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Chinn resigns from school board; Meyer contract renewed

MEEKER I The board of trustees of Meeker School District RE-1 (MSD) accepted the resignation of new school board member Daniel Chinn, renewed Superintendent Mark Meyer’s contract through school year 2014-15 and approved spring coaches in a special meeting on Feb. 19.

February 27, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Superintendents seek more K-12 funds; local surveys returned

MEEKER I Mark Meyer, superintendent of Meeker School District RE-1 (MSD) and 167 other Colorado superintendents endorsed a letter to the Colorado General Assembly and Gov. John Hickenlooper to express, “shared concerns regarding the extreme state of inadequate funding for Colorado’s public schools.”

February 21, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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MSD presentations offer looks at student life

MEEKER I Student presentations are common at Meeker School Board meetings, and the Feb. 4 meeting was no exception with the Meeker High School football players being recognized, Future Farmers of America (FFA) members who recently went to a national convention were introduced, and there was a safe driving presentation[Read More…]

February 18, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker schools may again ask voters to fund shortfall

MEEKER I Voters in the Meeker School District may be asked again in November to pass a tax levy override to fund the district and help bail out the district in its major funding shortfall.

February 16, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

JBC may assist with $476,366 of MSD’s funding shortfall

MEEKER I On Jan. 28, the Colorado State Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee (JBC) refined its decision to cover mid-year shortfalls for three rural school districts in the state, including Meeker, DeBeque and Pawnee.

February 6, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Forum on MSD funding fuels many ideas to help with shortfall

MEEKER I A large group of district officials, board members, community members, teachers and parents attended the public forum held by the Meeker School District on Thursday night at Meeker High School to gather ideas on how the district should deal with a budget shortfall of more than $1 million.

February 2, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Joint Budget Committee to help MSD with deficit

MEEKER I Meeker School District and two other rural Colorado school districts were promised aid from the state Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee (JBC) to fix reductions in their mid-year funding.

January 30, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker School District to use reserve funds on budget shortfall

MEEKER I Meeker School District unanimously passed a revised budget Tuesday night that included the projected $1.26 million shortfall being covered by the district’s reserve funds. The approved budget meets 2013-2014 obligations with no major cuts in teachers or programs, Superintendent Mark Meyer said.

January 23, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Forum on school budget shortfall tonight

MEEKER | The Meeker School District, facing a budget shortfall of more than $1 million, will host a public forum today at 6 p.m. at Meeker High School to discuss the situation in an open setting. The public is invited and encouraged to attend the forum.

January 23, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

MSD declares an ‘emergency’ with schools’ funding

MEEKER I December financial tables from the Colorado Department of Education led Meeker School Superintendent Mark Meyer to recommend, and the Meeker School District RE-1 Board of Trustees to declare, a state of emergency over district funding.

January 16, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

BOCES recognizes retiring members…

Brad Bauer, second from left, the coordinator of student services for the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), presented certificates of appreciation to the three members of the Meeker School District Board of Education who are retiring this year.

November 18, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

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County-wide donations…

Chris Archuleta, right, a graduate of Meeker schools and a representative of Chevron, presented a check worth $15,000 to Iris Franklin, left, the president of the Meeker School District Board of Education, on Tuesday night.

November 13, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled