Melissa Youssef and Jim Griffin: 9-R bond election was more significant than you thought
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Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 10:03 AM Updated: Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 9:19 AM
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Amid all the noise and drama of the November presidential election, readers may have missed the full significance of the recent Durango School District 9-R bond vote, also on Nov. 3.
That voters approved a bond raising $90 million to support local public school facility needs is not all that remarkable, given that Durango voters typically show strong support for funding education. This was, however, a historic vote – the culmination of unprecedented levels of collaboration and cooperation among local educational leaders and dedicated community members that will benefit all public schools in Durango, including those run by 9-R – along with local charter schools not tied to the district
Durango School District 9-R releases plan for return of in-person classes
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Priority placed on bringing back youngest students By Patrick Armijo Education, business & real estate reporter
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 12:07 PM Updated: Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 10:36 PM
Durango School District 9-R releases plan for return of in-person classes Durango School District 9-R on Wednesday released its plan to return to in-person learning. Durango Herald file
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Durango School District 9-R’s plan to return to in-person learning brings back the youngest students first and will be based on the state’s color-coded Dial Level framework that has five different levels of restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Wife of Durango school superintendent suffers hip injury in crash
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Olga, Dan Snowberger involved in eerily similar multiple-vehicle pileup in 2018 By Patrick Armijo Education, business & real estate reporter
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 2:00 PM Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 9:47 PM Snowberger
Wife of Durango school superintendent suffers hip injury in crash Olga Snowberger is recovering from hip-replacement surgery at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood after she suffered a hip fracture and a knee fracture in a 10-vehicle pileup Saturday on U.S. Highway 160 east of Durango. Durango Herald file
Budget hawk questions Durango School District 9-R bond issuance
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District should be up front with techniques that will raise more than $90 million, resident says By Patrick Armijo Education, business & real estate reporter
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 5:03 AM Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 9:00 AM
Budget hawk questions Durango School District 9-R bond issuance A Durango resident is objecting to financial techniques used by Durango School District 9-R to raise more than the $90 million it requested in Ballot Issue 4A on Nov. 3. Durango Herald file
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Durango school board all ears in superintendent search
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Focus groups held with 9-R staff, community members By Patrick Armijo Education, business & real estate reporter
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 10:48 AM
Durango school board all ears in superintendent search Members of the Durango School District 9-R Board of Education are holding focus groups with district staff and community members through next week to gather input about what people are looking for in the next superintendent. The Durango Herald file Escuchar en Español:
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