During the month of September, our schools, students and staff have been steadfast in ensuring we maintain our mitigation measures, decreasing chances of outbreaks of COVID-19 in our schools, and increasing the chances of keeping schools open and safe.

The League of Women voters of La Plata County will host a Durango 9-R School District Director Candidate Forum on Thursday, October 14, 2021, from 6:00-7:30PM via Zoom.

Dear 9-R Families, Thank you for all that you are doing to support safe and healthy schools during this academic year. In order to further support in person learning, we are offering weekly COVID-19 testing through the school district.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an undeniably difficult situation for many in our community and in our nation over the past 19 months. We know that many of our students will require a significant amount of attention to address academic learning loss, and social-emotional needs both due to the pandemic as well as other factors.

This information is intended to provide additional clarification on the access that individuals, who are not employees of Durango School District 9-R, may have to our buildings. These guidelines are subject to revision based upon changing health and environmental conditions.

The 9-R Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 28, 5:30-8:30pm. This meeting will be streamed only, with no in-person audience. Public participants will participate via Zoom. Please click Read More to see some of the items from the agenda.

On Monday, September 20, 2021, in a Special Board Meeting, the 9-R Board of Education interviewed three potential candidates for the vacant position in Director District D, selecting Katie Stewart as the appointed candidate.

The Board of Education meeting that was cancelled on August 24, 2021 has been rescheduled to September 7, 2021 starting at 5:30pm. This meeting will be streamed only, with no in-person audience. Public participants will participate via Zoom.

Monday, September 27 is a Teacher Professional Development Day, and schools are closed. The school district is not offering enrichment programs. However, we are compiling a list of community partners who have programs, and will post those options soon.

We would like to launch new FIRST LEGO League Robotics teams in Durango 9-R at all grade levels. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to be engaged in fun, engaging, activities that grow their interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). In order to do this, we need parent volunteers who can help coach teams. No engineering or programming experience is needed ...