Durango School District 9-R invites the Durango community to join us for the next Coffee with the Superintendent on Thursday, February 22, 2018 from 7:15-9am at Durango Doughworks located at 2653 Main. Great conversation and coffee provided! Hope to see you there.
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Durango School District 9-R has the opportunity to accelerate highly advanced gifted children under age 5 for kindergarten and/or under age 6 for first grade. This Early Access is for those eligible students if their birthdays fall after October 1st. It is intended to support students who are evaluated to be exceptional in aptitude/cognitive reasoning, academics, school readiness and motivation. Early Access is not an acceleration pattern recommended for the majority of age 4 or age 5 gifted children who will benefit from preschool or kindergarten programming that responds to the strength area. The purpose is to identify and serve the few highly advanced gifted children who require comprehensive academic acceleration. The decision is based on a thorough set of research based procedures to determine if a child is eligible.
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The following is a non-emergency message from Durango School District 9-R for all parents, staff and students. Due to inclement weather conditions, all after-school activities, with the exception of Kids' Camp and Juniper Club, will be cancelled today, Monday, February 12, 2018.
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The Durango School District 9-R Board of Education is creating a community-based committee to solicit knowledge, expertise and feedback from the community regarding the long-range planning for facility use in the district. This ad-hoc committee will be responsible for reviewing existing district facilities and setting a vision for growth and development. As the community and the district continue to grow, it is important for the district to hear from community stakeholders so that the direction supports both district and community needs.
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Durango Education Foundation introduced a new scholarship this year in honor of Elizabeth Testa. The scholarship celebrates her passion for education and the students of Durango 9-R.
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Looking to do some charitable giving and get a tax credit for it?
Consider Kids’ Camp and/or one of our district preschools!
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Recently the 9-R community has been discussing the enforcement of the existing district policy, JLIF, or Service Animals in Schools. This policy has been in the district since 2015, and speaks to both the use of service and therapy animals in the classroom. This long-standing policy excludes animals as pets in the classroom, but our district has agreed to allow animals in the classroom as appropriate for aligned standards or curriculum delivery. While this has been an established policy, it has not been consistently enforced in the past at all schools.
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In honor of School Board Appreciation month, we want to take a moment to thank our volunteers on the school board for their tireless efforts to support education and youth in our community!
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Dear Big Picture Families,

We welcome you back from what we hope was a great holiday break with your family, and we wish you all a Happy New Year.

We wanted to be sure to inform families about some new safety measures you will find at the school this semester. We have installed a security buzzer system at the front door.
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Recently, students in Melissa's Chemistry class made fruit batteries. They lit up yellow and red LED light bulbs using potatoes and apples and they generated around 100 micro-amperes of electricity from the fruit!

Just another example of how students are able to explore their passions through their learning.
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