Last week, Dr. Connell shared information on our thinking regarding different ways we are exploring to serve your children. Of course our greatest desire is to have all of our students back in school and will continue to strive for that unless restricted to do so.
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9-R will be putting out the food bags for families this summer in partnership with Manna. The bins will be outside DHS, Admin, SSE, FLM, FME and AVE on Thursdays (starting 6/4). Families just drive up and take one bag per student for assistance with non-perishable foods. To that end, we are also hosting a food drive with community partners to support this program.
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Thank you to the many community members who joined our Zoom Public Budget Meeting on 5/27. The questions and feedback are greatly appreciated. As mentioned, there is now a survey that is available to provide additional feedback to the District and the Board of Education.
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Mental Health Awareness Month was designed to raise awareness about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and its preventative factors and benefits for the mind and to stop the stigma associated with mental health.


During these challenging times, we could all benefit from a mental health break.
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As you may have heard, our district is facing a significant reduction in revenue for the 2020-21 school year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Public education funding is calculated at the state level and with an estimated $3.3 billion dollar shortfall in the state revenue year, we are planning for a significant reduction.
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We face many unknown factors in the upcoming school year. Will we be allowed to come back to school as we did prior to March 13? Will we need to implement social distancing? Can students come back into buildings at ½ capacity? What if I enjoy having my child at home more and would like to partner with a teacher to deliver instruction from home? Many of you are pondering many of these questions in our community.
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We are so excited to have received many nominations so far for the McDonald’s ABC Award recognizing teachers for work Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. Nominations will continue to be accepted through Monday, May 25. To nominate a teacher, please send me a description of the creative way your child’s teacher has engaged your child.
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We understand that the school closure and cancellation of activities and plans can have a negative affect on students and their families. If you or a loved one are struggling, Safe2Tell is an anonymous tip line that can be accessed by an app or a phone call.
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In support of the Durango 9-R’s transition to remote learning during its pandemic response, the district is offering limited direct technology support access to students. Information on these services are identified below.
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Included in this message, you will see that a decision was made by the Governor to close schools to in-person instruction for the remainder of the year. While I am saddened that conditions will not allow us to welcome our children back into schools safely this year, it does allow us to continue to focus on the quality of our home-based program and ensure that we are reaching all of our children.
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