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The Roaring Fork School District’s board announced on Tuesday that Dr. Cole, who has been serving as interim superintendent since the fall of 2023, is their sole finalist for the superintendent position. The district will engage in contract negotiations with Dr. Cole before she can officially step into the role.
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School districts in the Roaring Fork Valley made lots of news this week from Aspen to Newcastle. Halle Zander has the latest on superintendent turnover, recall elections, and smartphone policies.
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The federal government has launched a new behavioral health call line for students and staff at tribal schools across the U.S., including dozens in the Mountain West.
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After a series of parent forums and student feedback sessions, school district staff have decided to implement drug-sniffing K-9 units at its schools, pending development of a formal plan. The drug prevention strategy has come under criticism for its lack of evidence in curbing student drug use.
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Roaring Fork School District hosted a series of community forums in January to discuss potential substance use prevention strategies with families. Some ideas drew skepticism from youth development and harm reduction experts.
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A teacher at a public school near Houston has a secret classroom bookshelf largely made up of challenged titles. Many of the books deal with race, sex and gender.
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In emails to his school board colleagues that surfaced recently, Tony May, former president of the Garfield Re-2 school board, accused both Voces Unidas and then-superintendent of the Roaring Fork School District of having “radical agendas.” And he said that he didn’t want anyone from Voces Unidas or Jesus Rodriguez speaking at a planned April 2023 Latino youth summit. May is facing a petition for his recall from the school board.
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Prevention education, drug-sniffing canines, and closed campuses are some of the school district’s ideas for curbing substance use among students.
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The Roaring Fork School District’s wellness committee held a meeting Tuesday to hear from school nurses and counselors who have started delivering the “3R” lessons, which stands for rights, respect, and responsibility.
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The district’s wellness committee is meeting Jan. 16 to discuss the rollout of its new comprehensive human sexuality curriculum, which sparked significant criticism from parents when it was adopted last spring.
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The Garfield County Public Library District faced backlash this year, as some people tried to restrict access to books in the adult section, citing safety concerns about children. But library staff remain committed to serving the community, especially through their children’s programming.
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The petition alleges Tony May misused his position to bully and intimidate staff, parents, and community members. This comes after a long fight in the district over a conservative social studies standard, which May backed.