Vision Exams Saturday August 26th.

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Dr. Anna Clark at Valley Eye Care will be providing free eye exams on Saturday August, 26th by appointment for children ages 4-18. Please call 719-738-3937 to schedule your appointment. They are located at 608 Main Street in Walsenburg. Also ask them about yearly Medicaid glasses benefits.

 

UPDATED: Peakview and Gardner School Supply lists

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Here are the 2017-2018 Peakview School Supply lists.

Gardner School Supply lists are available on their site:

John Mall High School does not provide a supplies list.  Individual teachers and staff will give information out after the first day of school.

Summer Food Service Programs

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Find a Summer Site Near You

  • Kids Food Finder Map
  • The two closest locations to Huerfano Re-1 students are:
    • Lamb Pueblo City County Library
      • 2525 S. Pueblo Boulevard Pueblo, CO 81005
      • (719) 549-7205
    • Trinidad Middle School
      • 614 Park St Trinidad, CO 81082
      • 719-845-2051
  • Hotline Numbers
    • Hunger Free Hotline: 1-855-855-4626 (Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
    • Text ‘Food‘  to 877-877

MLO Expenditures/Talent Management Incentives

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Click here to find the MLO Expenditures file.

The revenues generated from the mill levy shall be used for educational purposes to include but are not limited to:

  1. Replacing educational materials, outdated textbooks and technology to enhance student learning
  2. Maintaining current educational programs and restore programs suspended due to cuts in state funding including but not limited to career and technical programs, gifted and talented programs, music and art education, core electives and counseling
  3. Providing preventative maintenance and upkeep to existing facilities, grounds and the bus fleet
  4. Attracting and retaining highly qualified teachers and staff for educational programs

Click here to find the MLO Expenditures file.

Board Workshop – Friday June 2nd 5pm

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There will be a school board workshop on June 2nd at 5pm. It will be held at Peakview Elementary. It is the District Finance Discussion and the topics will be:

  • Buildings
  • Programs
  • MLO Spending
  • District Priorities
  • Policies

Please remember that the workshop is a meeting held in public, not a public meeting. It is not a town hall. No decisions will be made at this meeting, as it is for discussion. Citizens will be allowed to address the board if they sign up to speak.

Re-1 Board President, Jaye Sudar

Peakview – State Board of Education Hearing

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There have been some requests about posting a link to the recording form the State Board of Education hearing in regards to Peakview School and Huerfano Re-1. In a tweet from Colorado Department of Ed on May 10, 2017:
SBE directs Huerfano School District to work w/ external mgmt entity to focus on improving Peakview School. http://bit.ly/2pAOXie #edcolo
 
Addition to original post (5/25/2017):  Here are the presentation documents that give more context to the recording and the hearing:
1) Revised Peakview PP Presentation (PDF Version) OR Revised Peakview PP Presentation (PowerPoint version)
2) Peakview FINAL Pathways Plan 4.25.17 (PDF)
3) CDE-AccountabilityPathwayRecommendation-Peakview_finaldraft4-18-17 (PDF)

Act on Drugs Assembly

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On Monday, May 1st, Huerfano Re-1 School District will be welcoming Lynn Riemer, with Act on Drugs, to our Schools.  Lynn is the president of Act On drugs, Inc. and has a regional and national reputation as a speaker, trainer and advocate on the issue related to substance abuse.  Lynn has spoke to a large majority of school district’s students and staff in Colorado on the issue of substance abuse.

We are pleased to have her do the same in our school district.  We will be having assemblies in all 3 schools on May 1st for grades 5th – 12th.

At 6pm, there will be a presentation for parents and general public at Peakview School’s cafeteria.  We welcome all family and friends of our students to attend the presentation being held at 6pm at Peakview School.

Sincerely,

Tracie Younger RN, BSN
Huerfano Re1- School Nurse