When we designed our district’s Impact Career Innovation Center, this is the type of experience we were hoping our students would have there: Student- led relevant, meaningful, career-connected learning. Check out the fashion show! Durango 9-R

🗓️ Save the date! Escalante Welcome Night will be held Jan. 15, 5:30-6:30 p.m. We will kick things off with refreshments and a short presentation, then families will be free to roam the halls for a fun scavenger hunt with prizes.

Here’s a snap of last night’s sunset on Florida Mesa from Jim Creek, who drives the FM2 route. We're hiring bus drivers and bus monitors! Stop by our Career Fair on Jan. 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the district Administration Office at 281 Sawyer Dr. #ThriveIn2025

Inspired by these amazing Miller Middle School young entrepreneurs presenting their business plans. I’d buy these products!

📣 What’s New in Our Schools? Stay in the loop with the freshest updates, stories, and happenings in Durango School District! Read the latest: ow.ly/N5iF50UviSh

Thank you, President Carter, for valuing education as the catalyst for the future.

Happy New Year!

Elfreida Begay, a Navajo language teacher at Durango High School, was featured on a Rocky Mountain PBS news segment on Dec. 23. Read the story and watch the video: ow.ly/hEEl50Uys98 #DEIBinAction #ConfidentCommunicator

The crowd was wowed at the Miller Grand Opening on Jan. 7. The event included gratitude, fun, exploration, and many blue-stained lips from cupcake frosting. See more photos and read the story here: ow.ly/P7Zu50UCl48 #ProjectAngelFlight #ResilientRiskTaker #ThriveIn2025

Check out our edLeader Panel on Leading and Leveraging Artificial Intelligence Tools Within K-12 School Districts on pages 4-5 of the JanuaryedWeb Voice: home.edweb.net/edweb-voice/ Pete Just Dr. Peter J. Aiken Dr. Karen Cheser Jason Harris, Ph.D. Ann McMullan AASA CoSN ClassLink

What a phenomenal day! Hearing from students what works- and what doesn’t- in schools. Durango 9-R Durango Herald World Savvy Link here: durangoschools.org/apps/news/arti…

Thank you to CoSN and AASA for the tremendous honor. We have a remarkable team at Durango 9-R

🏆 Congratulations Dr. Karen Cheser, Superintendent, Durango School District, CO (Dr. Karen Cheser) for being awarded the EmpowerED Digital Superintendent of the Year Award, from CoSN & AASA, a true #EdTech leader transforming learning for all - ow.ly/URM450VyBAi #CoSN2025

What a fantastic healthcare professionals event put on by the Durango High School HOSA ( health sciences pathway) students. Food created by the student culinary program and flower arrangements by the agriculture program. Durango 9-R

Dr. Karen Cheser's vision for the future of Durango's school district shows why she is deserving of her 2025 EmpowerED Digital Superintendent of the Year award. Congratulations! Keith Krueger Dr. Karen Cheser Stacy Hawthorne, Ed.D. durangoherald.com/articles/brain…

Another magnificent Better World Day exhibition by students at Riverview Elementary. Focusing on local impact towards the Sustainable Development Goals. #ConfidentCommunicators #CreativeProblemSolvers #PoGinaction Durango 9-R

Met such wonderful people through our Leadership La Plata class this year through the Durango Chamber . A fantastic experience!! (Applications for next year’s class are open now through May 31.)

Today Durango 9-R celebrated another group of Native American student graduates. This is such a special ceremony which gets larger every year. Thank you to all staff and families who work hard to Support all of our students!

Another successful Celebration of Learning at Escalante Middle School #PoGRockStars Durango 9-R

Another outstanding day in Durango 9-R as 2nd graders from Florida Mesa Elementary, 5th graders from Park Elementary , and 8th graders from Miller Middle School presented their phenomenal Portrait of a Graduate Capstones! #PoGRockStars