Meet the Ridgway School District Board of Education

The Ridgway School District school board is composed of five dedicated individuals who are passionate about education and community service. Each member brings a unique perspective and set of skills to the board, working collaboratively to support the district’s goals and initiatives.

• Aimee Quadri - President

• Brian Patton - Vice President

• Jill Hepp – Secretary/Treasurer

• Greg Zimmerman – Member At-Large

• Doug Unfug – Member At-Large

Board Meetings

Board meetings are held each month at 5 p.m. in the Ridgway Secondary School Library. Meetings are open to the public, and we encourage community members to attend and participate in the discussions.

Contact Us

We welcome your questions, comments, and suggestions. Please feel free to reach out to our school board via email at schoolboard@ridgway.k12.co.us. Your feedback is invaluable as we strive to improve our schools and better serve our students and community.

5 p.m. at Ridgway Secondary School Library
Meeting dates, times and locations are subject to change

July 18, 2024: Regular Session

August 15, 2024: Regular Session

September 26, 2024: Regular Session

October 8, 2024: Work Session
October 24, 2024: Regular Session

November 21, 2024: Regular Session

December 4-7, 2024: Annual CASB Conference

December 12, 2024: Regular Session

January 16, 2025: Work Session
January 30, 2025: Regular Session

February 27, 2025: Regular Session

March 13, 2025: Work Session
March 27, 2025: Regular Session

April 10, 2025: Work Session
April 24, 2025: Regular Session

May 8, 2025: Work Session
May 22, 2025: Regular Session

June 19, 2025: Regular Session

July 31, 2025: Regular Session

For any questions regarding meetings, agendas, or minutes, please contact the District Office at 970-626-4320, or reach out to Dona Hawken, Secretary to the Board, at dhawken@ridgway.k12.co.us.

Minutes are considered draft until they are approved by the BOE during the meeting.

Policy Development

Ridgway School District operates according to policies established by the Board of Education. The Board, which represents the local community, develops policies after careful deliberation, and the school administration implements them through specific regulations/procedures. The Board then appraises the effects of its policies and makes revisions as necessary.

Policy development in a modern, forward-looking school system is a dynamic ongoing process. New problems and issues give rise to the continuing need to develop new policies or to revise existing ones.

Changes in needs, conditions, purposes, and objectives will require revisions, deletions, and additions to the Board’s policies. The district welcomes suggestions for ongoing policy development.

Proposals regarding Board policies may originate with the Board, superintendent, staff members, parents, students, consultants, civic groups or any resident of the district. A careful and orderly process shall be used in examining such proposals.

About policies and regulations

Policies are principles adopted by the Board to chart a course of action. They tell what is wanted and may include why and how much. They are broad enough to indicate a line of action to be taken but narrow enough to give clear guidance.

Regulations are detailed directions regarding how a policy will be put into practice. They tell how, by whom, where and when things are to be done.

As long as the administration operates within the guidelines of general policy adopted by the Board, it may change regulations without prior Board approval unless Board action is required by law or unless the Board has specifically asked that a particular regulation is given Board approval. The Board, of course, should be kept informed of regulations issued by the administration.

Notes regarding policy format

Dates. Where possible, the original date of adoption/approval/issuance appears immediately following each policy/regulation. In other instances, an approximate date or revision date is used.

Legal references. Legal references are given so that the policy user may locate pertinent state or federal law related to a policy. Unless otherwise noted, all references direct the reader to the Colorado Revised Statutes, as revised through the last session of the legislature. Most of the statutes are included in Colorado School Laws published by the Colorado Department of Education. Other laws and/or court decisions also may be applicable to a particular policy.

Cross references. Certain policies/regulations relate to others. Cross-references are provided to help the policy user find all of the related information.

Is policy work complete?

No. The need to place additional policies in writing, adopt new ones and revise old ones is ongoing. No matter how well conceived and well developed, a policy manual can never be completely up to date.

Section A: Foundations and Basic Commitments

Section B - School Board Governance and Operations

Section C - General School Administration

Section D - Fiscal Management

Section E - Facilities Planning and Development

Section G - Personnel

Section I - Instruction

Section J - Students

Section K - School, Community, Home Relations

Section L - Education Agency Relations

Ridgway School District complies with the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) in terms of public review of district records [Board Policy KDB and KDB-R]. Information attainable by CORA requests include any writing that is made, kept or maintained by Ridgway School District, emails and records that are stored in digital filing systems, computers or servers.

Ridgway School District records are public, unless otherwise protected, and shall be available within three business days from the initial request. If the record exists but cannot be gathered within the three-day period, the delivery date shall be extended an additional seven working days. The requestor shall be notified of the extension within the first three days of receiving the request. Format requests will be considered, but the District reserves the right to provide information in the format the District deems most appropriate.

If the records do not exist, there is no duty to create that public record. If the District agrees to generate the requested report and require additional manpower to format or create, certain fees may apply. Costs associated with fulfilling the request will be communicated to the requestor prior to data collection. All fees must be paid in full before completing the records request.

Fees will be charged in accordance with Board Policy KDB and KDB-R.

The purpose of this publication is to help readers understand how Colorado finances its public elementary and secondary schools. The major focus is an explanation of the funding formula included in the Public School Finance Act of 1994, including amendments made to the act in 2019. Several illustrations are provided to help readers calculate funding under the formula. The booklet also describes several other provisions of law that relate to school district funding. These provisions include a description of revenue that is earmarked for specific functions, other local sources of revenue, categorical programs, and the Colorado Preschool Program. Please note that this publication is intended to provide a summary overview of programs that affect funding for schools; state law should be consulted for more specific details on the operation of the programs or for information on other programs that provide money to school districts.

2024 School Finance Handbook