RE-1 Valley schools seek immediate hires across key operations jobs
RE-1 Valley said it needed immediate hires in transportation, maintenance, technology, office support and education, while its phone system was also down.
RE-1 Valley School District used a June 22 hiring notice to say it needed people in place right away for transportation, maintenance, technology, administrative support and education jobs. The same homepage also warned that the district phone system was temporarily down, with callers told to use 970-466-2520 for the district office.
The mix of openings points to more than a classroom staffing search. In a district serving Sterling, Iliff and Crook, shortages in bus driving, building maintenance, device support or office coverage can ripple into route reliability, building conditions and how quickly families get answers when they call a school.
A transportation posting dated May 7, 2026, said the Transportation Coordinator job was available immediately. That listing put RE-1 Valley’s scale in sharper focus, describing the district as serving about 1,910 students and employing roughly 400 staff. The district’s salary schedules and working-days materials also list 2026-2027 categories that include bus drivers, food service, library staff and special service providers, reinforcing that summer hiring is not limited to teachers.
The need for noninstructional workers fits the district’s broader planning work this year. Superintendent Dustin Hunt said in a Jan. 20, 2026, midyear update that he was thanking staff and working on district planning, including a two-year calendar. That message came as the district was also dealing with the practical demands of keeping schools running day to day.
RE-1 Valley’s facilities page adds another layer to the hiring push. The district says every student deserves a safe, inspiring place to learn and that aging buildings, safety, accessibility and modernization all require continued attention. Those are the kinds of needs that fall heavily on maintenance crews, technology staff and other support workers when the school year gets underway.
The district’s temporary phone outage showed why those back-end jobs matter even before classes begin. When a school system is advertising across multiple departments and at the same time redirecting calls to an alternate number, it is signaling that continuity of service is a live operational issue, not an abstract staffing concern.
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