Steamboat Education Fund

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

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Grant History

Since 1993, the mission of SSEF has remained the same—to enhance academic accomplishment in Routt County through student-facing investments in staff, facilities, infrastructure, technology and curriculum, made available through our public schools—however, the needs of districts have evolved over time based on budget pressures related to growth and state funding. SSEF is now an integral source of revenue for Steamboat Springs School District (SSSD), and increasingly so for our neighboring school districts. For SSSD alone, our funding now represents over 10% of the annual school district operating budget for Steamboat schools. Last year, to support the goal of smaller class sizes, the SSEF paid the salaries of 17 full-time teachers and virtually the entire technology budget. In addition, SSEF funded other critical programming through our Community Grants and Innovation Grants.

Technology was once considered a luxury or extra for our schools. In today’s environment, staying current and innovative with technology is a necessity. Technology funding for our schools is nearly twenty-five percent of total SSEF allocations. The SSEF is not an extra source of revenue for Steamboat schools. It has become absolutely critical to simply keep our district operating at full capacity with reasonable class sizes and the staff necessary to support our diverse student population (GT, English Language Learners, special-needs groups, etc). In addition, funding through the SSEF has been instrumental in the effort to bring fiber broadband to the valley—a necessity in the modern world. This project will dramatically lower the cost of operations within the schools and enhance Steamboat’s position as a location-neutral community. Choose Grant History, by year, from the drop-down menu for more detail.

Meetings and Events

Please Join Us:
All board and commission meetings are open to the public. Meetings are typically held in the Steamboat Springs School District conference room, 325 7th Street.

Check out our complete schedule of meetings HERE.

Upcoming Meetings/Events are listed below:

  1. School District Grant Application Plans DUE

    March 10
  2. Grant Commission Meeting

    March 17 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  3. Education Fund Board Meeting

    April 7 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  4. Grant Commission Meeting

    April 14 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  5. Education Fund Board Meeting

    May 5 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

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The Steamboat Springs Education Fund (SSEF) is a nonprofit, independent corporation that administers the proceeds of the half-cent sales tax—five cents on a $10 purchase. The half-cent city sales tax was originally approved by Steamboat voters in 1993 to fund “public K-12 educational purposes.” The tax was extended by voter approval in three subsequent elections. In 2009, voters extended the tax and expanded the purpose to share a portion of the proceeds of the tax with other Routt County public schools. Since 1993, more than $67M has been granted directly for public K-12 education in Routt County.

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