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Dolores Elementary School-A-Rama!

Hello Parents and Guardians, You are invited to a night of Family Fun as School-A-Rama returns to Dolores Elementary on Wednesday, April 19.  Parent supervision is required.  The evening’s schedule: 5:00-5:30 Dinner 5:30-5:50 Dinner/Session1 6:00-6:20 Session 2 6:30-6:50 Session 3 Bring the family on Wednesday April 19 at 5:00 pm — come have dinner and […]

A Message from the Dolores Elementary School Principal Matt Walker

Dear Dolores Families, I am honored and thrilled to announce that I will be the new Principal of Dolores Elementary for the remainder of the school year and return again for the 2023-2024 school year. Dolores has been near and dear to the heart of my family for decades, and when the opportunity arose this […]

High School Registration Night

Parents and Students – I am writing to invite you to our high school registration night on Tuesday, April 25th from 5:30-7:00pm. This is a great opportunity for students and parents to hear from our school administration and academic advisors about the following: course options for next year, graduation pathways, graduation requirements, career and technical education opportunities, […]

Message from the Dolores School District Nurse (4/13/2023)

Dolores School District Parents, Please be informed that we had an increase in positive Covid cases at the elementary school, as well as Middle school, over the past week. These individuals traveled throughout the school and had the possibility to be in proximity with many other staff and students. Please monitor your child’s health closely […]

DSD Makeup Day for Snow Closures (May 12, 2023)

Makeup Day for Snow Closures Dear Dolores Schools Community: Per Colorado Department of Education requirements, students and staff are required to make up seat time lost due to snow-related district closures that took place this winter. This time will be made up on Friday, May 12th. All students will be released from campuses at 12:40, following lunch service. […]

Jeff Veley Laugh and Learn Lunch (4/6/2023)

Parents and Community Youth Workers are invited to attend Jeff Veley’s Laugh and Learn Lunch Thursday April 6, 2023 12:00-1:00pm in the Secondary Library Desserts will be provided Jeff Veley is an award-winning youth treatment specialist who specializes in resilience education for bullying prevention. Over 1 million people have been impacted by Jeff’s peace-making strategies. He’s officially recognized as […]

State Testing Parent Letter

Dear Parents, Public schools in Colorado administer common assessments known as the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) and PSAT/SAT. These common assessments measure real-world skills like problem-solving and critical thinking. While state assessments are only one measure of student learning, having all Colorado students take this set of assessments provides parents and schools with […]

Weather Update: Wednesday March 1, 2023 2-Hour Delay

Due to the weather, the Dolores School District will start school on a two hour delay, Wednesday March 1, 2023. The Preschool will start school at 9:30am. The Middle and High School will start school at 9:45am. The Elementary School will start school at 10:00am. The district will continue to monitor the storm and will […]

Master Plan Community Event 2/23/23 (Postponed!)

There will be no Master Plan Community event today (Thursday 2/23/2023) Due to the forecast that the weather will become more extreme tonight, we are postponing the Community meeting to discuss our building project. We will reconvene once the weather improves. Thank you, The Dolores School District

Weather Update: Thursday February 23, 2023 2-Hour Delay

Due to the weather, the Dolores School District will start school on a two hour delay, Thursday February 23, 2023. The Preschool will start school at 9:30am. The Middle and High School will start school at 9:45am. The Elementary School will start school at 10:00am. The district will continue to monitor the storm and will […]

** Weather Update #2 (2/22/2023 11am) Early Release

Due to inclement weather, the Dolores School District has called an early release.  We highly encourage parents to pick up their children between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm; weather shows that this is the best window of opportunity for travel.  Please coordinate with the school to ensure a smooth pickup. We plan on running bus routes […]

** Dolores Schools Weather Update 10am 2/22/2023

Good Morning Parents and Guardians – As you are well aware, just before school started today the snow began falling and accumulating very quickly. The school district administration is monitoring the situation carefully and we are in the process of making decisions on when and if to close school. There are many things to consider when closing […]