For little ones and their families who are just entering the school system for the first time, it can be a bit daunting. Fortunately for students at Hagen Early Education Center, interim child find coordinator Mindy Meier is there to help ensure they get off to the right start. Meier always knew she wanted to […]
A week ahead of Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6-10, fifteen educators and support staff were honored Friday during the eighth annual Crystal Apple Awards presented by the Journal-Advocate and South Platte Sentinel. Held at Northeastern Junior College, Friday’s awards dinner recognized staff members from Logan County’s four school districts – RE-1 Valley, Merino, Fleming and […]
Campbell Elementary is looking for a new leader. At a school board meeting Monday, RE-1 Valley Superintendent Dr. Martin Foster announced that Principal Cathy Pacheco-Ogle has resigned. The board accepted her resignation effective June 30, 2024, with a transfer to administrative leave effective Jan. 30, 2024. Pacheco-Ogle took over the principal position at the beginning […]
RE-1 Valley School District may need to take more out of its reserves than originally anticipated to balance its budget this year. At a regular meeting Monday, the school board accepted a review/change budget for 2023-24 that shows a reduction in revenue of $114,000 and the district potentially needing to take $481,765 out of reserves, […]
All schools in RE-1 Valley School District will be getting SmartLabs next year, which the district hopes will help it be able to keep and attract more students. At a business meeting Monday, the school board approved a proposal to build SmartLabs in schools at a cost of $1,596,618, with funds to come from Elementary […]