Chickenpox Alert 

Important Notice to Parents

August 26, 2024

Your child may have been exposed to chickenpox (varicella) at PeakView Elementary.

If your child has chickenpox, they need to stay home from childcare or school until the rash has scabbed or dried. Please notify your school or childcare if your child has chickenpox. 

Chickenpox causes a rash of itchy, blister-like bumps all over the body. Sometimes, there is a fever before the rash. A person can be sick for 5 to 10 days with rash. Chickenpox can easily spread from person to person through the air by coughing and sneezing or by touching the fluid from a chickenpox bump. It usually takes 14 to 16 days for chickenpox symptoms to show after being around someone with chickenpox, but symptoms may appear 10 to 21 days after exposure. 

If your child received the chickenpox vaccine, they are less likely to get chickenpox. If they do get sick, the rash is less severe (sometimes only a few red bumps that look like bug bites) and there may be no fever. 

Chickenpox is usually not serious; however, it may cause severe illness in some people such as infants, pregnant women who never had chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine, people who have weakened immune systems because of illness or medications, and people with chronic skin or lung disorders. Contact your health care provider if you have questions or concerns about your child's risk of severe chickenpox disease. 

If your child never had chickenpox before and did not receive 2 doses of chickenpox vaccine, we recommend you contact your child's health care provider as soon as possible. If your child does not have a health care provider, please contact your local health department about vaccine. Chickenpox vaccine (also known as varicella vaccine) given 3 to 5 days since being around someone with chickenpox may prevent chickenpox or reduce the severity of disease. Your child may be excluded from school if there is an outbreak if they are not immune to chickenpox. 

Chickenpox (Varicella) Vaccine Recommendations: 

Children 12 months old or older who never had chickenpox need 2 doses of chickenpox vaccine. The 1st dose is usually given around 12-15 months old and the 2nd dose is given at 4 to 6 years old. Chickenpox vaccine is required for children to attend school or childcare in Colorado or an exemption to vaccine is required. Adults who are not immune to chickenpox should consider receiving varicella vaccine. 

Please call Nurse Laurie with Huerfano SD Re-1 at 719-738-2190 if you have any questions.

Welcome back to the 24-25 School Year! We hope you had a wonderful summer break!

Peakview School Registration will be Tuesday and Wednesday: July 30, 31

9:00AM to 11:00AM and 1:00PM to 3:00PM for either days

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WJSHS School Registration begins next week - July 29th - August 1st

8AM - 12PM and 1PM - 3PM all next week

We have a new process and now offer an electronic registration option in PowerSchool.

If you are a returning student, your parent/guardian can log into their PowerSchool Account and click on forms, then complete the forms presented.

For more details, Read the process on our website: https://huerfano.k12.co.us/en-US/student-enrollment-information

Go to our District Website, then click on District Info, then look for Student Enrollment Information under the Parents and Students Heading.

For Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School:

Admin staff will be in the building all next week to assist with registration and answer any questions. We will have Chromebooks available to register on.

Students interested in attending WJSHS online full-time or hybrid online must apply and be approved. Please plan to come in for registration to apply to become an online student.

Student schedules are also available to view online through PowerSchool. Please plan to come in during registration to see Mr. Sterling or Ms. Ashley for schedule changes that may be needed.

If you are a ***New*** students to our district, Please go to the following link to register your student and set up your Parent Portal account. http://enrollment.huerfano.k12.co.us

*** You will need to bring additional documentation upon enrolling.***

Thank you!

Huerfano Re-1 Registration Information

Peakview School: July 30, 31

9:00AM-11:00AM and 1:00PM-3:00PM

Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School: July 29 through August 1

8:00AM-12:00PM and 1:00PM-3:00PM

Other info:

1. Back to School Night (Peakview and WJSH) Monday, August 12, 5:00-7:00

2. There will be no in-town bus run this year.

3. The Superintendent's office will be located at WJSH this year.

Here is our 2024-2025 School Year Calendar -

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yd2Y0z96Qw2EA0b_jHkUGhEkzt5w7_sS/view?usp=drive_link

As many of our graduates and families know, we had Brenna Lynn Photography of Walsenburg take photos of our 2024 Graduation Ceremony.

Brenna Lynn Photography (Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091861771255 ) has provided us with the photos to share.

The 2024 Graduation photos are available at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mVimylU94u9IuhGlYtwPDK2p55nsOpGn

Dear Parents and Guardians,

That time of year is here again to begin preparing for the annual statewide assessments.  

Our 3rd through 12th  graders soon will begin taking the statewide assessments that are aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards and measure real-world skills like problem-solving, communicating, and thinking critically, all essential for success in college and careers. These assessments, examine students’ knowledge in English language arts, math, science and social studies and will be given over a three-week window between April 8 and April 26.

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Colorado ninth-graders will take the PSAT 10 as the statewide assessment in English Language Arts and Math. Colorado’s 10th-grade students will continue to take the PSAT 10, and 11th-grade students will take the SAT and Science CMAS.

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The overall goal is to ensure all students are prepared for college or careers when they leave high school. These tests provide a snapshot of how our students are progressing toward that goal and how our teachers can better help them achieve it. It is also important to remember these tests are just one measure of a student’s progress, but they are the only common measurement that helps parents understand how their children are doing compared with their peers around the state, how the school is performing and how the district is doing overall. Data from the tests also helps policymakers identify what schools or districts need more help and which ones should be celebrated for their successes.

But the information is only good if students take the assessments. In recent years, the state has worked to reduce the number and length of tests for our students in an effort to answer the call from parents who were unhappy about the overload.

State law requires local school boards to develop a policy allowing parents to excuse their students from participating in 1 or more state assessments. Thus, districts cannot impose negative consequences on students or parents if a parent excuses their student from an assessment. Likewise, districts cannot impose burdens on students to discourage them from participating in an assessment. However, Huerfano RE-1 encourages parents to have all children take the assessments. We need to meet the 95% threshold of students testing in order to avoid any decline in our schools or district accreditation ratings.

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We strongly encourage all students to take all tests so that we may have an accurate, positive outcome for all.  Opt-out forms are available at all schools via the school secretary/Principal. Prior to completing an opt-out form it is necessary to consult with the school Principal.**

***Opt-Out Form can be found here: ***https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v8cf-O3NWWkBaaJmhROmmJt8uWVuJdE8/view?usp=drive_link

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Parents, please consider that your child/children:

• Are well rested by getting enough sleep so as to be alert and at their physical/mental best to test
• Are nutritionally sound by eating a proper breakfast and lunch at school or at home
• Are motivated to make every effort to do their very best

I thank you for considering that all children take all assessments and that all children attempt to do their very best. Good luck to all!

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***Opt-Out Form can be found here: ***https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v8cf-O3NWWkBaaJmhROmmJt8uWVuJdE8/view?usp=drive_link

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Respectfully,

Michael J Moore

Superintendent Huerfano RE-1 School District

Please contact Mrs. Heidi Dasko for grades 7th-11th

WJSHS

hdasko@huerfano.k12.co.us

719-738-1610, ext. 4002

Please contact Ms. Lacey Byron for grades 3rd-6th

Peakview

lbyron@huerfano.k12.co.us

719-738-2190, ext. 5002

Come Celebrate with us, our Official ribbon cutting ceremony for the NEW Walsenburg Junior Senior High School on Monday, January 15th, 2024 at 10:00AM, located at 355 West Pine Street, Walsenburg Colorado.

Join us as we come together as a community to cut the ribbon, followed by an opportunity to tour our new school.

Thank you to our Partners: ArtaicGroup, Wold Architects and Engineers, Nunn Construction, Colorado Department of Education, B.E.S.T. Grant team and countless others!

Current vacancies or immediate openings

1 MS Science teacher - Salary Range $33,000 - $71,400, Depending on Education and Experience

1 HS Science teacher- Salary Range $33,000 - $71,400, Depending on Education and Experience

1 Elementary Special Education teacher- Salary Range $33,000 - $71,400, Depending on Education and Experience

1 MS/HS music/band teacher- Salary Range $33,000 - $71,400, D.O.E.

1 HS custodian - Salary Range $27,437 - $40,646, Depending on Education and Experience

Interested applicants for teacher positions must apply for desired positions through the following website:

• https://huerfano.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

All other interested applicants must apply for desired positions by sending application, resume, letters of reference, transcripts, licenses, and any other certifications relevant to the position to Lorna Eddleman by email: leddleman@huerfano.k12.co.us or mail them to 201 East Fifth Street, Walsenburg, CO 81089. Feel free to call with any questions or concerns: (719) 738-1520.

2023-2024 Salary Schedule