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\"There is fear and uncertainty being experienced by many of our students, their families, and our staff with the upcoming presidential inauguration,\" Campos Pitse said. She referenced a 2006 immigration enforcement operation at JBS and five meat packing plants that she identified as the largest workplace immigration raid in the community: \"almost 300 people were arrested,\" she said, describing how the arrests separated families and forced the district to provide immediate supervision for some children.

Campos Pitse noted that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has an internal agreement to avoid arrests at sensitive locations such as schools, churches and parks, and she said she hoped that policy would remain in place. She invited the community to a free \"Know Your Rights / Conos Casos Derechos\" event hosted by Alfred de Lucia at Kimberly's Event Center on Jan. 14 at 5:30 p.m.

\"I wanted to acknowledge that that is happening and that's out there,\" Campos Pitse said, speaking in a personal capacity and explicitly noting she was not speaking on behalf of the board.

In the same segment of the meeting, board members highlighted other community and district programs. Campos Pitse and others mentioned Project Teacher Find, a 36‑year partnership between the district and UNC that helps recruit and grow teachers from local students; the board noted that student applications for that program were due Jan. 24 and encouraged counselors to share it with candidates.

Why it matters: Board members said the comments were intended to acknowledge community concerns and to promote local resources for residents seeking legal information. The district did not adopt any formal policy or action at the Jan. 13 meeting related to immigration enforcement.

The board did not vote on any measures connected to immigration or the community event; Campos Pitse spoke as a board member in a personal capacity and invited public participation in the community program.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Greeley Evans School District 6 Board of Education Work Session 1-13-2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the Jan. 13 work session Brenda Campos Pitse (board member) described community fears stemming from past workplace immigration raids and invited residents to a free \"Know Your Rights / Conos Casos Derechos\" event scheduled for the next day. She also highlighted Project Teacher Find and legislative listening sessions board members attended.","taxTitle","GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld, School Districts , Colorado","taxId",14272,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6385562,"District shows board new command center funded by school‑safety grant; initial staffing planned for school hours",1850,4166000,6016000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2119807-0152c5f4e13d1fecf3cf81c0d4b69caf&start=4166&end=6016","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2119807-0152c5f4e13d1fecf3cf81c0d4b69caf/thumbnail_4166000.jpg","/articles/6385562/Colorado/District-shows-board-new-command-center-funded-by-schoolsafety-grant-initial-staffing-planned-for-school-hours","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6385562-8c89550e0963344a5043a637901829a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770612375&Signature=kcB4XbBwIZxwn~G~KIO4nb1vBrdrUGjDw6So6y16E-pv2VnQZSPwIfcknx-LmDsAklyx-ONuk865KbnNG3zwwiQQQEXvdTQ7wM1sNZwlmJdZataQHctAiXOUgciYkjjxOfiDZ7pfZTjPKmUF-zelSQLWA6qoGtUt7BS8oHxbZFqPQlXQvpDT6xPIqj4ASxizDG-il3J6B9pKCm3ZL77PwiyI~jDfqIdXbwFKapYQWT8dumratH7VQif4ly2PuRiE8WgpLAeqJxE3QyQkmFWpwy7if5GxnQx~QY48t19ib1x960pbLbqR2QtHzDA8~P39yLeI7Bbs36zm7owUk5s4Ag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","GREELEY, Colo. — Greeley School District No. 6 officials on Jan. 13 toured board members through a newly completed safety command center that staff said will centralize video, communications and emergency coordination for the district.

\"Our project is complete. We're actually doing interviews for the for 2 positions to man the command center,\" Wade Corliss, chief of safety and security, told the board during the work session. Corliss said the facility was funded primarily through the school safety disbursement grant and that interviews to fill two command‑center positions were scheduled for the next day.

Corliss described the center as an effort to consolidate video and incident information from across the district to improve situational awareness during larger incidents, to provide a place for the leadership team to assemble and to speed decision‑making during emergencies. He said the district will initially staff the center during school hours, with overlapping schedules considered to extend coverage for after‑hours events, and that the long‑term goal is to explore a 24/7 operation mirroring larger districts.

Brad Lukey, identified in the briefing as the director of safety and security, led technical work on the project, Corliss said. Board members who toured the facility praised staff and the grant‑funding effort in a short debrief after the tour.

\"The technology is just... I'm blown away by it,\" board member Miss Sullivan said during the debrief. Sullivan and others said the district’s ability to lock down a school quickly and to aggregate video feeds represented a significant security improvement.

Why it matters: District staff said the command center centralizes resources for managing incidents, improves communication among administrators and first responders, and can support extended events such as large athletic contests or weather‑related incidents.

Next steps: The district will proceed with hiring the two command‑center staff, provide training, and return to the board with updates on hours of operation and any plans to expand coverage. No formal board action or vote was taken during the presentation.","Greeley School District No. 6 staff led a tour of a newly completed safety command center at the Jan. 13 work session, described its video and coordination capabilities, said interviews are scheduled to hire two staffers, and noted the project was funded by a school safety disbursement grant.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6385565,"Greeley School District No. 6 gets legislative preview on school finance, accountability and proposed graduation requirements",1344,2686000,4030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2119807-0152c5f4e13d1fecf3cf81c0d4b69caf&start=2686&end=4030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2119807-0152c5f4e13d1fecf3cf81c0d4b69caf/thumbnail_2686000.jpg","/articles/6385565/Colorado/Greeley-School-District-No-6-gets-legislative-preview-on-school-finance-accountability-and-proposed-graduation-requirements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6385565-88476871d097616aa84f44e2c5f156bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770612375&Signature=UnnppOhO46TEz~EtYRQrjpd1sApOh6kxEFP5LKK8cu679VK7rZu2vMyWifRyFZaUi8X6tyfjbGa-tewuYE8xfZnTrWj2EkMUivJRT7czNiwoGA-uERez~2AuxY7f5uSMYTPj~vtmg~Ur0uP0ksvMNHlN37xvnnSBGxMc40ZwrZ42hh-G3b6kRN5Eyf2KoHa5LT3Ubml2s1uQmtacJaIG4vOjWWgU~-1wClRaJfYJMacl8hS~mdgqQ18mgCRnU~alF0~qNGe78PDhKPqXznnASYVzXV68MLlypiXAzw8zc-uCz~JAtsHfvISjn8-uOzn-HeAbsRPPBI5Gjw1bI2KDdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","GREELEY, Colo. — The Greeley School District No. 6 Board of Education on Jan. 13 heard a legislative preview that focused on potential changes to Colorado’s school finance formula, proposed accountability-system revisions, and several bills that could affect graduation requirements and school safety.

\"The 2025 general assembly session kicked off last week,\" staff member Nate Fall told the board, providing a packet of bills and explaining the district’s process for tracking and responding to legislation. The presentation listed priorities from statewide education groups including the Colorado Association of School Boards and the Colorado Association of School Executives.

Board members were asked to consider three broad areas: school finance, systems of accountability, and school safety. Fall and other staff singled out a proposal to remove multi-year averaging of student counts from the school finance formula — a change they said could shift hundreds of millions of dollars in who gets state funding. Board members referenced figures discussed during the meeting, including a cited $190 million estimate tied to the averaging debate and a $750 million state budget shortfall.

\"Averaging would not have harmed us,\" Dr. Pilch said when explaining how the district’s enrollment history would be affected; other participants noted inconsistent descriptions in the discussion (some comments referred to a five-year averaging practice while at one point a four-year figure was mentioned).

Why it matters: Districts that have benefited from averaging of enrollment across multiple years could see sharp funding reductions if averaging is removed, staff warned. Rural superintendents described to the board how even a small decline in students can translate into the loss of teaching positions and services in small districts.

The board also heard about a 108-page bill reported to change Colorado’s accountability and accreditation system. Fall said the draft would alter multiple components of how schools are assessed and named and that districts are watching for unintended consequences.

On school-safety policy, Fall summarized proposals to restrict use of facial-recognition technology in schools. The presentation noted that a statutory expiration for a current limitation is set for July 1 and that the ACLU is pushing to make a prohibition permanent; staff said some districts oppose an outright ban because they rely on the technology for security purposes.

Fall outlined other bills the district will monitor: House Bill 25-1038 to create a postsecondary credit-transfer website (staff recommended support), and House Bill 25-1037 proposing an income-tax credit of up to $1,000 for eligible teachers (staff recommended monitoring, noting the recurring fiscal concerns that have stalled similar measures in the past). Fall said the district will also watch proposals to require completion of the Colorado and federal financial-aid forms (FAFSA/CASFA) as a high school graduation requirement, and a likely push to add a financial-literacy requirement to graduation standards.

On Title IX, Fall told the board that a federal judge in Kentucky recently struck down the 2024 Title IX regulations; he said the district is reviewing whether to revert to earlier (2020) procedures and noted that Colorado law already provides strong protections for gender identity and expression.

Board members asked how quickly any new graduation requirements would have to be implemented; staff said an immediate rollout was unlikely and that any change would probably include a phase-in period to allow districts time to adopt curriculum and staffing. Fall also emphasized the board’s role in setting advocacy direction and invited members to provide priorities for staff and the district lobbyist to pursue.

The board did not take formal votes on policy positions at the Jan. 13 work session. Staff said they will continue to monitor bills, coordinate with the district’s lobbyist and statewide associations, and return with recommendations if the board wants formal positions.

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Votes at a glance: No formal motions or board votes on state legislation were taken during the Jan. 13 work session.","District staff briefed the Board of Education at its Jan. 13 work session on early bills and priorities in the 2025 Colorado legislative session, highlighting debate over multi-year enrollment averaging for school funding, accountability system changes, a possible financial-literacy graduation requirement and several other education bills.","actionData","errors"]

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Greeley School District No. 6 gets legislative preview on school finance, accountability and proposed graduation requirements