By JARED HENDERSON MEEKER | The Meeker School Board held its regular meeting earlier this week, all of the board members were present. Middle School Principal Katie Johnston and Elementary School Principal Michele Cheesman attended, while High School Principal Amy Chinn was absent. The meeting began with district celebrations. Each[Read More…]
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MEEKER SCHOOL DISTRICT: Accredited with Distinction, again!
Meeker School District RE-1 is “Accredited with Distinction” again! This is the highest accreditation rating given by the Colorado Department of Education. In 2024, only 17 entities earned “Accredited with Distinction” status, representing just 9.2% of local education agencies in the state. Furthermore, based on scores published by the Colorado[Read More…]
Meeker School Board reviews attendance, enrollment at regular meeting
MEEKER | The Meeker School Board of Education held its regular meeting at the district office last Monday night. Five out of the seven board members were present. Board member Joe Nieslanik and board secretary Hanna Borchard were absent. Borchard was excused as she was chaperoning a sixth-grade field trip[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: Meeker School District report from graduate surveys
During the 2016-2017 and 2018-2019 school years, the Meeker School District engaged in surveys of recent graduates to help determine areas of potential improvement in the school district as well as validate areas in which the school district excelled. Although the results of those surveys provided some useful insight, achieving[Read More…]
School district welcomes seven new staff members
MEEKER | The Meeker High School Cowboys wrappThe Meeker School District kicked off the 2024-2025 school year with several changes, including the addition of seven new teachers to the district. Among the new hires is fifth-grade teacher Megan Shelton, the younger sister of four-time Colorado High School Wrestling State Champion[Read More…]
Bus routes for Meeker students may ‘look different’ as district works to find drivers
MEEKER | The Meeker High School Board of Education held its monthly meeting this past Monday at 7 p.m. at the district office. All board members were present. High School Principal Amy Chinn attended, while the other principals were not in attendance. During the action portion of the meeting, the[Read More…]
Meeker Education Foundation receives grant for arts programs
Mike and Ruth Schueller Art Fund will benefit fine arts, performing arts and music MEEKER | The Meeker Education Foundation (MEF), a local non-profit that raises funds independently to support and enhance educational opportunities for the Meeker School District, has received a very generous bequest which will fund the Arts[Read More…]
New scholarship opens for Colorado high school seniors
RBC | A new scholarship launches this fall for high school seniors in Colorado and Washington. Introducing the Michael E. McGoldrick Scholarship launching this fall, offering $100,000 across four years to three students in Colorado and Washington. Designed by Roaring Fork Valley locals, it aims to support students with financial[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: Meeker School District needs bus drivers
As shared with our community in mid-May, the Meeker School District is facing a critical shortage of bus drivers. This shortage is most significant with our route drivers. In the past five years we have reduced routes from six to four and absorbed the two eliminated routes with the[Read More…]
Selle named ‘educator of distinction’ by NSHSS
MEEKER | Michelle Selle, an educator at Meeker High School in Meeker, Colorado, was recently selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). A role model to pupils, Selle was nominated by a student for outstanding dedication and commitment to excellence[Read More…]
MSD celebrates student accomplishments
Meeker’s school board recognized students and staff for recent accomplishments Monday at the regular board meeting, including spelling bee champion Samantha Patton and the music department for a widely praised concert last weekend. Also introduced and recognized were the coaches and team members of Meeker’s state championship wrestling program. Retiring[Read More…]
Demystifying threat assessments
Given that the Meeker School District has experienced an uptick over the past year in school threats or actions that could be considered threatening to the school, I felt compelled to share with our community information regarding the threat assessment process we utilize. While the vast majority of these scenarios[Read More…]