Rocky Ford School District

Just a quick note to correct some misinformation about the proposed improvement project for Rocky Ford Schools. The project would replace Washington School and Jefferson School with a PK-8 addition to the high school. A recent article claimed that either Washington School or Jefferson School would be turned into low-income housing when they are vacated. This is not true. The plan is to demolish the buildings on the Washington and Jefferson campuses and replace them with a grass park. The school district would maintain the grass. This has all been built into the plan, complete with all the budgetary requirements, and was approved by the BEST grant program board of directors.

Ever wonder about what happened to the marijuana money that was supposed to help fund school improvement projects? Here is an article from the Denver Post that provides an explanation. https://5il.co/10bv7

Washington Students of the Week of October 4, 2021 Our Character Trait is: Empathy Derick Rodriguez-Salgado, Trenton Schweizer, Anthony Garcia Felicya Torrez, Shea Raines, Demi Gurule, Azali Medina

There have been some recent questions about how the marijuana excise tax is used by the state of Colorado to fund capital improvement projects for schools. The fact sheet in the link below provides some information on that topic. Additionally, a link to a recent newspaper article has been provided to help explain the reduction in the tax impact for the 2021 ballot issue. BEST grant program fact sheet: https://5il.co/1069r Article explaining the reduced tax impact: https://5il.co/1069s

Rocky Ford School District will be hosting an informational session about ballot measure 4B, concerning a proposed facility improvement project (the replacement of Washington School and Jefferson School with a PK-8 addition to the High School), the $40 million BEST grant, and the associated bond. The meeting will take place at the high school cafeteria on Monday, October 11, at 6:30 pm. Dinner will be provided: R-2 chili chip and cinnamon rolls. We would like to get a rough count of the number of people who will be attending to make sure there is enough food. Please use the link below to let us know if you are coming! https://forms.gle/9fQCMHB6wyDZCSkT7

Washington Primary School sends huge THANK YOU to Helping Hands Ministries and the Lotshaw family for supporting our students and their families! Thank you to staff and volunteers including members of the Pueblo Fire Department!! We cannot thank you enough!

WPS Students of the week for September 27 demonstrated Respect by showing great listening skills! They are: Darien Trujillo, Jazmin Santos-Hernandez, Paityn Encinias, Giuseppe Mammano, Anjelica Price, Juan Velaquez, Destiny Garcia, Joseph Vigil III

BOE Agenda for Tuesday, October 5th

It's Washington Primary School's Literacy Night - Tonight!! We hope to see you there! The fun begins at 5:30pm.

Volleyball Fans: The next two volleyball games at Rye (Sep. 28) and Swallows (Oct. 2) will have some COVID protocols in place. Spectators, players, and coaches will be expected to wear face masks. As a reminder, COVID protocols in Colorado are being determined by local public health offices in order to make nimble decisions that are influenced by local factors. Therefore, it is expected to experience different protocols depending on the county where the game is played. We appreciate everyone's cooperation. Thanks.

**JIS** Thursday, September 23rd is PICTURE DAY!! If you would like to order pictures online, please go to www.mylifetouch.com and use PICTURE DAY ID: EVTVMR78G ***JIS*** Parent teacher conferences are Thursday, September 23rd from 4:30-8:00pm and Friday, September 24th from 8:00am - 12:00pm.

RFJSHS Parent Teacher Conferences will begin at 4:30pm tomorrow - 9.23.21 - for students with the last name ending in A-L.

Washington Primary School's Student of the Week for September 20, 2021. We are recognizing the character trait: Respect Abigail Lester and Azmaya Sandoval, Ariel Lester, Dax Donelson, Michael Ortega, Laura Perez-Garcia, Damaceo Anzaldua, Felicity Ingram

Washington Primary School invites our parents/guardians and students to LITERACY NIGHT! Join us at 5:30pm on Tuesday, September 28th. We will share some great strategies to support your child's reading. See you soon!

SMILE!! It's Washington Primary School's Picture Day!! This Thursday, September 23, 2021

RFJSHS Parent/Teacher Conferences: Thursday - 9.23.21 4-6pm Students with the last name beginning with the letter A-L 6:15-8pm Students with the last name beginning with the letter M-Z Friday - 9.24.21 8-10am Students with the last name beginning with the letter M-Z 10am-12pm Students with the last name beginning with the letter A-L

Washington Primary School Student of the Week for the week of 9/13 We are still recognizing the character trait: Respect Isabella Ornelas, Boaz Merwin, Yanelis Unzueta Lana Cook, Joel Villegas, Ana Elizalde, Eloise Laurent, Kyra Hornback

RFSD Parents and Students: Here is the link for the COVID test permission form: https://5il.co/yxa2

Reminder: Tomorrow, September 16th is an early release for all students for Homecoming activities. Students from all schools will be released at 12:00 pm and the Homecoming Parade will begin at 1:30 pm.

Tomorrow at Jefferson for Homecoming week, we want all students to wear Red and Gold to support the Meloneers!! Remember, we will be dismissing students at 12:00pm so they can watch the Homecoming parade at 1:30pm. Buses will run at 12:00pm.