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District reports staff climate gains under strategic plan focus area 3
Summary
District leaders told the board that staff-survey results and local initiatives show improvement in staff satisfaction and building-level supports; administrators highlighted building substitutes, climate committees and community partnerships.
District administrators presented an update on strategic plan Focus Area 3 (staff and community) at the Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 board meeting on Jan. 13, describing improvements in staff survey results, substitute coverage and school-level climate work.
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.
