The Montezuma-Cortez Board of Education has announced that board President Sheri Noyes has been awarded the Colorado Association of School Boards’ McGuffey Award.
The award, according to CASB, was created to honor board members who go the extra mile in serving their school communities while showing a heart for all children and working to make a difference in the community in which they serve.
In the email announcing Noyes’ award, the district noted that Noyes is “highly active” in the community and stays informed on what the community needs, while battling “significant personal challenges.”
“Sheri has been an exceptional leader and role model for RE-1. Under her guidance, the district has seen every building advance at least one academic level and experienced a significant increase in attendance rates,” the award letter said. “Through her leadership, the district has implemented two base pay increases and is currently pursuing a bond for a new elementary building and a mill levy increase to further our salary goals.”
Noyes is the director for District F. According to the district’s website, she was born in Cortez and resides in Pleasant View. She attended Cortez schools for her entire education and graduated from Montezuma-Cortez High School in 1989.
Her son graduated from M-CHS in 2013, and her daughter in 2016.
“Her mission is to earn the trust of the community, staff and students as she continues to be an advocate on their behalf,” the district website said. “Noyes is looking forward to working to resolve unfinished promises, promote transparency, and be proactive in the challenges that lie ahead.”
Mancos Board of Education President Emily Hutcheson-Brown was also awarded the McGuffey Award this year.
