News
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Sixty35: 5 Questions: Dr. Wendy Birhanzel
Dr. Wendy Birhanzel, Superintendent of Harrison School District 2, has been named 2023 Colorado Superintendent of the Year by the Colorado Association of School Executives.
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Gazette: Harrison District 2 leader recognized as Colorado Superintendent of the Year: 'It's all about the kids'
Wendy Birhanzel received the 2023 Colorado Superintendent of the Year award before hundreds of supportive students, principals, staff and community members at Sierra High School.
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Choice Enrollment Now Open
If you would like to request that your student attend a school other than the attendance area of your address, now is the time to fill out the Choice form.
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Dr. Wendy Birhanzel named 2023 Colorado Superintendent of the Year!
Dr. Birhanzel shared that this award is an honor for the whole district. “This is the best news! Our staff and students have worked for this day for so long, and they are why I stand here today. We are honored to be recognized, and I will advocate for our school districts all over our state as Colorado’s Superintendent of the Year.”
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CS Indy: Meet the Pikes Peak region’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) advocacy winners for 2022
Read about our Superintendent Dr. Wendy Birhanzel, one of this year’s Transformational Leaders award winners!
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D2 has a new look!
While our students and staff enjoyed their well-deserved summer break, the District worked behind the scenes to revamp the district’s brand that has been around for decades.
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KKTV: Free before- and after-school child care for Harrison School District 2 families already has over 1,000 students enrolled
D-2 kindergarten to fifth graders can show up to 14 locations in the district five days a week. The program began in August and already has about 1,012 students enrolled.
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Register Now for Adult Education Classes
Beginning in August 2021, D2 will offer FREE Adult Education and English Classes. Continue reading for details and registration sign-up.
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Video: HSD2 Addressing Equity in Education
From daily dose 719: COVID has created challenges for schools and families across the US but in many ways it brought us together. HSD2 has been working to address inequities long before COVID, which put them ahead of the game for providing resources for families in the district.
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No-Cost College for HSD2 Graduates
The Dakota Promise provides free college tuition and academic support to every qualifying high school graduate in the school district.
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Standard Response Protocol (SRP) Lockout/Lockdown Parent Handout
Standard Response Protocol (SRP) has changed terminology this year. View the English and Spanish flyer.
District Announcements
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
We want to share this flyer from NAMI with some of the services NAMI is providing for our community. If you are interested in these and other programs, please visit www.namicoloradosprings.org
School Announcements
All About Monterey!
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Records Request
Please email all records requests to Stephanie Mitchell at pmitchell@hsd2.org
School Hours
Monday - 9:55 am to 3:15 pm | No breakfast served on Mondays
Tuesday through Friday - 8:25 am to 3:15 pm
Breakfast begins at 8:00 am Tuesday through Friday
Teachers are outside the student entrance doors at 8:00 am and then again at 8:20 am
Welcome to Monterey Elementary School! Monterey is a great school where students come first and relationships with our families and community are our top priority! Our mission is, Building a Foundation for Students to Grow and Achieve! Each year we continue to show amazing academic growth! Our Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) keeps our expectations high and our discipline referral rate very low! We could go on and on about all the wonderful things Monterey has to offer, like…Smaller class sizes and an instructional paraprofessional for each grade level.
Highly Qualified Teachers meet the individual academic needs of each student.
After-school activities include basketball, art club, Mariachi Band, Colorado Springs Conservatory (for the performing arts)
AND SO MUCH MORE!
You are just going to have to stop in and see why…
Monterey Rocks!
Click here to learn more about what Monterey Elementary has to offer...