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Board of Education Members

While supporting the highest level of education possible for every student the school board does the following:

  •  Makes and reviews policies for the school district, while observing state laws & regulations pertaining to public education.
  • With the superintendent, develops the vision & mission for the district.
  • Adopts the budget that provides the financial basis for buildings, staff, materials and equipment which enable the district to carry out the educational program. This includes oversight of all district funds.
  • Acquires reliable information to enable it to make the best possible decisions about the scope & nature of the educational programming.
  • Provides policy for effective management of complaints.
  • Provides adequate & direct means to communicate with the public about district plans & needs.
  • Supports decisions made by the majority of the Board.
  • Board of Education Self-Evaluation 2021
  • Board of Education Self-Evaluation 2022

Members

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Sherri Wright

M-CSD Re-1 School Board Director ~ District C (Started 4 year term 11/2019)

Sherri Wright is the director for District C. She graduated from Montezuma-Cortez High ...

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Sheri Noyes

M-CSD RE-1 School Board Director & President ~ District F (started 4 year term 11/30/21)

Sheri Noyes is the director for District F. She was born and raised in Cortez and lives...

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Layne Frazier

M-CSD RE-1 School Board Director ~ District G (2 year Term started 11/30/21)

Layne Frazier was elected to a 2-year term as the director for District G in 2021. This...

Mike Lynch

M-CSD RE-1 School Board Director ~ District G

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Public Notice

M-CSD RE-1 School Board Director ~ District B (4 year term completes in Nov. 2025)

Vacant - See Public Notice dated 11.29.23 on our BoardDocs sitehttps://go.boarddocs.com...

Rafe M. O'Brien

M-CSD Re-1 School Board Director, Secretary ~ District A

  • Email Rafe O'Brien
  • www.cortez.k12.co.us (opens in new window)
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Ed Rice

M-CSD RE-1 School Board Director & Vice President ~ District E (4 year term beginning on 11/30/21)

Ed Rice retired from M-CSD RE-1 schools in 2019. Ed has a B.S. degree from Colorado Sta...

Rhonda Tracy

M-CSD Re-1 School Board Director, Treasurer ~ District C

  • Email Rhonda Tracy
  • www.cortez.k12.co.us (opens in new window)
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Lyndreth Wall

M-CSD RE-1 School Board Director ~ District D (appointed Jan. 7th, 2023)

   

  • Email Lyndreth Wall
  • www.cortez.k12.co.us (opens in new window)
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Cody Wells

M-CSD RE-1 School Board Director ~ District A (2 year term starting 11/30/21)

(Feb) 2021 Elected to fill a recalled position in District - A (Nov) 2021 Elected to...

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Debra Ramsey

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and School Board

  • Email Debra Ramsey
  • www.cortez.k12.co.us (opens in new window)

Montezuma-Cortez
School District Re-1

400 North Elm Street
PO Box R 
Cortez, CO 81321-0708
(970) 565-7522 

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