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When our board adopted our district strategic plan this fall, one of the four overarching priorities was student-centered budgeting. The strategic plan states that “the district will maintain a...
DATE: Feb. 25, 2019 | COLUMN: Education Update
The district received our state test scores showing the growth and achievement of our students this month. As a parent and a long-time educator, I know that each of our students is so much more...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2018 | COLUMN: Education Update
This spring I will have the honor of celebrating college graduation with one of my daughter’s friends who became a part of our family over the years. I cannot help but think about how many kids I...
DATE: April 26, 2018 | COLUMN: Education Update
Someone once said, “To teach is to touch a life forever.” Our teachers not only influence our students for a lifetime, they impact our community for generations to come. Our schools are educating...
DATE: March 22, 2018 | COLUMN: Education Update
When people think of school, they think mostly of classroom teaching. Other factors, though, can prevent a child from being safe, healthy and fully focused on learning. Throughout Montezuma-Cortez...
DATE: Feb. 22, 2018 | COLUMN: Education Update
The new year always provides me with an opportunity to reflect on the previous year and look forward to the upcoming year’s opportunities and challenges. I feel personally blessed to be able to...
DATE: Jan. 25, 2018 | COLUMN: Education Update
As I reflect on another year’s homecoming festivities with the parade, football game and dance, I can’t help but think about the important role that high school plays in our students’ lives. The...
DATE: Dec. 12, 2017 | COLUMN: Education Update
I again want to thank the community committee, Colorado Education Association, and the many teachers, staff, and community members who supported the mill-levy override. As the superintendent and a...
DATE: Nov. 23, 2017 | COLUMN: Education Update
Our district is improving every year and we are excited to offer new opportunities for our student to learn, grow and explore their future careers. We only grow better with participation, ideas,...
DATE: Sept. 28, 2017 | COLUMN: Education Update
The beginning of the school year is always the most exciting time for me as an educator. Students are the heartbeat of our district, and it makes me so happy to visit our students and see them...
DATE: Aug. 24, 2017 | COLUMN: Education Update
How can local schools and communities work together for student success? That is one of the questions Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 is asking community members this summer. The district has...
DATE: July 27, 2017 | COLUMN: Education Update
Nationwide, education programs are not graduating enough new teachers to fill the vacancies created by teachers who are retiring or leaving the profession for other reasons. That imbalance has...
DATE: June 22, 2017 | COLUMN: Education Update
