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Name Email Job Titlesort icon Ext.
Lynise Packer lpacker@durango.k12.co.us Student Nutrition Field Coordinator 1419
Isabel Viana mviana@durango.k12.co.us Substitute Coordinator 1430
Dan Snowberger dsnowberger@durango.k12.co.us Superintendent of Schools 1448
Krista Garand kgarand@durango.k12.co.us Supervisor of Student Nutrition 1436
Mary Kay O'Neil moneil@durango.k12.co.us Teacher Librarian 3509
Cindy Tucson ctucson@durango.k12.co.us Teacher Librarian 3609
LaRae Dotson ldotson@durango.k12.co.us Teacher Librarian
Carol Calkin ccalkin@durango.k12.co.us Teacher Librarian 3809
Suzanne Wickman swickman@durango.k12.co.us Teacher Librarian 2509
Trish Kirkpatrick tkirkpatrick@durango.k12.co.us Teacher Librarian 3209
Ann Ruetschle aruetschle@durango.k12.co.us Teacher Librarian 3309
Dana Nilsson dnilsson@durango.k12.co.us Teacher Librarian 3409
Michelle Fletcher mfletcher@durango.k12.co.us Teacher Librarian 2809
Jeff Muller jmuller@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Applied Technology 2139
Keith Rosten krosten@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Applied Technology 2533
Maureen O'Donnell modonnell@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Art 3526
Kate Carr kcarr@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Art 3226
Caryl Goode cgoode@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Art 2581
Joe Kroenung jkroenung@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Art 3826
Roxie Mitchell rmitchell@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Art 2103
Karen Reiter kpatrum@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Art 3626
Trey Duvall tduvall@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Art 3726
Britte Bowman bbowman@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Art 2825
Mark Rosenberg mrosenberg@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Band 2526
Katharine Reed kreed@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Band 2102
Pat Starns pstarns@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Computer 2510
Cynthia Sims csims@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Consumer & Family 2550
Jan Tuchscherer jtuchsch@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Consumer & Family 2845
Maria Miller mmiller@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, ELL 3765
Derinda Babcock dbabcock@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, ELL 2118
Kelly Von Stroh kvonstroh@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, ELL
Virginia Hedges vhedges@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, ELL 3565
Maria Goodin mgoodin@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, ELL 3318
Lucinda Long-Webb llong-webb@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, ELL 3623
Teri Kopack tkopack@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, English 2242
Jennifer Johnson jjohnson@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, English 2206
Christina McMunn cmucmunn@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, English 27
Heidi Jordan hjordan@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, English 2207
Kristina Bruton kbruton@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, English 2081
Ryan Montgomery rmontgomery@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, English 2005
Andrea Nachtrieb anachtrieb@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Gifted & Talented
Lorena Norton lnorton@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Gifted & Talented 3342
Deb Nielsen dnielsen@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Gifted & Talented 2828
Ann Tidwell atidwell@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Gifted & Talented 3416
Patti Embree pembree@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Gifted & Talented 2535
Nisia Lawler nlawler@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Gifted & Talented 3616
Andrea Berghoff aberghoff@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Gifted & Talented 3516
Karin Bowker kbowker@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Grade 1 3312
Karen Morris karenmorris@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Grade 1 3510
Kate Blakely kblakely@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Grade 1 3410
Sandy Elliott selliott@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Grade 1 3712
Amy Colyar acolyar@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Grade 1
Irene Altman ialtman@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Grade 1 3511
Kelly Mull kmull@durango.k2.co.us Teacher, Grade 1 3210
Sherra Bornheim sbornheim@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Grade 1 3518
Michelle Meade mmeade@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Grade 1 3621
Brittany Armstrong barmstrong@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Grade 1 3311
Brianne Dilley bdilley@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Grade 1 3710
Leanne Moore lmoore1@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Grade 1 3512
Mary LeClaire mleclaire@durango.k12.co.us Teacher, Grade 1 3620

District at a Glance

  • Students: approx 4,227
  • Teachers: 333
    • 12 Years Avg Experience
    • 69% with Masters Degree
  • Support Staff: 193
  • Schools:
    • 7 Elementary Schools
    • 2 Middle Schools
    • 1 High School
    • Area Served: 1,039 sq miles

Our Mission

The mission of Durango School District 9-R, an innovative educational system committed to excellence, is to ensure each student develops the skills and attributes for lifelong learning and has the ability to compete and contribute in the global community, by guaranteeing equitable educational opportunities in a safe and healthy environment.

Sponsors and Partners

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