Superintendent's Corner

February 2019

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Last week, the Board of Education published a letter to the editor to express its appreciation for the work completed by the Steamboat Spring School District Advisory Committee. The board acknowledged the incredible investment (hundreds of hours) that the 32 committee members made over 13 months to research and develop scenarios, assist with community meetings, and participate in workgroups.

The committee’s work focused on addressing the educational needs of our children within Steamboat’s unique context: schools already at or over capacity in a community that continues to see growth in full-time residents who see our area as a desirable location to raise a family. The committee’s recommendations ranked and gave rationales for four potential solutions for the Strawberry Park Campus, including the construction of at least one new school facility. Read the recommendations here.

With the committee’s recommendations in hand, the Board of Education has begun work to plan for the future. This spring, the board will hold discussions about the location of a new school, which will include meetings with potential future neighbors. Moreover, we will meet with community organizations to understand how our future facilities can serve both our needs and theirs. School communities will prioritize projects for their buildings. We will engage the business community in discussions on how quality education aligns with their vision for the future of Steamboat. In short, we will make extensive efforts to reach stakeholders this spring and into the summer.

We hope to continue the momentum built in focus groups and forums facilitated last fall by the Muntean Leadership Group to find common ground in our community on building for the future. Finding common ground is especially important because the percentage of homes owned by locals in the City of Steamboat appears to be increasing, according to a recent article published in the Pilot. The article reports that about 54 percent of Steamboat homes sold in 2018, as of mid-December, were purchased by residents with local addresses. The article highlights additional, planned housing developments targeted at or restricted to locals. The article also touches on the location-neutral trend in Steamboat.

We are proud that our schools are, in part, responsible for Steamboat’s reputation as a desirable place to raise a family. All of our efforts are focused on ensuring that it stays this way for the families here today and those who make Steamboat their home in the future. 

Sixth graders learned about states of matter and convection by building their own hot air balloons and launching them.

Sixth graders Skyped with the authors of the novels they read in their Western World Literature - Lit Circles unit.

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Soda Creek Elementary School principal, Michele Miller, has been selected for the Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools to Finland, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Michele is one of 10 U.S. citizens who will travel to Finland from March 6-16, 2019 on the prestigious Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Program! Read more

Dr. Celine Wicks has been selected to serve as the principal of Strawberry Park Elementary School following the scheduled retirement of Tracy Stoddard. Read more

Steamboat Springs High School coach Lisa Renee Tumminello received the Eric Wolfe Award from Colorado High School Coaches Association, which recognizes those who have gone above and beyond in their dedication, enthusiasm, and fostering of the sport of Cross Country.  Read more

Steamboat Springs High School senior, Lincoln Hildebrand, was named Teen of the Month by the Optimist Club of Steamboat Springs. Read more

The Steamboat Springs Middle School Mathcounts team placed first in a recent chapter competition and had several individual successes: Jade Henderson 1st place, Connor Frithsen 3rd place, Bryson Lee 4th place, Charlotte Tegtmeyer 11th place, and Kyan Strong 12th place. The state Mathcount competition is March 23 in Denver.

Two robotics teams from Steamboat Springs Middle School brought home an award for overall performance and a judge's choice award, as well as several second-place awards. Both teams finished in the top tier among competitors! Read more

Steamboat Springs High School students Morgan Fey, Jackson Foote and Zuzu Gibbs were nominated for the Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Colorado’s Youth of the Year award.  Read more

Steamboat Springs High School freshman Adalia George competed in the the first-ever Colorado High School Girls Wrestling Championships! Read more

As seen on CBS4

The Steamboat Springs High School marching band performs while skiing to the Winter Carnival. Watch now

Read recent Steamboat Pilot & Today articles.

Working together for more than a year, the Steamboat Springs School District Advisory Committee has narrowed down their proposals for addressing overcrowding in schools. Read more

Ski Town USA lets SSSD elementary students swap their desks for DIN settings and try their hand at skiing. Read more

When the two elementary schools and library in Paradise, California, burned down, so did thousands upon thousands of books. Steamboat schools donated hundreds of books. Read more

An effort to give English language learners a leg up has now become a program that also immerses them in the community. Read more

The percentage of homes owned by locals in the city of Steamboat appears to have increased. According to Steamboat realtors, one of the more interesting local trends they are seeing is location-neutral workers moving to Steamboat Springs because of low property taxes, good schools and a sense of community — something not seen in many other ski towns. Read more

Sailors in the news!

Boys and girls Nordic teams

Sailors basketball, Mac Riniker

Sailors basketball, Jimmy Osbourn

Sailors hockey

The Steamboat Springs School District Board of Education will conduct workshops on the following dates to discuss recommendations made by the SSSD Advisory Committee regarding potential 2019 bond packages. These workshops will take place from 12:15PM - 1:45PM at the Bud Werner Memorial Library.

March 13-14: Parent Teacher Conferences

March 15: No School for Students and Staff

March 18: Staff Professional Development, No School for Students

Free Tutoring at SSHS! ACZ Labs is providing 5 tutors to assist high school students and eighth-graders, Wednesdays from 5-7pm, in the SSHS media center. Snacks are provided.

Chess for Kids at the Library every Saturday at 9:15am in the Children's Storytime Room.

Ski for free every Sunday at Howelsen Hill. Stop into the lodge to pick up your free ticket to access the ski lifts and the Nordic trails. Read more

Find out more about Steamboat Springs Parent Information Committees (PIC):

Soda Creek Elementary School PIC

Strawberry Park Elementary School PIC

Steamboat Springs Middle School PIC

Steamboat Springs High School PIC