MEEKER | The Meeker Board of Education last week approved a $7.2 million budget for the fiscal year 2017-2018. This amount includes a projected budget deficit of about $431,000, which will be taken out of the district’s reserve. It has been projected that this kind of deficit spending could occur[Read More…]
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Consultants release preliminary cost estimates to replace or renovate aging high school, transportation building
MEEKER | Denver-based planning consultants Anne Weber and Linda Wagner of Bennett Wagner Grody Architects (BWGA) led the discussion at both the Meeker School District’s facilities master planning advisory group and public meetings last Thursday at the high school. The public meeting began with a tour of the bus garage,[Read More…]
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School board approves new hires, honors retirees
MEEKER | In a special meeting on June 6, the Meeker Board of Education approved two new hires: Rebekah Cravens as an elementary para-professional and Maria Beckington as the high school Spanish teacher. Cravens is coming from Westcliffe with her husband Greg Cravens, who has been approved as the new[Read More…]
Master facilities planning meeting for Meeker schools tonight
MEEKER | Meeker School District Superintendent Chris Selle continuously reminds the Board of Education (board) to focus on the district’s mission statement. The statement reads “to assure the highest possible level of success for each student in learning those things which the district believes to be important in assuring each[Read More…]
Guest Column: Meeker School District planning for the future
By Chris Selle Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Though the 2016-2017 school year has come to an end, work at the school district continues over the summer. Of significant importance to our community is development of the Meeker School District facilities master plan. As mentioned in my newspaper[Read More…]
Meeker School District meeting tonight
MEEKER | Meeker School District informational community meeting to learn about Meeker School District facility deficiencies and discuss the vision for possible remedies at Meeker High School Thursday, June 1 at 6 p.m. All community members invited.
Meeker superintendent receives satisfactory rating from board
MEEKER | Last week’s Meeker Board of Education (board) meeting started off, after the pledge of allegiance, with some student celebrations. Via high tech video, freshman Jenifer Kincher presented her Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) STAR project. STAR here stands for Students Taking Action with Recognition, which[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: Meeker schools remain committed to excellence
By Chris Selle Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | With the adjournment of the 71st General Assembly of the Colorado Legislature, school districts are now in the process of making sense of the legislation passed by our elected officials. Every legislative session includes some focus on education, and 2017[Read More…]
Meeker school board discusses valedictorian criteria
MEEKER I The Meeker Board of Education (BOE) April 18 approved a $55,600 budget for facilities master planning. The Denver architectural firm of Bennett Wagner Grody has been chosen to do the work.
Guest Editorial: Meeker schools developing master plan
By Chris Selle Special to the Herald Times RBC | For several months, the Meeker School District has investigated the possibility of developing a facilities master plan. In doing so, a request for qualifications (RFQ) document was developed in cooperation with the Capital Construction Assistance Division at the Colorado Department[Read More…]
Meeker School District receives state recognition
MEEKER | Meeker Superintendent of Schools Chris Selle announced this week Meeker Elementary School has earned the “Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award.” These awards are given to schools that demonstrate exceptional student growth over time based on standardized testing. “The staff at Meeker Elementary School work incredibly hard to make sure[Read More…]
