State Board Reprentative Joyce Rankin will be in Durango to explain the READ Act and how it can transform education for all k-3 students. She will be at Needham Elementary on September 18, 2019 from 5:30-6:30.
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The 2019-2020 Fort Lewis Mesa Open House is schedule for Tuesday, Sept. 17th starting at 5 p.m. and ending at 6:15 p.m.
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The new 2019 season of Girls on the Run has started at Fort Lewis Mesa.
Practice is held after school every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:40 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
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Join us to learn about our master facility plan and share your feedback and vision on facility needs. Community session takes place on September 9, 2019 from 6-7:30pm at Durango High School.
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The Fiscal Year 2019-20 Adopted budget was approved on June 17th, 2019. The board requires that the budget is balanced and that the district meets all policy guidelines. These include maintaining a 15% reserve of General Fund balance, unless otherwise directed by the board.
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The County Clerk has been notified that Durango School District 9-R will be participating in the coordinated election in November.  The Board of Education will have two four-year seats up for election --- District B (currently filled by Stephanie Moran), and District D (currently filled by Marianna Valdez).
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The first Fort Lewis Mesa PTO meeting will be held Tuesday Sept. 10th starting at 3 p.m.
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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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The following is a non-emergency message for all parents, staff and students of Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School. Phone service to the school is currently interrupted due to an unknown issue with the provider. The provider has been contacted and is working to resolve the problem. Because we do not know when service will be restored, we are asking that all families wishing to contact the school call (970) 375-3930.
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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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