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On June 26, the Roaring Fork School District approved its $83.3 million budget for the 2024-2025 school year, a few days before Dr. Anna Cole stepped into her official role as superintendent. The majority of funds were dedicated to staff salaries and benefits, but about $5.5 million was set aside for other expenses.
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High school students from San Diego and Brooklyn responded to challenges in their communities this year by developing projects over the course of eight weeks that make a measurable difference in immigration, wellness, and environmental issues. This year’s winners presented their progress at this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival.
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Seniors at Aspen High School celebrated “College Decision Day” on campus last week with their post-secondary counselors. A few spoke to Aspen Public Radio about where they’re going, how they made the decision, and what they expect at their new schools.
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Artificial Intelligence has been used to edit photos, enhance home appliances and more. Now it’s being widely introduced in the classroom. Some are skeptical, but others see promise.
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Colorado teachers find their schools to be good places to work and learn, according to the Teaching and Learning Conditions Colorado survey. Schools from Aspen to Rifle stray from statewide averages on level of district support, and assistance for new teachers.
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Decenas de personas se reunieron en El Jebel el miércoles 1 de mayo para conmemorar el inicio de las obras del nuevo centro de tutoría para inmigrantes de English In Action. Los estudiantes y tutores que asistieron a la ceremonia esperan que el nuevo centro ayude a fomentar una comunidad intercultural.
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Carbondale Fire, Roaring Fork High School, and Valley View Hospital partnered this semester to organize a fake crash scene, where student volunteers and first responders showcase the consequences of drinking and driving. Emergency agencies in the Roaring Fork Valley scheduled the event the day before prom so that the message remained fresh.
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The Glenwood Springs Police Department announced Friday that its officer Sean Tatro, had been arrested on multiple felonies, including contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was working as a school resource officer in the Roaring Fork School District’s Glenwood schools.
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Tharyn Mulberry will start as the superintendent of the Aspen School District on July 1. He discusses his goals for the district as he prepares to take the helm.
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School district officials say that they could introduce drug-sniffing dogs as early as this spring. They’ve got a general idea of how the system will work, but the practice could leave the school district vulnerable to lawsuits.
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The Summit School District improperly removed a specific type of class, co-taught by a general education teacher and a special education teacher, from the special education plans of ninth grade students “without regard for those students’ individualized needs,” according to a recent ruling by the Colorado Department of Education.
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The pilot UPK program served more total 4-year-olds, but new standards have reduced support for other vulnerable preschoolers.