Wear your Wolf Gear on Thursday!

Preseason Meeting for Parents and Athletes @MVS

Wednesday, August 20 5:45pm-6:20pm

Dinner will be provided

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A Free Virtual Workshop Series for Families:

This 4-part series gives families simple, research-based tools to support their child’s literacy development at home. Choose the track that matches your child’s grade level, and learn how to boost their confidence, comprehension, and love of reading—starting now.

BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA

Regular Meeting

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 6:00 pm

Location Mountain Valley School 

Upstairs Media Room

Dear Mountain Valley Families,

Welcome to the 2025–2026 school year! My name is Ms. Byron, and I am honored to introduce myself as the new principal of Mountain Valley School. I am truly looking forward to meeting each of you and working together to make this a year filled with growth, success, and great memories. Our “One Pack, One Valley, One Mission” spirit is what makes this community so special, and I am excited to lead and learn alongside you.

A Few Important Reminders for the Start of the Year:

• School Hours: 7:55 AM – 4:05 PM

• Arrival: All students should enter through the athletic doors each morning.

• Breakfast: Elementary breakfast begins at 7:30 AM. High School breakfast begins at 7:40 AM.

Cell Phone & Earbud/Headphone Policy: To ensure our classrooms remain focused and distraction-free, please review our technology expectations with your student:

• Elementary (K–5): No cell phone use on campus. Phones should be powered off and stored in backpacks. Earbuds/headphones are not permitted during the school day unless provided by a teacher for learning purposes.

• Middle School: Phones may be used only during lunch. At all other times, phones should be put away in backpacks (not on desks).

• High School: Phones may be used only during lunch. They are not permitted during instructional time and should be stored away (not on desks).

Thank you for your support in helping us create a positive, engaging, and respectful learning environment for all students. I can’t wait to see the energy and excitement our students bring on the first day of school!

Let’s make it a great year,

Ms. Byron Principal Mountain Valley School

Check out the August Athletics Schedule. If you have any questions you can call the school at 719-655-2578 or email athletics@valley.k12.co.us

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS

Mountain Valley School District

Saguache County, Colorado

The Mountain Valley School District in the County of Saguache, State of Colorado, calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

At this election 3 directors will be elected representing Mountain Valley School District for a term of office of four years. To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months before the election [and a resident of the director district which will be represented]. A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.

A person who desires to be a candidate for school director shall file a written notice of intention to be a candidate and a nomination petition signed by at least 25 eligible electors who are registered to vote in the regular biennial school election.

Nomination petitions may be obtained at Mountain Valley School 403 Pitkin Ave Saguache Office hours are Summer Hours 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

Note: This call for nominations is to be published not more than 90 days (August 6, 2025) nor less than 75 days (August 21, 2025) before the election. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-107(1.5).

Completed petitions shall be submitted to Phyllis Christensen at Mountain Valley School no later than 12:00 Noon on August 29, 2025.

There will be a special School Board Meeting on Friday August 8, 2025 at 5:00 pm in the Mountain Valley School Upstairs Media Room.