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Parents and Community Members, As many of you are aware, we have had a roller-coaster of a week in dealing with Covid and quarantining students that were potentially exposed.  Mr. Schmitt and Ms. McCormick, our high school and elementary principals, each messaged parents describing the situation, here is their excellent description of what occurred: I am […]

Good Afternoon Parents,    By now I am sure rumors have been flying regarding possible positive COVID-19 cases at the Dolores Secondary and the possibility of quarantines. The situation has been evolving all day and I want to take a few minutes to provide you with an update.    While there are not any positive cases of […]

August 19, 2021 Hi Elementary Parents, We know that at any time we could potentially have a positive case of Covid in the building, and I want to reassure you that we will always do our best to keep you posted on any confirmed cases and whether or not anyone needs to be quarantined.  The […]

Hello, Dolores, Colorado! My name is Reece Blincoe and I will be serving as your interim superintendent for the 2021-22 school year. I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and give you a little background information, both professional and personal. Most recently, I moved from Georgetown, Texas, where I had semi-retired from education. […]

Dolores Middle School 2021 Fall Athletics We hope you have had a great summer so far! Twenty five days til 1st Day of school. We have a few quick updates in relation to fall sports here at DMS. Volleyball, Cross Country and Football regular seasons will begin August 9th.  All participants must have their registration, […]

The Dolores School District RE-4A Board met on December 10 for their regular meeting. The meeting began with a 5:30 work session where Superintendent Richard provided an overview of the process the district and specific schools use to analyze student data and achievement. Following the work session, the board was diligent to handle their business. […]

November 15, 2020 Dear Dolores School District Parents: We received a call late this afternoon from the Montezuma County Public Health Department verifying that Dolores Elementary has had a person diagnosed with COVID-19 in the building. Contact tracing has been completed, and those deemed a close contact have been notified. If you have not received […]

The Dolores School Board met for their regular monthly meeting on November 12, 2020. The meeting was timely for the school board with county health concerns at the forefront of many minds. On November 2, 2020, the school district received a letter from Dr. Kent Aikin representing the Montezuma Public County Health. The letter made […]

The second grade will be quarantined due to a positive case in that grade. We are following all safety procedures and are working with the Montezuma Public Health Department as we proceed. Parents will be given specific instructions. Please refer to the letter sent from Superintendent Richard on Friday. Please read the attached letter from […]

Teddy Bear Preschool Parent (November 6, 2020) We want to be completely transparent with our families during these uncertain times. I want you to feel safe allowing your students to enter these doors. Please know that we always closely follow the guidance of the Center for Disease Control and the Colorado Department of Public Health […]

As we move into the second nine weeks, we are sure you are aware of the increase in positive COVID-19 cases in Montezuma County over the past few weeks. We have seen more positive cases in the month of October (46) than we saw in the previous two months combined (35).  According to the Colorado […]

Please continue the great job of checking for symptoms and taking temperatures in the morning. We want to keep our students and staff healthy.  Our collective efforts are what it will take to stay in person at school. For reference on when to send your child to school, please click the link below: Symptom Screening […]

How exciting! We actually start school on Monday for the in-person learners. Some of the online students have already begun and some are soon to begin. Please note the following important pieces of information: Our screener app is not working to the degree we are ready to use it on Monday. We are therefore asking […]

The Dolores School District board met last night for their regular monthly meeting. Below are highlights from the meeting: The board took a moment to recognize the hard work of our facilities and maintenance crew. Due to all of the increased need, they have worked diligently to prepare for the return of our staff and […]

The following press release was sent today: The Colorado High School Activities Association has announced its 2020-2021 interscholastic athletics and activities calendar, following months of collaboration with Gov. Jared Polis, the CHSAA Resocialization Task Force, the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, the state’s COVID-19 Response team, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and the […]

There will be a special board meeting in order to discuss/approve the start date of school for this fall and discuss/approve the edited version of the re-entry plan. The Advisory Group met and revised the document based on stakeholder input and newly released guidelines from the Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado Department of […]