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"To provide quality educational opportunities from childhood through adult life in accordance with the Tribe's needs for cultural and economic well being as well as the members' needs for individual development and self-sufficiency."

.In this department there is :

  • Student Support Program
  • Library Program
  • Johnson O' Malley Program
  • Alternative Program

 

Education

Towaoc, Colorado 81334

Monday to Friday

8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Phone:  (970) 564-5348

Fax: 970 564-5342

 

 

 

MONTEZUMA-CORTEZ SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 2022-2023

400 North Elm Street
PO Box R 
Cortez, CO 81321-0708
(970) 565-7522 

School year 22-23 Register Information

2022-2023 Academic Calendar

  • 970-565-7522 / Office of the Superintendent

RE-1 Schools:

Beech Street Pre-School 
970-565-7491

PRINCIPAL - Andrea Martinez

Kemper Elementary School 
970-565-3737

PRINCIPAL - Katie Nelson

Lewis - Arriola Elementary School 
970-882-4494

PRINCIPAL - Angi Sauk

Mesa Elementary School 
970-565-3858

PRINCIPAL - Robert Laymon

Montezuma - Cortez High School 
970-565-3722

PRINCIPAL - Tom Graves

Montezuma-Cortez Middle School 
970-565-7824

PRINCIPAL - Drew Pearson

Pleasant View Elementary School 
970-562-4286

PRINCIPAL - Angi Sauk

 

Children's Kiva Montessori Charter School

601 North Mildred

Cortez, CO  81321

Phone: (970) 564-9377 - Lurleen McCormick

2022-2023 Academic Calendar

Kiva Montessori Enrollment for the 2022-23

 

If you are planning on using transportation services this year, please call 565-8130 to set this up.

 

IMPORTANT : The UMUT Truancy Resolution is still in effect either online or in school in Cortez.

 

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About the Reservation

The Ute Mountain Ute Reservation is located in the Four Corners region of the United States. The majority of the reservation consist of lands about 553,008 acres in Montezuma and La Plata Counties, Colorado and San Juan County, New Mexico.

All of these lands are held in trust by the U.S. Government. The Ute Mountain Ute Reservation has substantial range, historical, and archaeological resources.

The Ute Mountain Ute Reservation is a Sovereign Nation.Currently the reservations has about 2,000+ residents.

Resource(s):

    - Geology & Resources of the Paradox Basin 1996

    - legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com

Tribal Parks
How to do buisness
Sovereign Nation

Employment

We elect to practice our Sovereign rights and use TRIBAL PREFERENCE – To Qualified Individual In Following PRIORITY FOR EMPLOYMENT:

  1. ENROLLED TRIBAL MEMBER OF THE UMUT
  2. SO. & NO. UTE TRIBAL MEMBERS
  3. LEGAL SPOUSE OF UMUT
  4. OTHER FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN

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Contact Us:

  • Phone:
    (970) 565-3751
  • Fax:
    (970) 564-5709
  • Address:
    125 Mike Wash Rd.
    Towaoc, CO 81334