{"id":53571,"date":"2020-06-04T21:22:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T03:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-superintendent-brian-hanson-plans-to-retire\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T04:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:05:02","slug":"mancos-superintendent-brian-hanson-plans-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-superintendent-brian-hanson-plans-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"Mancos Superintendent Brian Hanson plans to retire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Mancos School District Re-6 Superintendent Brian Hanson plans to resign. In this photo from 2018, he addresses the crowd at a 2018 groundbreaking ceremony for the campus renovation project.<\/span>Journal file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Mancos Schools Superintendent Brian Hanson and Transportation Director Sharon Crook have announced they will resign.<\/p>\n

After over a decade as superintendent, Hanson plans to resign after the 2020-21 school year. Crook, who has worked in the transportation department for 25 years, has resigned effective June 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been an honor and privilege to work in the transportation department the past 25 years,\u201d Crook wrote in her resignation letter, submitted to the Mancos School District Re-6 Board of Education last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been able to work with some amazing people and take some great trips,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n

She said the Re-6 district had been part of her life for 45 years \u2013 as a student, parent and employee.<\/p>\n

\u201cI truly believe Mancos School District is one of the best in Colorado,\u201d Crook wrote. \u201cI have personally witnessed how well our staff and students represent our school when traveling to other places, no matter what the event is.\u201d<\/p>\n

At a virtual board meeting May 28, the board accepted both resignation and Hanson\u2019s request to convert his contract to a transitional one. He plans to retire after next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have greatly enjoyed my 22 years in this district, and it has been an honor and a pleasure to serve as your superintendent for these past 12 years (counting next year it will be 13),\u201d he wrote in a letter to the board last week.<\/p>\n

In explaining his decision, Hanson recounted a recent conversation he\u2019d had with board President Pam Coppinger. His decision was firm, but he also understood the precarious situation school districts face because of the coronavirus pandemic and likely state budget cuts, and said he would help out if the outlook wasn\u2019t great by next January or February.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told Pam I would stop my PERA, put it on hold, and come back the following year,\u201d Hanson said. \u201cBut I think that in all fairness to me and my wife in our conversations, it\u2019s the right move for us right now, and we\u2019ll just see what happens going into next school year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hanson stated that the district has a qualified candidate, but he did not specify whom.<\/p>\n

Other personnel changes<\/div>\n

The board also approved the resignation of high school social studies teacher Elijah Knepper, and a transitional contract for elementary school teacher Fred Schroeder, who is looking to work while retired this coming year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks for a wonderfully rewarding 20 years of teaching and learning here in Mancos,\u201d Schroeder wrote in his letter of resignation. \u201cKeep up the fantastic work you\u2019re doing during these tough times, everyone appreciates it.\u201d<\/p>\n

ealvero@the-journal.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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