RE-1 Valley School District promotes hiring, phone update and vendor fair

RE-1 Valley School District is trying to fill jobs in transportation, maintenance, technology, administrative support and education, with immediate start dates, at the same time its phone system is temporarily down. For families in Sterling, Caliche and the rest of Logan County, those vacancies can touch the bus ride, the condition of school buildings, classroom support and the speed of everyday communication.

The district is telling callers to use 970-466-2520 while the outage continues. Its normal main office number is 970-522-0792, and the staff directory lists Superintendent Dustin Hunt, Assistant Superintendent Brenda Kloberdanz, HR Director Heather Forster and Executive Admin Asst. Michelle Erb as key contacts. A district live-feed post said the outage involved multiple locations and would take an extended period to resolve, which helps explain why even a short-term problem can ripple through the office and the schools that depend on it.

RE-1 Valley is also lining up its Business Vendor Fair 2026 for Aug. 12, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Sterling High School. The district says the free event is a chance to connect with more than 300 school district employees and to strengthen community connections and partnerships, giving local businesses, organizations and service providers a direct way to reach the people who help keep the district running. Earlier vendor-fair notices say the annual employee fair has been held during the All Staff Meeting at Sterling High School.

The district’s homepage also highlighted a live-feed celebration of the Class of 2026, a reminder that summer has become a period of turnover as graduates leave and staffing needs remain front and center. Recent district posts have also promoted a Teacher Appreciation Week podcast featuring Hunt and students, Hat Day for the Homeless to support the McKinney-Vento Homeless Student Fund and a notice about possible attendance by more than two board members at the Crystal Apple Awards.

In January, Hunt issued a midyear update thanking staff and parents while welcoming newly elected board members Rita Sonnenberg, Casey Meisner and Lyndsay Weingardt, alongside returning members Ronda Monheiser and Heather Harris. The district has also said it was recognized among Northeast Colorado districts with graduation rates above the state four-year average of 85.6%, a benchmark that underscores why filling open jobs and keeping lines of communication open matter as the new school year approaches.