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Marybeth Skerjanec didn’t set out to become a teacher; in fact, she fought against it. But now, as she prepares to retire following a transition year in 2024-25, after having touched countless lives, she knows it’s something she was always meant to do. Skerjanec has been at Sterling Middle School for 17 years. She is […]
RE-1 Valley School District certified and classified employees represented by the South Platte Education Association want to see a 15 percent and 20 percent salary increase respectively next year. That request was presented to the school board Monday at a work session to discuss salaries, benefits and working conditions. During the work session representatives from […]
Employees and keeping them in the district are the top priority for the RE-1 Valley School Board and administration. That was the message at a “Welcome Back to the Second Half” breakfast and general staff meeting held Wednesday morning at Sterling High School. “I will tell you that the number one priority right now is […]
From a groundbreaking for a new school to school safety improvements and new programs, local schools had much to celebrate in 2023. Peetz School District One of the top stories of the year was the start of construction on Peetz School District’s renovation and improvement project. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in May and construction […]
Despite objections from the South Platte Education Association the RE-1 Valley School Board approved two bargaining policies at a business meeting Monday. Policies GBB and GBB-R, communication with employees on salaries and benefits, were approved by the board on second reading in a 5-0 vote, with Joel McCracken absent from the meeting. They are meant […]
RE-1 Valley School District Interim Superintendent Dr. Martin Foster will serve as the district’s leader for one more year. At a business meeting Monday, the school board approved a second amendment to his employment agreement to extend his services for the 2024-25 school year. “We have a lot of great opportunities coming forward for us […]
The South Platte Education Association is getting frustrated with inaction from the RE-1 Valley School Board regarding adopting a policy that recognizes the union as the negotiating entity for the district. “We’ve asked for a very long time and we’ve been very patient, but we’re getting to the point where other districts are meeting and […]
Stuart Simpson, North Platte Public Schools’ finance director, says the district’s full 2023-24 property tax request is “off the table” after school board members failed to ratify it Monday night.
RE-1 Valley School District is implementing a new initiative to try to help address attendance and truancy issues. Cindy Reyes, Taylor Cowden and Azucena Nunez, family community coordinators, were at a school board meeting Monday to discuss the new Community Engagement Board that has been formed to help ensure students are going to school. Cowden, […]