Carbondale’s Board of Trustees (BOT) met with the three Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on June 18 for their annual check-in. All Carbondale trustees were present with the exception of Erica Sparhawk.The meeting began with a review of the first two rodeos at the Carbondale-owned Gus Darien Arena. Carbondale Parks and Rec director Eric […]
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Fideicomisarios de Carbondale dicen que el próximo paso en la respuesta a los migrantes podría ser eliminar gradualmente los servicios
Por Andrea Teres-MartinezTraducción por Edgar Barrantes Los fideicomisarios de Carbondale se reunieron el martes, 16 de enero, para discutir planes futuros para su respuesta a los aproximadamente 150 inmigrantes recién llegados de Venezuela.A partir de noviembre, la ayuda a los inmigrantes del pueblo ha consistido en encontrar y abrir dos refugios temporales y lanzar un […]
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Carbondale requests emergency DOLA funds to address refugee crisis
Carbondale’s town trustees circled up for a special meeting Tuesday, Dec. 5, with a sole action item on the agenda: Venezuelan Refugee Response. That same morning, Carbondale made National Public Radio’s Morning Edition report on the crisis, which was filed by Aspen Public Radio. Town Manager Lauren Gister explained that according to Voces Unidas de […]
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RFSD plans to lift face mask mandate
In a Feb. 11 memo to families and students, Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Superintendent Rob Stein announced the lifting of the universal face mask mandate for district schools. “We are moving into a new phase of the pandemic. On top of changes to public health orders in Pitkin County, decided yesterday [Feb. 10], we […]
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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 […]
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RFSD board approves one-time staff bonuses
At a Nov. 10 meeting, two outgoing Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) board members — Jennifer Rupert and Jennifer Scherer — were honored with resolutions recognizing their service. Rupert served for six years, including three as board president and Scherer served for four years. Board President Natalie Torres also read letters of appreciation. The board […]
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RFSD discusses vaccines and bilingual communications
The Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education meeting on Oct. 27, held via Zoom, focused on the implications of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages five to 11. Also, the board discussed a bilingual communications plan for the district to address federal requirements to provide language access for families that are not primarily […]
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Waiting for GarCo vaccination rates to rise
In mid-August, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) issued new metrics to Colorado’s private and public schools to support in-person learning and minimize classroom quarantines. One of the metrics issued by the CDPHE at the county level was: “Counties with a 70% or higher vaccination rate of people 12 and older with […]