Our School
About Our School
Educational Program:
Our school offers a developmentally appropriate curriculum to our youngsters, preschool through 5th grade. This includes providing students with the opportunity for continuous progress and individualized programs. We challenge and encourage students to be self-directed and responsible for their own learning.
Our school offers a developmentally appropriate curriculum to our youngsters, preschool through 5th grade. This includes providing students with the opportunity for continuous progress and individualized programs. We challenge and encourage students to be self-directed and responsible for their own learning.
Florida Mesa Staff:
Florida Mesa has seventeen classroom teachers from Preschool to 5th grade. There are ten specials teachers, including one resource teacher for learning disabilities, an E.L.L. teacher, two Title I reading teachers, one P.E. teacher, one music teacher, one art teacher, one librarian, one Gifted and Talented program teacher, and one Literacy Coach. Florida Mesa has 2 instructional aides, a Health Service Provider, a Partner In Education coordinator, two secretaries, a cafeteria manager, 2 cooks, 3 custodians and a school counselor.
Florida Mesa has seventeen classroom teachers from Preschool to 5th grade. There are ten specials teachers, including one resource teacher for learning disabilities, an E.L.L. teacher, two Title I reading teachers, one P.E. teacher, one music teacher, one art teacher, one librarian, one Gifted and Talented program teacher, and one Literacy Coach. Florida Mesa has 2 instructional aides, a Health Service Provider, a Partner In Education coordinator, two secretaries, a cafeteria manager, 2 cooks, 3 custodians and a school counselor.
At a Glance
- School Mascot: Mustang
- Colors: Blue and Gold
- Students: 312
- Teachers: 19
- Support Staff: 15
Our Mission
The mission of Durango School District 9-R, an innovative educational system committed to excellence, is to ensure each student develops the skills and attributes for lifelong learning and has the ability to compete and contribute in the global community, by guaranteeing equitable educational opportunities in a safe and healthy environment.