Pomona Principal Points
August 2026
Our office is open for the 26-27 school year and we are excited to kick off another school year at Pomona! Office hours will be 7:30-3:30 daily for the 26-27 school year. If you need support with any other needs, do not hesitate to reach out: 970-249-2514.
As always, our goal is to partner with families to ensure we are meeting the academic and social/emotional needs of your students. Communication is a key component to reaching that goal and our plan is to continue utilizing a monthly newsletter, maintaining and updating our school website and FB pages, and utilizing Talking Points as the primary messaging tool for contacting families. Talking Points is a two-way communication tool that allows families to message school staff. We highly encourage you to download the Talking Points app to your phone (link).
Beginning of the Year Family Connection Conferences
Our first day of school is WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19th for all MCSD elementary schools. Family Connection Meetings will be held August 17th and August 18th for all students families. This will replace our traditional Meet the Teacher event.
Please sign up for a conference time here: https://www.myconferencetime.com/pomona/
You can call the office or check recent emails and messages that went out to families detailing conferences and class assignments.
Bell Schedule
Detailed Morning/Dismissal Routines (EN)
Upcoming Events and Schedule
Aug 17-18th - Beginning of the Year Family Connection Conferences
Aug 19th - First Day of School (1st - 5th Gr)
Aug 19-20th - Kindergarten Assessment Days (contact office to sign up for a specific time)
Aug 24-28th - Kindergarten 1/2 days (8:00-12:00)
Aug 31st - First Full Day for Kindergarten
Sept 3rd - Pomona Community BBQ (4:30-6:30)
Sept 7th - No School: Labor Day
Welcome New Staff
We are excited to welcome 4 new teachers to Pomona Elementary!
2nd Grade - Julie DuPont: Julie most recently taught at Olathe Elementary and brings a wealth of experience and reading instruction expertise to PES.
3rd Grade - Kali Goings: Kali grew up in Durango and is excited to get back to the Western Slope. She brings great experience and leadership to Pomona as she has served as a classroom teacher at various levels and most recently worked as an assistant principal.
Art - Tiffany Lewis: Tiffany and her family recently moved from Pasedena to Montrose. She brings energy and joy to the classroom and is excited to shift from a classroom teacher to an art teacher.
SPED - Cheylynne Hirman: Cheylynne most recently worked at Pomona as an AN para and trained BCBA. She is working on an alternative license teaching degree and will be supporting our Mild and Moderate SPED students at Pomona.
BRT - Niki Taylor: We are excited to Welcome Niki back to Pomona as the Building Resource Teacher and Instructional Coach. Niki is moving from a district position in MCSD back to Pomona.
Attendance Update
Thank you for making attendance a priority.
Things are looking up with attendance at Pomona:
- Current attendance rate is up from 89.5% in 24/25 to a current rate of 92%
- Chronically absent rate is at 22% (percent of student who have missed 10% or more of school), down from 34% last year
