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At Aspen School District, some expenses for the 2021-22 fiscal year are cropping up before sufficient tax revenue rolls in to cover those costs.
A zero-interest loan from the state of Colorado will help bridge the gap; the Board of Education swiftly and unanimously authorized Tuesday morning borrowing as much as $6 million from the state to address the short-term cash flow deficit.
The approved resolution indicates that the district can repay the loan by June 25. The loan contributes to general fund expenses that can’t be covered by other, more specified sources such as the transportation, food service and bond redemption funds.
The idea of a master agreement between the Aspen School District Board of Education and the Aspen Educational Association has been brewing for nearly two decades. Now, it’s coming to fruition.
Aspen Elementary School.
Approving later start times for older students and the elimination of early-release Wednesdays, the Aspen School District Board of Education gave a unanimous thumbs up to changes to the 2021-22 academic calendar at Tuesday night’s meeting.
The calendar vote was postponed several times to give district administrators planning the calendar more time to seek community feedback on the proposed changes, which come with an extensive list of pros and cons for students, families, teachers and other stakeholders.
“We think we’ve addressed that through really hard listening over the past six weeks,” Superintendent David Baugh said during a calendar update Tuesday evening.
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