The figure is now reflected in the 2020-2021 general fund beginning fund balance, at about $20.08 million.
“This slide presentation error was caught internally, corrected, and presented to the Board on February 22, 2021,” Re-2 Director of Communications Theresa Hamilton stated in a Wednesday email on behalf of chief financial officer David Trautenberg.
“Nothing was lost or misplaced,” she also told the Citizen Telegram. “The presentation reflected one number, their team recognized the error and came back in February and presented the accurate numbers.”
This ending fund balance includes the district’s $1.6 million required TABOR reserve and the board-mandated $8 million reserve, Hamilton further stated in the email.
The request impacts about 56 students between both schools, according to a Friday news release.
“Out of an abundance of caution, the Garfield Re-2 School District has transitioned some students to online instruction based upon exposures to individuals who have been confirmed to have COVID-19 or COVID-19 like symptoms or illness,” the release states.
This is the second transition of Re-2 students to online learning and quarantine procedures within three days. About 113 students and 10 staff members were also asked to stay home, the district announced Tuesday.
Tuesday’s quarantines included individuals from Rifle High School, Elk Creek Elementary, Cactus Valley Elementary and Rifle Middle School.