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Every day in school is critical.
As a four-day school week, if a Garfield Re-2 student misses just two days a month, that is about 30 hours of math instruction and 60 hours of English Language Arts instruction that they are missing.
“We know that the best indicator of student success is having a great teacher in front of students. We want all of our students in class if they are healthy,” said Assistant Superintendent Lisa Pierce, who facilitated the concerted effort by the District to support improved attendance.
Hudson Parrington wanted to start school on Monday, August 12, like all of the other students in Garfield Re-2.
“I am excited to see my friends again and be with them,” said the newly minted Wamsley Wildcat 5th grader.
When classes at the other nine schools within Garfield Re-2 began on Monday this week, Hudson and his 400 other classmates got an extended summer break while construction crews put the finishing touches on a multi-million dollar summer facelift for the school.
The Garfield Re-2 School District will host the first Community Connected Fair on July 31, 2024 at Coal Ridge High School from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Garfield Re-2 is bringing over 20 community organizations together under one roof for families to learn about, and sign up for educational and athletic programs. Organizations include local city recreation programs, youth football, youth wrestling, One Door, Boy Scouts, youth cheerleading, R.I.D.E and many more. Families can go to the Garfield Re-2 website (https://www.garfieldre2.net/departments/communications/community-connected-fair) for a complete list of organizations.
The Garfield Re-2 School District is pleased to announce that it received a Building Exceptional Schools Today (BEST) grant in the amount of $583,086. The grant will be used to support a $1.8 million dollar infrastructure improvement project at Wamsley that includes a new roof, two new boilers, new windows and several new exterior doors.
The Garfield Re-2 Board of Education approved the academic calendar for the 2024-25 school year during its March 13, 2024 meeting. The two-year adoption is similar to the current calendar.
School will begin for students in Garfield Re-2 schools—serving Rifle, Silt, and New Castle—on August 12. All staff will return on August 5, and new staff will report on July 29. Winter break will begin on December 23 and last until January 6, 2025.
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