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Our Strategic Plan

Graduate Profile
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The Garfield Re-2 community, including students, collaborated to create the graduate profile. This illustration displays the agreed-upon traits that we want our graduates to possess.

Perfil de egresado
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La comunidad de Garfield Re-2, incluidos los estudiantes, colaboró para crear el perfil del graduado. Esta ilustración muestra los rasgos acordados que queremos que posean nuestros graduados.

student success
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Student success means increaseing performance for all,  increasing access to career and technical education opportunities, professional certifications, and concurrent enrollment courses, and establishing and strengthening systems to meet the mental, social, physical, and emotional needs of all students.

Staff success
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Staff success means secureing and maintaining the resources necessary to attract, recruit & retain outstanding staff for our schools and maintaining high job satisfaction, a productive workplace, and a positive district climate and culture.

Family & Community Success
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Garfield Re-2 will support family and community success by improving communications and collaboration with school & community stakeholders - with special emphasis on building authentic connections with our diverse communities.

News & Events

Headshot of Fathom Jensen, Garfield Re-2 school board member

It seems like we were just coming back from winter break, and here we are nearing the end of the school year! With the end of the year comes celebration. We have our students celebrating Prom, spring athletics, and the final tests coming to an end. Please be careful, safe, and smart as we’re out celebrating so many wonderful events, students, and staff. 

We’d also like to give a huge shout-out to our three Daniels Scholars, Jefferson (Jeff) Torres from Rifle High School, and Winter Keeney and Samantha Smythe from Coal Ridge High School.

Read More about From the Board, April 25, 2025- Fathom Jensen
Daniels Award Winners 25

Three Garfield Re-2 Students Win One of the Region’s Most Prestigious Scholarships

They’re state champions, community leaders, entrepreneurs, and future innovators—and now, three remarkable seniors from Garfield Re-2 are officially Daniels Scholars, joining a class of just over 200 students selected from thousands across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

Read More about Dreamers. Doers. Daniels Scholars.
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RIFLE – The Garfield Re-2 School District would like to invite the public to meet the final candidates for the Graham Mesa Elementary principal position. The event will be held at Graham Mesa Elementary on Friday, April 18, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The three finalists for this position are:

  • Aaron Hermiller
  • Justin Krein
  • Dorothy Wolf

All candidates will meet with the interview committees, which include community members, Graham Mesa Elementary teachers and staff, and district administration, earlier in the day. A final decision is expected the week of April 21st. 

Read More about Meet the candidates for Graham Mesa Elementary Principal
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RIFLE, CO - The Garfield Re-2 School District is pleased to announce that Kirk Banghart will serve as the next Superintendent beginning July 1, 2025. His contract was unanimously approved at the April 9, 2025, School Board meeting. Mr. Banghart will take over for current Superintendent Heather Grumley, who is retiring at the end of the school year after five years in the superintendent role and over 30 years in the Garfield Re-2 School District.

Mr. Banghart brings a passion for continuous improvement, a deep respect for the great work happening in Garfield Re-2, and a commitment to listening and learning from the community. His contract will officially begin July 1, 2025, and he will begin spending time in Garfield Re-2 a few days a month, specifically to support critical hiring decisions and get to know the staff of the District. 

Read More about Kirk Banghart approved as next Garfield Re-2 Superintendent
Headshot of Chance Jenkins, Garfield Re-2 school board member

Spring has finally sprung in Garfield Re-2, and I for one couldn’t be more excited about the future. 


On April 9, we had the privilege of visiting Graham Mesa Elementary School.  Principal Sprenger, along with his team, reviewed the CMAS data with the board, and we discussed the challenges as well as the positives that the data provides. We will continue to focus on the growth of the student body and stick to the process that our teams have proven to be successful. Anytime you are dealing with a large number of data points, change does not come quickly. It is incremental over a period of time. We are excited about the improvements GME has implemented and are anxiously awaiting this year's round of CMAS testing. 

Read More about From the Board, April 14, 2025

Garfield Re-2 By The Numbers

Here are just a few of the numbers that make Garfield Re-2 GREAT!

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Diverse Student Body

Garfield Re-2 is 54% Hispanic

College and Career Readiness

In 2022-23, Garfield Re-2 high school students took a total of 110 college courses at Colorado Mountain College for a total of 2166.5 college credits!

English Language Learners

Garfield Re-2 has nearly 25% of our students classified as English Language Learners

Budget

The Garfield Re-2 School District has a total budget of $65,014,001for 2023-24.