As students head back to Boulder Valley classrooms this week, schools will have fewer teachers and other staff members to mirror enrollment declines — and a tight budget is keeping the school district from adding extra staff members as it’s done in years past to bolster smaller schools.

Parents at Nederland Middle/Senior High have shared concerns for several years that the small school is understaffed, saying there aren’t enough teachers to offer students all the classes they need and implement a promised technical education focus. The school this year also will start sharing a principal with the elementary school. Combined, Nederland Elementary and the middle/senior total about 360 students.

And at tiny Gold Hill Elementary , a second year of enrollment that’s around 10 students has

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