Archuleta County School District 50-JT

School district headquartered in Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Archuleta County School District 50-JT is a school district headquartered in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

The district includes most of Archuleta County.^[1] A portion is in Hinsdale County, where it serves Piedra.^[2]

History

Archuleta School District 50 JT was consolidated in 1950 from numerous small school districts throughout Archuleta County.

Linda Reed became the superintendent circa 2013^[3]

In 2018 some families dissatisfied with the schools of Dulce Independent Schools in Dulce, New Mexico enrolled their children in Archuleta school district schools. There were 99 such students, with 32, 36, and 31 in elementary, middle, and high school levels, respectively. Reed stated, "people have been doing that for years."^[3]

Richard M. Holt became the superintendent in 2022.^[4]

Schools

Pagosa Springs High School
Pagosa Middle School
Pagosa Elementary School
Pagosa Family School
San Juan Mountain School

Previously the district had separate intermediate school (grades 5-6) and junior high school divisions.^[5]

In 2017, the district signed a contract with Pagosa Peak Open School, an independent non-profit corporation, to operate a K-8 charter school in the Aspen Village subdivision. As of the 2022-2023 school year, PPOS had an enrollment of about 125 students. The school is tuition-free and open to all Archuleta County families.

References

^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Archuleta County, CO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hinsdale County, CO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Martinez, Amanda (May 31, 2018). "Dulce Students Travel to Colorado to Escape Failing Schools". Rio Grande Sun. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^ Stroud, John (May 25, 2022). "Top academic official with Roaring Fork Schools taking superintendent's job in Pagosa Springs". Post Independent. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^ "Intermediate School". Archuleta County School District 50-JT. November 8, 2008. Archived from the original on November 8, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2022.