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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
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This week we had the opportunity to visit Cactus Valley Elementary for our meeting. CVE is celebrating solid performance growth continuing their upward trajectory, adding to years of success. The amazing staff shared some of their struggles and their innovative plans to reach all of our students.
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Garfield Re-2 School District is pleased to announce that longtime Coal Ridge High School educator and assistant principal Michael Mikalakis has been selected to serve as the school’s next principal, effective July 1, 2026, pending Board of Education approval. Mikalakis will take the reins from outgoing principal Jackie Davis, who is retiring at the end of the 25-26 school year.
Mikalakis will become just the fifth principal in Coal Ridge High School’s history, a responsibility he does not take lightly.
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Parents, Staff and Community are invited to meet the Coal Ridge High School Principal candidates at the Coal Ridge High School Library Thursday, April 2, from 5 - 6:30 p.m. The three candidtes are Michael Mikalakis, Jessica Newman and Troy Snyder.
The first time Coal Ridge High School junior Kindall Murr took the controls of a small airplane, she wasn’t thinking about homework or college applications.
She was looking out over the Western Slope from the sky.
"I fell in love with flying," Murr said. "Just seeing the area from above was so cool. Everything about it was so fun. I was like, 'I don't want a boring job. This is what I want to do.'"
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Thank you to Wamsley Elementary School for hosting Shine the Light. They highlighted their new outdoor classroom and the important work happening in our schools. The “Shine the Light” presentations remain among the most meaningful parts of our meetings, offering Board members and the public a closer look at how students are supported in classrooms every day. It's clear that student success is directly related to the long hours and commitment embodied in every Wamsley employee. Thank you all for your tireless dedication.
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.