To view a recap of the September 26, 2022 Durango School District 9-R Board of Education meeting recap, please click Meeting Recap link, below.

On Jan. 26, 2021, our Board of Education adopted a Land Acknowledgement as part of their resolution for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB).

Local residents and Durango High School supporters have a reason to cheer this October: The DHS Homecoming Parade is back after an 9-year hiatus.
Once again, there will be floats, a fire engine, the DHS band and more along Main Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 5:30 p.m.

Kelly Duvall is the personification of an Empathetic Collaborator, says Tony Roderick, Assistant Principal at Florida Mesa Elementary (FME). “She just volunteered to take over a very difficult situation. Our newest 1st grade teacher resigned the day before school started” he says. “Kelly volunteered to take on the long-term sub responsibilities as a wonderful teammate, as well as making sure these students have a quality experience in their first few weeks of school.”

Students and teachers have a reason to celebrate this fall: Cumulative test scores from all schools show Durango School District 9-R is ranked in the top 20 percent of all school districts in Colorado.

The Durango School District 9-R Inclusive Excellence Guiding Coalition is comprised of approximately 40 staff, parents, community members, and students. This is the third year that a group of stakeholders has helped to inform, lead, and champion the diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) strategic plan.

The Escalante Middle School team of math teachers embodied our Portrait of a Graduate’s Empathetic Collaboration competency as they went all in on a new teaching structure: student triads working on vertical-non-permanent-surfaces, for improving student thinking through collaboration.

The Durango School District 9-R End of Summer 2022 4A Bond Project Updates were presented to the Durango School District 9-R Board of Educaiton on August 30, 2022 by Devon Merriman, Jacobs Program Manager

The next Durango School District 9-R Board of Education Regular Meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 26, 5:30 p.m., in person at the District Administration Building Board Room.

What is the best way to kick off a new building? With fanfare from the Durango High School Band! Students, staff and community members are welcome to celebrate a dream come true with a rousing mini-performance on Monday during the lunch hour at Durango High School, on Monday Sept. 19.