School & District News

Dear parents/guardians of students in Colorado kindergarten – 12th grade schools for the 2023-24 school year:

We know you’re thinking of all the things you need to do to make sure your student is ready for school. Getting vaccinated is an important part of their school readiness and keeps children from catching and spreading diseases that can make them sick and potentially disrupt in-person learning.

Durango School District 9-R announces a hiring bonus for newly hired staff who begin an Educational Support Professional, Student Service Provider, Licensed Staff, Administrator, or Managerial Technical position with us in the time frame of January 1, 2023 to March 17, 2023.

You are invited to the Durango Native Education Benefit New Year’s Round Dance and Native Arts Market. Come bring in the New Year with our Durango Native American Education students and families on Sat., January 7th, 2023.
--- Le invitamos a la Danza Redonda de Año Nuevo y al Mercado de Artes Nativas a beneficio de la Educación Nativa de Durango. Venga a recibir el Año Nuevo con nuestros estudiantes y familias de Durango Native American Education el sábado 7 de enero de 2023.

Durango School District’s English language learner (ELL) high school students scored high on the Colorado Department of Education’s (CDE) ACCESS for ELLs English language proficiency assessment. The results from last school year’s testing, released this fall, show that Durango School District elementary and high school students did well in their language acquisition growth compared to ELL students across the state.

Riverview Elementary School’s Seeds of Inspiration Lab art contest brought in 300 entries from students in all grades across the district. “How does your garden help you grow?” was the theme of this year's first annual contest. The finalists were presented at an event on November 15, at Riverview, and the winners were selected. --- El concurso de arte "Seeds of Inspiration Lab" de la escuela primaria Riverview recibió 300 trabajos de estudiantes de todos los grados del distrito. "¿Cómo te ayuda a crecer tu jardín?" fue el tema del primer concurso anual de este año. Los finalistas se presentaron en un evento el 15 de noviembre, en Riverview, y se seleccionaron los ganadores.

The Durango School District is hiring bus drivers.
We offer competitive salary & benefits package, and a great retirement system.

We are in the process of updating Durango School District 9-R's websites, which includes the district site and each school-specific site. We need your input!

Park Elem. FOOD DRIVE is being organized by our very own 5th Graders benefiting the Durango Food Bank. Beginning Nov. 7th (Mon.), please have your student(s) bring nonperishable food items (eg. Mac -n- Cheese, canned fruits/vegetables, cereal, soups, pasta, rice) to school. ----- Park Elem. La colecta de alimentos está siendo organizada por nuestros propios alumnos de 5º grado en beneficio del Banco de Alimentos de Durango. Comenzando el 7 de noviembre (lunes), por favor haga que su(s) estudiante(s) traiga(n) alimentos no perecederos (ej. Mac -n- Cheese, frutas/verduras enlatadas, cereal, sopas, pasta, arroz) a la escuela.

Come support the Girls on the Run as they end their season with a Fun Run 5K on Saturday, Nov. 5th at Three Springs - 175 Mercado St, Durango, CO. The run begins at 11:00am. Community members can sign up to run as well. -- Venga a apoyar a las Girls on the Run cuando terminen su temporada con una carrera divertida de 5K el sábado 5 de noviembre en Three Springs - 175 Mercado St, Durango, CO. La carrera comienza a las 11:00 am. Los miembros de la comunidad pueden inscribirse para correr también.

We wanted to let you know what is coming up in the month of November for Native American Heritage month! We are excited to have three large district events to host! --- Queríamos informarles de lo que se avecina en el mes de noviembre para el mes de la Herencia Nativa Americana. ¡Estamos muy contentos de tener tres grandes eventos del distrito para acoger!