Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 is inviting parents and community members to discuss a proposed reorganization of two of its elementary schools, shifting from two kindergarten through fifth-grade schools to one that would serve kindergarten through second grade and another serving third through fifth grade.
The district will hold two information-gathering sessions to engage the community in the conversation. The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Mesa Elementary School gym, 703 W. Seventh St. The second meeting is Monday, May 5, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Kemper Elementary School gym, 620 E. Montezuma St., Cortez.
If approved by the Board of Education this year, the change would take effect for the 2026-27 school year.
