Steamboat Education Fund

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

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Board of Directors

The Education Fund Board (EFB) administers the funds collected from the half-cent sales tax and provides accountability for all spending toward the fund’s mission. There are 11 voting members of EFB, nine at-large and two Commission representatives. Board members are appointed for three-year terms. Of the 11 voting members, there are nine at-large members and two representatives from the Commission. All voting members must reside within the Steamboat Springs School District. There are also four advisors to the board including one representative from Steamboat Springs School Board, one from the Mountain Village Montessori School and one each from the Hayden and Soroco School Boards.

EDUCATION FUND BOARD – 11 Members

Sam Jones – President

Jeanne Mackowski – Vice President

Cristina Magill – Treasurer

Norbert Turek – Secretary

Kandise Gilbertson

Jon Wade

Jill Brabec

Adam Alspach

Julie Tourigney

Jim Beers

 

ADVISORS TO THE BOARD       

Michelle Dover – Steamboat Springs School District

Michael Girodo – Mountain Valley Montessori Charter School

Brian Hoza – Hayden School District

Bob Logan – South Routt School District

The Commission consists of 11 members. Nine members of the Commission shall be residents of the Steamboat Springs School District.

 

GRANT COMMISSION – 11 Members  

Jenny Maxwell – Chair

Kandise Gilbertson – Representative to the Board

Cristina Magill – Representative to the Board

Kathy Wichelhaus

Susan Petersen

Courteney Famulare

Beth Wilhelm

Katie Armstrong

Keri Rusthoi

Mary Johnston

Kristy Milliken

The Board considers requests for funding from the three Routt County School Districts and community groups offering programs within the public schools. All requests must be approved by the Commission before being presented to the Board.

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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 $61M has been granted directly for public K-12 education in Routt County.

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