August 2022

Primero welcomes new school staff for 2022-23

Ruth Stodghill Correspondent The Chronicle-News As the 2022-23 school year kicks off, the Primero School District is proud to announce several additions to the staff roster, including Grades Six-12 Principal Jeanine Duran, Grades K-Five Principal Kimberly Raddle, Music Teacher Jen Reilly and School Resource Officer JJ Wilson. Jeanine Duran Secondary Principal Jeanine Duran is a home-grown talent, returning to the district where she started her professional career.

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If all this foolishness has you tempted to put on a stoic face and just get through it, you won’t be taking full advantage of the situation. Have a little fun.

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Latest Healthy Kids Colorado Survey shows promising trends in youth tobacco use

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Data from the recently released Healthy Kids Colorado Survey show promising trends regarding youth use of commercial tobacco products. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released the results from the survey — the state’s only comprehensive survey on health and well-being of young people, including high school and middle school students — in June.

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Purgatoire River Call as of: 08/24/2022. Enlarged South Side Ditch: Priority #40, Appropriation Date: 04/30/1863.

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Bus drivers, special education hardest Colorado schools jobs to fill

For Lacey Nelson, the weeks leading up to the start of school are a blur of spreadsheets, meetings and calls from principals about last-minute teacher resignations. With less than two weeks to go, Denver Public Schools’ director of talent acquisition is still looking to hire 150 teachers, 275 paraprofessionals and up to 45 bus drivers.

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