Routt County schools awarded $7 million from Fund Board

May 24, 2022 Shannon Lukens

By Shannon Lukens.

The Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board has awarded a record $7 million dollars to public schools and school-based programming in Routt County. Nearly $5.7 million dollars goes to the Steamboat Springs School District. Nearly $4 million of it will be spent on student-facing staff/teaching positions including 45 employees in the district. Hayden School District will receive $357,690 dollars and South Routt School District receives $286,722, among other groups. The list is on our website.

BREAKDOWN

$3,930,139 million to student-facing staff/teaching positions, including 45 employees at SSSD: 18 classroom teachers, instructional coaches, emerging bilingual teachers, translators, GT teachers, mental health professionals, interventionists, special education teachers, special education paraprofessionals, positions at the Steamboat Springs High School supporting career and college readiness, and another supporting credit recovery.
$1,108,081 will be allocated to network, hardware, and software.
$592,549 is slated for curriculum and materials and a School Improvement Coordinator to develop and implement online assessment and data reporting tools.

$60,098 will go toward constructing the Sancy Shaw Memorial Soccer Field at North Routt Community Charter School (NRCCS). NRCCS will receive a proportionate share for student-facing staff supporting small class sizes and technology.

Hayden School District, $357,690

South Routt School District, $286,722

Steamboat Montessori, $286,722

Community Groups offering school-based programming were awarded $233,440.
In addition, $187,500 will fund two grant writing positions for SSSD working on behalf of all Routt County school districts and one for Steamboat Montessori. Nearly $20 million in grants awarded to Routt County schools in the last three years were through the work of the grant writer at SSSD.

Here are all of the details from the Steamboat Springs School District

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – The Steamboat Springs Education Foundation (SSEF) awarded $5.6 million ($5,690,867) to Steamboat Springs School District (SSSD) at the board meeting on May 18, 2022—an increase of $1.4 million over the 2021-2022 grant of $4,261,506. A record $7 million was awarded to public schools and school-based programming in Routt County. “The Education Fund grant funds 13% of our entire General Fund budgeted expenditures. “Through a half-cent sales tax, this voter-approved school funding source is a testament to our community commitment to education,” said Stephanie Juneau, director of finance for Steamboat Springs School District.

SSSD will dedicate the majority of the $3,930,139 million to student-facing staff/teaching positions, including 45 employees at SSSD: 18 classroom teachers, instructional coaches, emerging bilingual teachers, translators, GT teachers, mental health professionals, interventionists, special education teachers, special education paraprofessionals, positions at the Steamboat Springs High School supporting career and college readiness, and another supporting credit recovery. “In Steamboat schools, our people are our greatest assets. Our goal is not simply to fill children with knowledge. We want to light their fires for learning, use their curiosity as kindling, and give them opportunities to become the best versions of themselves,” said Jay Hamric SSSD director of teaching and learning. “By adding additional staff, we are able to grow our programming and increase access for all students. We are incredibly fortunate to have this resource and funding from our community. Our children reap the benefits of additional caring adults to enrich and extend their education.”

An additional $1,108,081 will be allocated to network, hardware, and software. $592,549 is slated for curriculum and materials and a School Improvement Coordinator to develop and implement online assessment and data reporting tools. $60,098 will go toward constructing the Sancy Shaw Memorial Soccer Field at North Routt Community Charter School (NRCCS). NRCCS will receive a proportionate share for student-facing staff supporting small class sizes and technology included in the categories above.

Grants awarded to other school districts include Hayden School District, $357,690; South Routt School District, $286,722; and Steamboat Montessori, $286,722. Community Groups offering school-based programming were awarded $233,440. In addition, $187,500 will fund two grant writing positions for SSSD working on behalf of all Routt County school districts and one for Steamboat Montessori. Nearly $20 million in grants awarded to Routt County schools in the last three years were through the work of the grant writer at SSSD.