Aspen School District and other Colorado school districts near ski resorts are taking innovative steps to ensure teachers and other school district employees can afford to live near the schools where they teach and work.
The latest initiative involves high school students building 200-square-foot tiny homes to house educators and other district employees,Superintendent Dave Baugh told The Colorado Sun that the option is not a permanent fix but "I see it as part of an overarching desire to be nimble and to make sure that folks have somewhere that's warm, safe and dry."
A tiny home built by students costs about $75,000 for materials and tools, which is less than half of the market price of about $200,000 because there are no labor costs. The school district charges rents between 20% and 25% of an employee's monthly take-home pay, Baugh told The Colorado Sun.
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