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Students describe school-culture changes, cellphone policy and new CTE offerings at Steamboat Springs High School spotlight
Summary
Students and staff told the Steamboat Springs School Board on Feb. 10 that new social-emotional learning practices, a revised cellphone policy and expanded CTE and concurrent-enrollment options are changing student engagement and postsecondary readiness.
Steamboat Springs High School students told the Steamboat Springs School Board on Feb. 10 that recent changes at the high school — including a stricter cellphone policy, restorative accountability projects and expanded career and technical education classes — have increased classroom focus and student engagement.
The presentations took place during the board's "SSHS spotlight," where a group of student leaders and staff members described how the school is implementing SEL (spirit, accountability, inclusion, leadership) principles across classrooms, athletics and extracurriculars.
Student leaders said the cellphone policy, adopted after district discussion and a trip to Summit to observe stricter models, has become ‘‘the new normal.’’…
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