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School safety is a hot topic

By Chris Selle Superintendent, Meeker School District MEEKER | With the continued focus on school safety, I would like to share with parents and community the basics of the Meeker School District’s emergency operations plan. The plan and supporting documents can be found at meeker.k12.co.us under the “Our District” tab.[Read More…]

November 14, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

NEWS BRIEFS: November 3, 2016

Meeker School District info meeting Nov. 7 Meeker | The Meeker School District will host an informational community meeting on Monday, Nov. 7, in the high school auditorium to review future Meeker public school financing including public ideas for priority spending of the $875,000 ending fund balance which was left[Read More…]

November 3, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker School District ranked ninth in state

Considers dissolving building accountability committees MEEKER | In a joint meeting with the state-required District Accountability Committee (DAC) Oct. 18, the Meeker Board of Education heard the DAC recommendation that the building accountability committees (BACs) for each school be dissolved. In so doing, the board should have the DAC absorb[Read More…]

November 2, 2016 by Reed Kelley Comments are Disabled

Van makeover…

The van used by the Meeker School District food service program has, at long, last, received a fresh coat of paint. Cindy S. Nelson, director of the food service program, has been working on this project since she became director eight years ago. “The van was in great need of[Read More…]

October 24, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

School districts announce 2016 ratings

RBC I Annually the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) accredits (or not) every public school district in the state. Last week, Meeker School District (MSD) Superintendent Chris Selle announced that CDE had issued its preliminary 2016 accreditation reports and that the Meeker District has earned a rating of “accredited with[Read More…]

October 13, 2016 by Reed Kelley Comments are Disabled

Understanding standardized testing in our schools

By Chris Selle Superintendent, Meeker School District Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | State testing. Those two words invoke strong feelings for many, and much conversation around the appropriate type and amount of state testing has occurred in Colorado in recent years. Over the past few weeks, we have[Read More…]

October 8, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

King family will visit for MHS track dedication Friday

MEEKER | Renovations to the football field and track at Starbuck Stadium are now complete. With this new facility, the school district will once again be able to host high school and middle school track meets. For pictures of the project, please view the Meeker School District website (www.meeker.k12. co.us) and[Read More…]

October 7, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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School support…

Meeker School District Superintendent Chris Selle accepted a $10,000 check on behalf of the district from Chevron representative Chris Archuleta for the promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. REED KELLEY PHOTO

September 26, 2016 by Reed Kelley Comments are Disabled

Clarification on MSD carryover

MEEKER I Last week’s headline in the Rio Blanco Herald Times regarding school finance contained an inaccurate interpretation of information made available by the school district, Superintendent Chris Selle said.

August 27, 2016 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Meeker and Rangely districts change to full-day kindergarten

RBC I This fall, the Rangely and Meeker school districts have transitioned from a traditional half-day kindergarten to a full-day program in which the county’s five-year-old students will begin attending school on the same seven-and-a-half-hour schedule as the older students.

August 26, 2016 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

MSD to carry over roughly $875,000

MEEKER I Meeker School District Superintendent Chris Selle says it wasn’t totally unexpected, but the amount of the dollars leftover from the 2015-2016 school year is “significantly more than we thought it would be.”

August 20, 2016 by Reed Kelley Comments are Disabled

From the Superintendent: Selle welcomes students to new school year

MEEKER I This is an open letter from your Meeker school superintendent to Meeker’s parents, guardians, students and community members: As implied in our district vision statement, “Excellence in All We Do.” our purpose is to instill Meeker Excellence in the students who attend our schools.

August 19, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled