Roaring Fork schools superintendent’s column: Winter updates — budget forecasts and school safety

Roaring Fork schools superintendent’s column: Winter updates — budget forecasts and school safety

Even though it feels a long way off, now is the time of year the Roaring Fork Schools begin budgeting and planning for the school year ahead, 2026-2027. For next school year, we’re facing what could be $2.2M in revenue loss due to declining student enrollment, unstable state and federal funding, skyrocketing health insurance costs, and cost of living increases. While this does mean we’ll have fewer resources to work with next year, our top prior…