On Feb. 1, Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Superintendent Dr. Jesús Rodríguez hit the seven-month mark since moving from Dallas to the Roaring Fork Valley with his wife and young son. The Sopris Sun chatted with Rodríguez about acclimating to the new job and surroundings. He began by talking about housing. In October, he held […]
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RFSD board approves support for LGBTQIA+ students
On Oct. 26, at a regular meeting of the Roaring Fork School District Board of Education, in a 5-0 vote, a resolution was approved supporting the district’s LGBTQIA+ students. Before the meeting, a group of parents and local LGBTQIA+ advocates held what was billed as a tailgate party on the lawn in front of the […]
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‘Gender toolkit’ addresses inclusion confusion at RFSD
Rumors of an anti-LGBTQIA+ protest at the Sept. 28 Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) board meeting never came to fruition. What happened instead was a standing-room-only crowd, respectfully listening and contributing to public feedback on the district’s presentation of their “Toolkit for Supporting Transgender & Gender Expansive/Nonconforming Students.” Known informally as the gender toolkit, it […]
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Park jumps into academic excellence role at RFSD
This month, Stacey Park began her position as the Roaring Fork School District’s chief academic officer (CAO); a job that, when it came open, she “just jumped in.” Park said, “I read about the district’s focus on prioritizing students’ social-emotional well-being in service of academic learning, and that’s in line with my values. I’m passionate […]
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Conoce al nuevo superintendente de RFSD
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Cuando el Dr. Jesús Rodríguez vino a visitar el Distrito Escolar de Roaring Fork (RFSD) a mediados de abril, como uno de los tres finalistas para ocupar el puesto de superintendente del distrito, dijo: “Esperaba que conocieran quién soy como ser humano”. Creció en Brighton, localizado a unas 25 millas al […]
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Get to know RFSD’s new superintendent
When Dr. Jesús Rodríguez came to visit the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) in mid-April as one of three finalists for the district’s superintendent position, he said, “I hoped that they got to know who I was as a human being.” He grew up in Brighton, located about 25 miles northeast of Denver, where his […]
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Carbondale is site of next RFSD staff housing expansion
The Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education unanimously approved a plan to expand its staff housing program by 30 to 60 new units in Carbondale. The proposal was presented by Jeff Gatlin, RFSD chief operating officer, at the regularly-scheduled board meeting on April 13 at the Carbondale District Offices. This board approval begins […]
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Snow day, schmo day!
While Feb. 23 was a snow day for Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) students, the business of the Board of Education went forward. Their regularly-scheduled meeting, originally slated to be in-person at the district’s offices in Carbondale was, due to weather, held instead via Zoom. The board’s work session, scheduled for 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. […]
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RFSD board begins new superintendent search
The business of finding a replacement for departing Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Superintendent Rob Stein began last week with two RFSD Board of Education meetings — a regularly-scheduled meeting on Jan. 26 and a special meeting on Jan. 28. In both meetings, steps were discussed and agreed upon to begin the process of hiring […]
