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Hunter 11/29/21 An active duty soldier from North Liberty was arrested Sunday night after an alleged domestic assault. Police were called to the Burr Drive

In the time Dwayne Romero and Susan Marolt have served on the Aspen School District Board of Education, the two outgoing board members say they’ve seen a philosophical shift in the way the district operates.

Has anything changed in the actual climate and culture of the Aspen School District? The Board of Education and the rest of the community could have an answer before the end of this year.

When these three seats on Aspen’s Board of Education were up for re-election in 2017, the Aspen School District was facing turmoil within the administration and struggles in the classrooms. Less than a year after…

The six candidates vying for three seats on the Aspen School District Board of Education have a lot they can agree on. First and foremost: It’s all about the kids, each and every one of them.

It’s been just shy of a year since local voters approved a bond for facilities upgrades and teacher housing in the Aspen School District. So, what’s been done so far?

The Aspen Times and other local media are hosting six candidates for the board of education election in an Oct. 14 forum.

Days before the academic year begins, Aspen School District is facing a “crisis” of limited staffing in some of its departments that could directly impact students’ experiences when they arrive on campus for the first day of school Wednesday.

Aspen School District plans to take a “layered” approach to COVID-19 mitigation that requires masks and staff vaccination but also includes distancing, testing and isolation policies for the 2021-22 school year, according to an opening plan released Aug. 12.

David Bull of the Aspen School District’s facilities department swabs his mouth while self-administering a COVID-19 test outside of Aspen Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. This is Bull’s third test and the previous results were negative. He explained he takes the tests because he has a wife and son at home, as well as wanting to make sure he’s keeping the elderly employees he works with safe. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) Aspen School District will not mandate vaccines for stude...