Campbell Elementary School’s peer mediator program is continuing to teach students how to solve conflicts on their own. Jane Balenti, a student achievement coach who facilitates mediation and conflict resolution practices in the district, and nine 5th grade peer mediators spoke about the program at a RE-1 Valley School Board meeting Monday. Peer mediation is […]
The South Platte Education Association is getting frustrated with inaction from the RE-1 Valley School Board regarding adopting a policy that recognizes the union as the negotiating entity for the district. “We’ve asked for a very long time and we’ve been very patient, but we’re getting to the point where other districts are meeting and […]
Student highlights took up most of RE-1 Valley School Board’s business meeting Monday, which was held at Campbell Elementary, their first of several school visits planned for this fall. The evening started with Janelle Nicolaus’ fourth and fifth graders giving a musical performance of “Welcome Back to School” and “Fifty Nifty United States,” followed by […]
There are areas to work on, but RE-1 Valley School District has much to celebrate about its rankings on this year’s School Performance Frameworks. “We definitely have come far in some places,” Assistant Superintendent Brenda Kloberdanz said in sharing highlights from the frameworks at a school board meeting Tuesday. The frameworks are part of the […]
Sterling High School’s Tiger Den floor replacement project is making good progress. At a school board meeting Monday, Interim Superintendent Dr. Martin Foster reported that most of the floor, which had to be replaced due to a broken sprinkler that caused flooding last spring, has already been taken out. The maple wood floor is original […]