2020:
Uncertainty is the name of the game: County school districts work to finalize budgets
Education Fund Board delays awarding of grants to area schools until June
2019:
Education sales tax funds $3.8 million in grants for Routt County schools
Education Fund Board approves $3.8M budget for new grant cycle
2018:
Wins, losses, and split decisions: Here’s how Colorado school district tax measures fared – CHALKBEAT – Nov. 7, 2018
Voters in more than two dozen Colorado school districts agreed to tax increases on Tuesday, with some districts seeing success after several previous attempts failed. READ MORE
Funding mental health focus of grant commission in support of safe Steamboat schools – STEAMBOAT PILOT – April 12, 2018
With the tragic Feb. 14 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland fresh in their minds, the members of the Steamboat Springs Education Grant Commission voted this week to recommend increasing funding for mental health specialists in the public schools. READ MORE
Deadline to apply for local education fund grants Monday – STEAMBOAT PILOT – January 20, 2019
The deadline to submit applications for Steamboat Springs Education Fund grants is Monday. Grants are awarded to public schools and nonprofits with school-based programs in Routt County through a competitive grant process managed by the Education Fund Board’s Grants Commission and approved by the Education Fund Board. READ MORE
2017:
Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board: Investing in future of Steamboat schools – Letter to the Editor – October 19, 2017
Steamboat Springs, we have a problem. Since 2009, Steamboat Springs School District has lost more than $20 million in state funding. Essentially, since the recession, the state has pulled education dollars from districts across Colorado to balance the state budget. READ MORE
Greg Johnson: Support for 3C/3D – Letter to the Editor – October 26, 2017
Recently, two former members of the Education Fund Board have expressed concern over spending of the one-half cent sales tax in regard to the school district’s current financial needs. I think it is always important to question how taxpayer dollars are spent, but I want to defend the Education Fund Board, it’s student-facing spending, and why it is important to support our school district in the upcoming election. READ MORE
CC4E: Citizens committee endorses 3C, 3D – October 26, 2017
CC4E endorses the Steamboat Springs School District’s bond and mill levy. We recognize that they do not solve our capacity issues; it is too soon to put a comprehensive plan on the ballot because we have not yet reached a consensus as a community on a single plan. READ MORE
Our view: Schools are among our most critical assets – October 15, 2017
The success the Steamboat Springs School District has had in attracting and retaining top-notch teachers and staff is the primary reason our schools are ranked among the top 10 in Colorado. They are the human assets that help to rank our schools among our very top community assets. READ MORE
Virtual reality could make its way to schools in Steamboat, Hayden – February 16, 2017
Virtual reality could make its way into classrooms in Steamboat Springs and Hayden next year, if proposed grants are funded using Steamboat’s half-cent sales tax for education. READ MORE
Grant applications due Monday for Steamboat’s half-cent sales tax money – January 12, 2017
Routt County school employees have just a few days to put the finishing touches on Education Fund grant applications for innovative ideas to improve the educational experience. READ MORE
Montessori school seeking grant funding from Steamboat’s half-cent sales tax – January 9, 2017
Mountain Village Montessori founder Kristen Rockford will make her case to the Education Fund Board Wednesday for why the public charter school should be eligible for funds from the city’s half-cent sales tax. READ MORE
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