Rock Ridge board tables music task force request for extra staff pending enrollments

May 12, 2026

Parents and the music task force asked the Rock Ridge School Board to add 0.5 FTE (with the hope of making it 1.0) to ease travel demands and restore general-music offerings; after debate about budget and retention data the board agreed to table the hire until its June 8 meeting to review registration numbers.

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Parents and music task force members asked the Rock Ridge School Board on Monday to add 0.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) to the district’s music staff, with advocates saying the position would reduce exhausting travel schedules for music teachers and free specialists to focus on ensembles.

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