Dear Montrose County School District Parents and Guardians,


This afternoon our Return to Learn plan will be published and distributed to our Board of Education, parents, teachers, staff and community. You can access the dedicated Return to Learn website at the following link, which contains the complete English / Spanish plan, as well as an FAQ section, health and safety annexes, related documents, resources, videos, and more. 
       

I want to thank the many parents, teachers, and community members who collaborated with us to create this plan.  I hope when you read the plan you will see that we listened. Whether you attended the Community Focus Group sessions, submitted comments via surveys, through email or social media messages, we heard you!  


Because the opening of schools is so personal and is met with a wide variety of perspectives, we knew that our plan must have choices and be agile.  We also know that the Coronavirus situation is continually evolving and changing.  As changes occur, we will make every effort to communicate clearly and swiftly so that you are accurately informed.  


Whether your family decides to participate in online learning or in-person learning, our teachers and staff are ready to welcome back our students and will continue to create environments that are warm, safe and encourage positive community building.  Social distancing does not mean we have to be anti-social.  There is a lot of information to absorb within this plan.  If you have questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to let us know.  These are difficult times and these are difficult decisions.  We are here to help!


Thank you for your continued support!


Take care,



Dr. Carrie Stephenson
Superintendent
Montrose County School District Re-1J

Haga clic a continuación para entrar al plan de Regresar a Aprender del Distrito Escolar Montrose County School District para el año escolar 2020-2021, y al mensaje de la Superintendente Dra. Carrie Stephenson sobre la enseñanza en persona y en línea para este año.

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Welcome to Columbine Middle School


Click on the image below to view the welcome video for our new incoming 6th grade students.
                  

 

                            Notes from Principal 

Dear students, and families,

On behalf the Columbine staff I would like to thank you for all your hard work and support during this school year. Check our website for updates for the upcoming school year. We will update information as we receive it.  Have a safe and happy summer.

Sincerely,

Mr. Stephenson

Click on the image below to watch Columbine's end of the school year video.
                                  

Click on the image below to see Columbine's 2019-2020 digital yearbook.
                                     Yearbook Club Clipart

Lunch for Columbine students is being served at Montrose High School. Monday- Friday from 11:00-1:00.

 

                                We Value

Building positive relationships throughout the school learning community

Teaching students to be empathetic

Teaching students 21st century skills including digital citizenship

Problem based learning strategies to instruct and engage

                                 Skills

  When students leave Columbine, they have

 -the ability to Critically Think, Collaborate, Communicate and Create

-the ability to Find, Filter and Apply information

 -the ability be a Citizen in the digital age

 -the ability to be Empathetic, Kind and Compassionate

             School Motto- Work Hard Be Kind


                                                                                                                                                                                                    

      

Bullying Prevention and Education in
Montrose County School District
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BULLYING PREVENTION

                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Internet safety and responsible use of technology is a tenet of being a good digital citizen.  At Columbine Middle School we strive to ensure that your child stays safe and acts responsibly while using online educational resources.  Each quarter we teach digital citizenship lessons either through computer class with Mr. Wollert or through your child’s core classes.  Below are some links that your family can use to practice good digital citizenship at home.

Common Sense Media:  This is a great website for finding out all sorts of information related to media consumption for your kids.  As they state, “Common Sense is the leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology. We empower parents, teachers, and policymakers by providing unbiased information, trusted advice, and innovative tools to help them harness the power of media and technology as a positive force in all kids’ lives.”  https://www.commonsensemedia.org

Netsmartz:  Netsmartz is a part of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  Its pupose is to provide resources to help teach children how to be safer on and off-line.  http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents

Setting up Parental Controls:  This link from Common Sense Media explains how to set up parental controls on your media devices at home.  https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-parental-controls

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Safe 2 Tell

All kids should feel safe here at Columbine and in our community. If your child is involved in or witnesses any type of behavior that is hurtful or unsafe, we would like to know about it. Please report it to our office in person or give us a call at 249-2581. If you or your child do not feel comfortable reporting an incident in person, we offer an alternative option through Safe 2 tell. Safe 2 tell gives our students, parents and school, another avenue for reporting behaviors that are hurtful or unsafe. Click on the safe 2 tell logo for more information.



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