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Graduate Profile
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
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
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
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
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
![Photo of a man in a blue shirt who will be the next principal at Rifle Middle School.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749571190/garfieldre2net/rcw0r8ax10r8rascvf5t/RobDean.jpg","width":200}])
The Garfield Re‑2 School District is pleased to announce that longtime Rifle Middle School (RMS) administrator Rob Dean has been selected to serve as the school’s next principal, effective July 1, 2025, pending Board of Education approval at its June 25 meeting.
Dean takes the reins from outgoing principal Jenny Nipper. Nipper was recently named the next Assistant Superintendent for Garfield Re-2. Mrs. Nipper officially begins her tenure on July 1, 2025, and has already begun her work at the District Office.
Dean brings 23 years of educational experience—spanning teacher, assistant principal, high‑school principal, and athletics director—to his new post, along with a Master of Education in Administration from the University of North Texas, and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma. Yet it’s the relationships he has built at RMS that fuel his excitement.
![Photo of four male students who took part in electrician project.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749516500/garfieldre2net/bepafoq3lbybcwt7exye/IMG_1682.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749516500/garfieldre2net/bepafoq3lbybcwt7exye/IMG_1682.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749516500/garfieldre2net/bepafoq3lbybcwt7exye/IMG_1682.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749516500/garfieldre2net/bepafoq3lbybcwt7exye/IMG_1682.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1749516500/garfieldre2net/bepafoq3lbybcwt7exye/IMG_1682.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1749516500/garfieldre2net/bepafoq3lbybcwt7exye/IMG_1682.jpg","width":2200}])
When a flyer landed in the inbox of Coal Ridge High School Counselor Kat Nichols, she knew it had potential—especially for students looking for a hands-on career path right after high school.
Six Coal Ridge juniors and seniors took advantage of a unique opportunity this spring to participate in a six-to-eight-week Electrical Orientation course hosted by the Western Colorado Independent Electrical Contractors (WCIEC). Funded by EPIC (Education Providers & Industry Collaborating) through the Colorado River BOCES, the course introduced students to the basics of electrical work—and, for some, sparked the start of a lifelong career.
![Headshot of Britton Fletchall , Garfield Re-2 school board member]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709925503/garfieldre2net/gwtvebcgfigcv37e1vio/Britton.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709925503/garfieldre2net/gwtvebcgfigcv37e1vio/Britton.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709925503/garfieldre2net/gwtvebcgfigcv37e1vio/Britton.jpg","width":667}])
That’s a wrap on the 2024-2025 school year. Time to take a deep breath, relax, and start planning for 2025-2026. Oh, wait, we have been planning that for months.
I want to take a second to congratulate every student that is a part of Garfield Re-2. Many of you set goals for yourself in academics, sports, and extracurricular activities, and you achieved those goals. Some of us fell short, but hold your head up high, you have time to put in the work and make the change.
Change is just a part of life. You had your favorite teacher this year, and in the new school year, it will be someone new. You loved middle school, but now you are on to the big time: high school. There will be some changes in Garfield Re-2 next year for the adults, also. We say goodbye to many and invite new ones into our organization.
![Photo of Scott Bolitho]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747675632/garfieldre2net/buvl4ygyfas1oylzzstu/ScottBolitho.jpg","width":225}])
At our May 14th Board of Education meeting, we got to engage with students, staff, and community members around several important issues that shape the daily experience of our schools and the long-term direction of our district.
Our Shine the Light presentation focused on Health Services. Sarah Bell is the department director, and she was joined by Kim Gardner. Together, they presented information about daily activities that we typically don’t see. Their responsibilities are enormous, and they take great care of our students and our staff. We appreciate all of the Health Services staff in Garfield RE-2!
![Photo of Jenny Nipper]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747406917/garfieldre2net/p0wyvyz2gsxbembon4qt/nipper.jpg","width":200}])
The Garfield Re-2 School District is pleased to announce that Jenny Nipper will be the new Assistant Superintendent for the 2025-26 school year. The appointment is pending board approval at the May 28, 2025 School Board meeting.
Mrs. Nipper is currently the Principal of Rifle Middle School in Rifle, CO. Nipper began her career in the Garfield Re-2 School District as a substitute teacher. She grew her skills, becoming a math and science teacher at Rifle Middle School and Riverside Middle School before being named Assistant Principal at Rifle Middle School. In 2017, Nipper was named Principal. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cincinnati Bible College and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership from Western Governors University.
Garfield Re-2 By The Numbers
Here are just a few of the numbers that make Garfield Re-2 GREAT!
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.