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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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Candidates should also be ready for small-town life: Shimukappu is an isolated village of roughly 1,200 people, but it’s home to a “vibrant” community, according to the current English teacher Timbah Bell.
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School districts are trying to support the new students and their families, despite a lack of shelter space. Some of the students are part of a group of roughly 100 migrants who recently arrived in Carbondale from Venezuela and Colombia looking for work and shelter.
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With four candidates vying for two seats, Daniels was the leading candidate on Election Day last week. But Harrelson only claimed the second seat after overseas and cured ballots were counted on Thursday.
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The Aspen School District held a forum on Nov. 12 to discuss recent safety improvements at the school campus. And district officials addressed a potential threat levied at the Aspen School District on Snapchat the night before.
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The 2023 election was mostly focused on education in the valley, with seats on three different school boards and one community college board up for grabs. Rifle's city council also had four candidates running for three open seats. Aspen Public Radio has compiled the election-night numbers here, with one school board race still too close to call.
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The district’s board of education voted 3-1 on October 25, 2023 to adopt social studies standards developed by Colorado’s Department of Education in 2022. The meeting was attended by more than 100 people, most of whom were against American Birthright and highly critical of the school board’s president, Tony May.
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With the high cost of living in the Roaring Fork Valley, it can be hard to stretch a teacher’s salary. At candidate forums, Roaring Fork School District Board of Education candidates discuss creative ways to boost teacher retention.
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An online agenda for the school board’s meeting this week no longer includes a much-anticipated conversation about a new social studies curriculum. School board members were expected to decide between standards developed by the Colorado Department of Education and the conservative American Birthright Standard.
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At an election forum on Oct. 17 at the Basalt Regional Library, the five Roaring Fork School District board candidates discussed how they would support teachers and students in their Special Education program.
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At an election forum on Tuesday at the Basalt Regional Library, the five Roaring Fork School District board candidates answered questions about how the district could become more environmentally conscious.