Weld County School District RE-1

School district in Colorado, United States

Weld County School District RE-1
Address
14827 County Road 42 Gilcrest , Colorado, 80623 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PreK–12^[1]
NCES District ID	0804200^[1]
Students and staff
Students	1,887^[1]
Teachers	146.61^[1]
Staff	154.21^[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.87^[1]
Other information
Website	www.wcsdre1.org

Weld County School District RE-1 is a school district headquartered in Gilcrest, Colorado. As of 2019^[update] the district had 1,990 students. The district also serves LaSalle and Platteville.^[2]

In 2012 the district began utilizing EAGLE-Net Alliance, a broadband internet cooperative involving several local governments in the state that is intended to increase the proliferation of broadband internet. One member of the group's board of directors, Jo Barbie, served as the WCSD RE-1 superintendent.^[3]

In the 2012–2013 school year the district began holding classes only four days per week instead of five and therefore the district spent 1.7% less of its original budget, meaning it spent $360,000 fewer dollars. Don Rangel became the superintendent in 2015.^[4]

After Rangel was fired, Johan van Nieuwenhuizen was hired in 2019.

In the 2020–2021 school year, North Valley Middle School in LaSalle, Colorado earned the US Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon School award, making this school the only Middle School in Colorado to earn this award.

Schools

Valley High School
North Valley Middle School
South Valley Middle School
Gilcrest Elementary School
Pete Mirich Elementary School
Platteville Elementary School

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "Home". Weld County School District RE-1. Retrieved November 10, 2019. WCSD RE-1 serves residents of[...]14827 WCR 42 Gilcrest, CO 80623
^ Simpson, Kevin (August 19, 2012). "Education's digital divide more about bandwidth than computer hardware". Denver Post. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
^ Ragan, Kelly (September 13, 2018). "Half of Colorado school districts adopt 4-day weeks to cut costs". Coloradoan. Retrieved November 10, 2019.