Go Pirates!! Both the girls and boys basketball teams head to Denver to play in the Great 8 round of the 4A basketball playoffs in Denver. We are so proud --Go Pirates!!! Thanks to the SUN for highlighting their incredible journey--thankful for a supportive local paper to help celebrate our youth in Pagosa.

The DAC (District Accountability Committee) is asking for your feedback in the form of a survey. The DAC is made up of parents, community members, administrators, and teachers who meet monthly in open meetings. By completing the Family Engagement Survey, families will have the opportunity to share how schools can create a more welcoming school environment, support student learning at home, and build lasting partnerships that contribute to student success.


The survey will open on February 23rd and close on March 8th. You can take the survey online at home, or when you come to your school's parent-teacher conferences next week.

In January, Archuleta School District took the time to honor its Board of Directors. As citizens of Archuleta school district who serve children and represent their communities, school board members face complex and demanding challenges. The month of January is designated as School Board Recognition Month in honor of the critical role our schools board members play in serving our students, our communities, and our state. All Coloradans should recognize the vital contributions these elected public officials play in the education of our children. They are extraordinary people who voluntarily tackle the enormous job of governing school districts.



THANK YOU to our Board members Dana Guinn, Bob Lynch, Butch Mackey, Amanda Schick, and Tim Taylor for your service to our schools, our community, and our students.

The entire music department of Archuleta School District recently returned from four very productive and educational days at the Colorado Music Educators Association in Colorado Springs. During their time there, they were immersed in hands-on sessions relating to music education spanning from kindergarten to high school, including general music, vocal music, instrumental music, and more. The team also used their time together to improve vertical alignment between all of the ASD schools. "Attending CMEA is always extremely helpful," commented Malinda Burnett, PSMS Music Educator, "But this was my favorite so far because we all went together as a team. We were able to be productive as a team in addition to our individual learning."

Our district has a process to accelerate highly advanced, gifted children into kindergarten under the age 5 and/or under age 6 for first grade. Please contact Nisia Patalan, our San Juan BOCES Gifted Ed Coordinator, at [email protected] for application details.
Applications for next school year are due by April 1st, 2024.

Nuestro distrito tiene un proceso para acelerar el ingreso de niños superdotados y muy avanzados al jardín de infantes menores de 5 años y/o menores de 6 años para el primer grado.

House Bill 08-1021 allows Colorado schools to accelerate highly advanced gifted children under age 5 (for kindergarten) and/or under age 6 (for first grade).

Thank you to all of the community members that took the time to meet at a local coffee shop and have Coffee Time with our School Board members, Amanda Schick and Butch Mackey. ASD is thankful to have a School Board and a community that cares about building strong relationships with families and community members to build collective responsibility for the success of all students in Archuleta School District. We are stronger together. Go Pirates!

A great opportunity to engage with two of ASD's school board members.

Butch Mackey and Amanda Schick will be hosting: Coffee with School Board Members.

Tuesday, Jan. 30th from 8:30 - 9:30 at Higher Grounds, Look for the Pirate Flag.

Una gran oportunidad para interactuar con dos de los miembros de la junta escolar de ASD.

Butch Mackey y Amanda Schick serán los anfitriones: Café con miembros de la junta escolar.

Martes 30 de enero de 8:30 a 9:30 en Higher Grounds, busque la bandera pirata.

Join Build Pagosa for their annual fundraiser 'Sledz on Res'. Build Pagosa will be using the funds raised from the sledding fundraiser to send local Pagosa Springs High School students' Skills USA teams to their State and National Skills USA events. Join the community in this family fun event.