The sound of whistles and upbeat raised voices from sports fields herald the turn of the summer. Autumn sports practices have begun, and the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) is preparing for the start of a new school year, just two weeks away. High schoolers return to classrooms on Wednesday, Aug. 20, while elementary and […]
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RFSD Update: Superintendent Housing Task Force, candidate filings
On Aug. 31, at 5pm, the Superintendent Housing Task Force held a public meeting at the District Office in Carbondale led by task force member Lisa Dameron. She is also a Basalt Middle School teacher, the Roaring Fork Community Education Association secretary, and an RFSD parent. The task force comprised the five school board members […]
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Seeking school board candidates not looking to turn classrooms into battlefields
Most of us still remember our favorite teachers. Maybe they sparked our curiosity, believed in us when others didn’t, or gave us the confidence to pursue a passion. As the mom of two graduates from our local public schools, I’m forever grateful for the wonderful teachers who guided and supported my daughters. If we want […]
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Hot topics at RFSD: Health curriculum and superintendent housing
On May 9, a discussion over the proposed adoption of a comprehensive health and human sexuality curriculum brought community members to Carbondale’s district offices to voice both concerns and support to the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education. Over a dozen speakers voiced concerns during the public comment portion of the meeting, and […]
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Two Rivers Community School to join Roaring Fork School District
On Jan. 12, the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the Two Rivers Community School’s (TRCS) application for district authorization, moving them one step closer to becoming an RFSD-member school. TRCS opened in 2014 in Glenwood Springs as a K-8 charter school operating under the Colorado Charter School Institute’s […]
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RFSD Board of Education candidate interviews
The Sopris Sun is pleased to present the following candidate interviews for the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education race. Our youth journalism program helped formulate the questions. 1. Why are you running? 2. What is your background or professional experience in relation to education? 3. What are your connections specifically with RFSD? […]
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Letters – Sept. 23, 2021
Downtown North — a rezone Here’s a thought. The area just north of the Rio Grande Trail that is currently zoned General Industrial, instead of rezoning it to a Willits-type of urban form with commercial on the ground floor and up to three stories of apartments above that, let’s zone it for us. Its current […]