Editor’s Note: This interview has been edited for clarity and space. Last spring, Carbondale Community School (CCS) announced Becky Oliver as their new principal. A lifelong educator, Oliver spent 23 years in the Aspen School District, including 17 years at the elementary school and six years at the high school. During her expansive career she […]
Aspen School District
Posted inNoticias
Personal de ASD protesta en contra del plan estatal de fondos para la educación
Los administradores y educadores del Distrito Escolar de Aspen (ASD por sus siglas en inglés) mantuvieron una manifestación el jueves para protestar por los recortes presupuestales sugeridos a nivel estatal que reducirían aún más los fondos para la educación en el estado.
Posted inNoticias
El descenso en la matrícula escolar del valle es parte de una tendencia más generalizada; los distritos planean mitigación
Las escuelas de educación secundaria están experimentando un efecto de globo: la deflación. La matrícula no ha aumentado drásticamente en los últimos años, pero las cifras crecían lentamente.
Posted inEducation
Declining enrollment in Valley schools part of a broader trend; districts planning mitigation
Secondary education schools are experiencing a balloon effect: deflation. Enrollment hasn’t increased dramatically in recent years, but numbers were slowly growing. That is starting to change, and local school districts are preparing for what smaller student numbers will mean moving forward. The Sopris Sun spoke with Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) and Aspen School District […]
Posted inNews, Uncategorized
“Swatting” incident
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, RFSD placed several schools on “secure action” status. Glenwood Springs High School (GSHS) was temporarily placed on lockdown. The Valley-wide situation arose following separate false reports of gun violence at the Aspen public schools, and, a short time later, at GSHS. Aspen schools and GSHS were placed on lockdown as law […]
Posted inYouth News
Love Notes: That’s a wrap…
As the month of March came to an end, the Love Notes Project also wrapped up its latest component. The final phase of the project included an informational virtual meeting the community was invited to. The thousands of love notes that people wrote in support of local LGBTQIA+ youth are now collaged into mosaics on […]