Taxpayers footed a bill of nearly $84,000 for the superintendents of six northern Front Range school districts to travel to state and national conferences over the past two years, according to expenditures reviewed by Prairie Mountain Media.
That breaks down to an average annual expense of about $14,000 per superintendent.
Travel costs for each superintendent reflect a small fraction of the school district’s budget but come as K-12 systems are tightening spending and closing schools amid declining enrollment and other financial pressures. The superintendents interviewed said they choose which conferences to attend carefully, both to limit travel costs and limit the time they’re away from their districts…