. Their sponsorship dollars will go towards the repayment of the costs of the new stadium construction and new turf, which features the latest technology in synthetic playing fields, creating a safer field on which athletes can train and compete.

Middle School and Course Selection forms are due. Spring is an exciting time of year for our 5th grade students as we begin the process of planning for middle school.

Animas Valley Elementary, Riverview Elementary, and Sunnyside Elementary are all recognized by the Colorado Department of Education for various academic achievements with students. On Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at their annual awards ceremony in Denver, the schools will receive their official awards. This is the first year that more than one school from Durango School District 9-R will be recognized for their students’ academic growth and achievement, but is a continuation of a historical streak of similar accolades annually.