Education

CNCC sees tuition increase by 9 percent
July 3, 2009
The state legislature ap­­proved Colorado community colleges, including Colorado Northwestern Community Col­lege, to raise tuition by 9 percent in preparation for probable cuts in state funding, according to the Colorado Community College System.
Two-year middle school upgrade project to be finished in December
July 1, 2009
Last summer, the Moffat County School District and a contractor, the Neenan Co., embarked on a $29.6 million, two-year school upgrade at Craig Middle School. The last remaining part will be the north side of the middle school, to be completed in December.
CNCC campus project aims to enhance local college life
July 1, 2009
In the fall, Colorado Northwestern Community College officials plan to have a new, 18,000-square-foot, $3.8 million career technical center finished and open to the public.
New superintendent to start Wednesday
June 29, 2009
Joe Petrone won’t officially become Moffat County School District superintendent until Wednesday, but he has been visiting Craig and attending district meetings since mid-April.
VNA calls the shots for required immunizations
June 27, 2009
Students entering kindergarten, sixth and 10th grades might need to brave several needle pricks before they’re allowed to start school in the fall.
Moffat County eliminates half-day kindergarten
June 26, 2009
The Moffat County School Board approved, 4-1, a motion to offer only full-day kindergarten for the 2009-10 school year, in a meeting Thursday night.
School District anticipates budget deficit
Officials: Reserve fund used to balance finances
June 25, 2009
The Moffat County School District will vote on the 2010 budget at tonight’s school board meeting at the administration building, 775 Yampa Ave.
School almost out for summer
Extended year nears completion for 18 students
June 23, 2009
Eleven students and five teachers sat inside a classroom Monday morning at Moffat County High School learning new words like “annihilation.”
Students learn about biodiversity, geology in Costa Rica
June 20, 2009
“Pura vida” is a term frequently used by Costa Ricans as a greeting or expression of the Costa Rican philosophy of community and good spirits. Literally translated, it means “pure life” or “full of life.”
School construction on track
Craig Middle School on schedule to be ready by start of school year
June 13, 2009
Desks are piled up in classrooms and old computers sit dust-ridden in rows, but each room in the new Craig Middle School is beginning to look more and more like a functional classroom.
Retiring preschool director shares memories of 27 years at St. Mark’s
June 13, 2009
In the basement of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, miniature chairs sit at knee-high tables, empty, as if waiting for the next class of 3-year-olds to troop down the stairs with their muddy shoes and miles of craft paper and Scotch tape.
Teachers, school district move closer to agreement
June 6, 2009
After nearly a month of negotiations, the Moffat County Education Association and the Moffat County School Board reached a settlement in teacher salary negotiations for fiscal year 2010.
School district superintendent prepares for retirement
June 3, 2009
As people began crowding into the American Legion Post 62 on Tuesday afternoon, it seemed, at first, like any other gathering. More than 60 people clustered around, chatting, laughing and eating.
Carnival a hit with crowd
Organizers for school fundraiser happy with results
June 1, 2009
This wasn’t the ordinary Steamboat Springs carnival. In the Meadows parking lot during the weekend, rides and the standard boardwalk-type games — not to mention the funnel cakes and cotton candy — created a county fair atmosphere for many local families.
As school ends, classes shift at district schools
May 30, 2009
Out go the students, and in come the movers. With the eighth-graders on their way to Moffat County High School, construction at Craig Middle School will quicken.

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