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The board approved the meeting agenda, the consent agenda and the Dec. 9, 2024 regular meeting minutes by voice vote. Later in the meeting trustees acknowledged receipt of the reports and communications presented that evening and voted to move into executive session to discuss a personnel matter regarding the superintendent’s ongoing evaluation.

Motions and recorded votes at the meeting included: approve agenda (motion: Laura Craig; second: Leah Helm; recorded ayes: Kevin Callahan, Laura Craig, Leah Helm, Katie Lee), approve consent agenda (motion: Kevin Callahan; second: Leah Helm; recorded ayes: Kevin Callahan, Laura Craig, Leah Helm, Katie Lee), approve Dec. 9, 2024 minutes (motion: Katie Lee; second: Kevin Callahan; recorded ayes: Kevin Callahan, Laura Craig, Leah Helm, Katie Lee), acknowledge receipt of reports and communications (motion: Leah Helm; second: Kevin Callahan; recorded ayes: Cresta Brinkman, Kevin Callahan, Laura Craig, Leah Helm, Katie Lee), and enter executive session pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes section 24-6-402(4)(f)(I) to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation (motion: Katie Lee; second: Cresta Brinkman; recorded ayes: Cresta Brinkman, Kevin Callahan, Laura Craig, Leah Helm, Katie Lee).

The motion to enter executive session cited Colorado Revised Statutes section 24-6-402(4)(f)(I) as the legal authority for a personnel-evaluation executive session. The board ended the public streaming and recessed for the executive session; no substantive actions affecting district policy or contracts were taken in public after returning from executive session during the Jan. 13 regular business meeting.

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Helm summarized two state reports — an equity-and-adequacy study and an input-based financial adequacy study — and relayed their headline findings: Colorado teacher pay is low and uneven, funding should better account for at-risk and disabled students, and adequate statewide funding would be billions higher than current levels. “Both studies concluded that Colorado teacher salaries are too low and the tax system that supports schools is inadequate,” Helm said.

She told the board the input-based study estimated adequate funding would be about $3.5 billion higher than current levels, with portions of that total tied to at-risk and special-education funding and district size and cost-of-living adjustments. The equity-and-adequacy study recommended raising teacher pay, increasing funding weights for at-risk students and adjusting for regional cost differences, she said.

Helm also relayed a legislative issue she said CASB’s Legislative Resolutions Committee had discussed: a proposal to end broad use of the five-year enrollment average used to calculate state funding for districts. Helm said removing that five-year average would reduce statewide K–12 funding by about $192 million and estimated a roughly $1.5 million loss for the Steamboat Springs district if the change were enacted. “We all have a lot of work to do in this coming year because … the removal of the five year average would see a $192,000,000 leave education,” Helm said.

Trustees noted the complexity and timing of state budget calculations and asked that the topic be scheduled for a future meeting agenda or workshop so the board could discuss advocacy strategies. Helm told trustees she would try to bring the matter back at a subsequent meeting so the board could consider implications and potential responses.

The board did not take formal action on the studies or the legislative proposals at the Jan. 13 meeting; Helm’s remarks were presented as a board-member update and as a prompt for future discussion and possible agenda items.

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The update summarized district survey results, building-level initiatives and steps the district is taking to collect more frequent, inclusive feedback from all staff categories. Presenters said multiple indicators rose compared with prior surveys and that the district exceeded an internal target on a key staff-recommendation metric.

Heidi Chapman Hoye, principal of Steamboat Springs Middle School, told the board the district’s target—90% of staff responding favorably to the statement “I would recommend this school as a good place to work” by June 2026—had already been exceeded in the district survey, which showed 92% favorable responses. “We really, really are bought in,” Chapman Hoye said during the presentation.

Presenters said other survey items showed gains: school leadership ratings rose by 13 percentage points from the previous administration and some workload and benefits metrics improved districtwide. Dr. Tim Rigger, director of teaching and learning, said the district is supplementing biennial statewide instruments with more frequent local polling to include staff groups not always represented in state surveys, such as custodians and bus drivers.

Administrators described operational steps tied to climate and culture improvements: starting this school year, each building has a dedicated building substitute (staff said daily substitute coverage has improved to the “90-plus” range on most days and “most days we’re at a 100%” for coverage); local climate-and-culture committees are active in every school; and leaders have adjusted professional development and the school calendar to reduce staff workload pressures.

Kaylee McCaffey (presented as Kaylee McCaffey), part of the focus-area team, described community partnerships and said the district is collecting partner information on the district website and highlighting partners through scheduled social-media posts. “All of our community partners … are actually well integrated into our school district,” she said, adding that district staff track both formal partner lists on the website and informal measures such as reposting and engagement.

Presenters said they plan to continue focus groups and more regular local surveys so trustees and staff can compare district results with state metrics and respond more promptly to areas for improvement. Board members thanked staff for the work and asked for follow-up items and data that could inform budget and program decisions.

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The presentations, during the board’s reports and communications segment, included a SAFE Club update, leadership-club projects, multilingual student testimonials and student voices on the district’s revised device policy. Board members and district leaders said the student accounts offered direct evidence of the policy’s effects in classrooms and common areas.

Student presenters described club activities, school projects and the effects of removing personal devices from student pockets and classrooms. “I think it makes us more interested in other people and what they're doing in their lives,” said Piper Keenan, a Steamboat Springs Middle School student, describing the new “no devices” rule. Keenan also said the policy helps prevent morning cyberbullying and improves peer engagement.

Student Ethan Summers, who takes a high-school math class in the morning and attends the middle school afterward, said the contrast with a school that allows devices is clear: “the middle school … a lot of the kids are a lot more engaged answering questions that the teachers are talking about.” Ethan told the board the rule cut his own screen time and made the school day easier to navigate.

Teachers and administrators who provided written testimonials and on-stage remarks said the change reduced stress at the start of the day and made classrooms calmer. “Less stress, seems calmer,” said an unnamed teacher quoted in the district presentation materials; in oral remarks, Dr. Celine Wicks, the superintendent, said staff reports and teacher testimonials were included in the presentation for the board to review.

The student presentations also highlighted other school activities: the Student Alliance for Equity (SAFE) club—which said it expanded from a GSA to address a broader range of equity topics—has organized schoolwide events such as a bullying-awareness day, created “safe space” pinwheels, partnered with local organizations for learning, and sponsored a food drive for Lift Up. Leadership-club students proposed a mural project (estimated materials cost about $400) and a memorial garden that would use boulders and plaques to honor two former students.

Multilingual students and teachers described newcomer supports and extracurricular opportunities such as skiing trips and seasonal equipment rentals that staff said help students connect to the community. “I want to learn English because it's an opportunity in life,” said Manasa Maniego, an eighth-grade student who introduced himself to the board and described the support he received after arriving in September.

Board members praised the student speakers and staff, noting that firsthand accounts help trustees understand day-to-day conditions in schools. “It's great when students come up to us and speak to their experiences,” said board member Kevin Callahan. Several trustees asked presenters follow-up questions and thanked staff for bringing students to the meeting.

The board did not take any formal action on the device policy at the Jan. 13 meeting; trustees said they will receive teacher testimonials and a later update on Jan. 27 and May 5 to assess how the policy is working at other grade levels.

The presentation concluded with student awards and a public round of thanks to middle school staff and volunteers.

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