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Teacher contests nonrenewal during public comment; students urge stronger arts funding

Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 Board of Education · April 6, 2026
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Summary

A long-tenured district teacher challenged a nonrenewal and criticized procedural errors; two students urged restored protections and funding for music and performing arts, including a call to bring back fifth-grade band and create an artist-in-residence fund.

During public comment, Steve McDonald — a 17-year educator in Colorado — addressed the board to contest his nonrenewal. "I am not asking for my job back. I am here because I know I did nothing to lose it," McDonald said, adding that his nonrenewal letter misidentified his position and that his evaluations had been consistently effective or highly effective…

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