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Roaring Fork board hears proposal to raise pre-K tuition up to 36% and rework staff subsidy
Summary
Staff presented proposed early-childhood (pre-K) tuition increases ranging roughly 5%–36% intended to reduce a $1.2M–$1.5M district subsidy; the committee proposes converting the staff sliding-scale into a staff tuition assistance program and leaning on external scholarship sources. Directors asked for more data and time to review potential equity and staffing impacts.
District staff presented a proposed set of increases to early-childhood (ECE) tuition aimed at reducing a recurring subsidy the district currently covers from its K–12 fund.
"We are subsidizing our early childhood education programs anywhere from 1.2 to 1,500,000 from our K-12 fund," Superintendent Dr. Anna Cole told directors, explaining that proposed rate increases range by program from about 5% to…
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