The dismissal of Ouray School District Superintendent Scott Pankow has prompted in the last week a small student walkout and a lengthy School Board debate about potentially changing the district’s administrative structure.

School board members spent much of a five-hour retreat on March 6 and a 3 1/2-hour special meeting on March 9 debriefing after firing Pankow and devising a timeline for hiring his replacement. The board also labored — without making a decision — over whether to seek a new...