District 6 welcomes and encourages participation by students, parents, district staff, and community members in a wide variety of committees throughout the district. Through these committees, many people in our community can help guide our decision-making on academic and operational matters and make recommendations to district administrators and Board of Education.
Here you'll find a summary list of the various committees in the district, including their mission and contact information.
Budget Advisory Committee
Mission: Reviews the district’s finances, including revenues, expenditures, and funding forecasts. Provides feedback to staff and to Board of Education.
Members: 40 community members.
Staff Facilitator: Wayne Eads, chief operations officer
Meeting Schedule: Evening meetings, held monthly during the winter and spring (budget planning season), and every other month during late summer and fall.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of the Division of Business Operations, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6101.
Career and Technical Education Advisory Council
Mission: Promotes Career & Technical Education in the district and community. Provides advice and support for CTE programs, develops strategies to support the CTE vision, mission, and goals. Provides parents and students with information about Career Clusters, Pathways, and Plans of Study. Works to integrate the Career & Technical Education program with the total educational system.
Members: Maximum of 21 people, composed of individuals whose experience and abilities represent business, apprenticeship, education, and the community. At least 51% of council membership must be representation from the business community. Council membership includes: - At least one business member from each of the six industry clusters in Colorado:
- Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Business & Public Administration
- Health Sciences & Public Safety
- Hospitality, Human Services & Education
- Skilled trades & Technical Sciences
- STEM, Arts, Design, & Information Technology
- A maximum of four representatives from area high schools
- One representative from the University of Northern Colorado
- One representative from Aims Community College
- One member representing the parent-teacher associations and organizations
- The District 6 Superintendent or designee
Staff Facilitator: Steve Alkire, coordinator of Career and Technical Education
Meeting Schedule: Monthly; held on first Tuesday of each month.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Curriculum and Assessment, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6267.
Certified Staff Evaluation Council
Mission: Reviews and provides general guidance to district leadership staff and the district/GEA negotiations teams on certified evaluation implementation and communication. This committee is required by the Certified Master Agreement.
Members: About 12; made of four K-12 teachers, four community members, and four district/school administrators.
Staff Facilitators: Colleen O’Neil, director human resources, and David Delgado, president Greeley Education Association
Meeting Schedule: Meetings are held the 4th Tuesday of every month (except May, June, and July).
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Human Resources, 1025 Ninth Ave., Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6070.
Citizens Academy
Mission: Not technically an advisory council, but this committee does provide an opportunity for community outreach and engagement. The Academy is designed to help interested community members learn more about the district’s operations. Members commit to a year-long series of meetings. Each of the meetings in the series has a different focus area of study. Participants learn about the focus area and ask questions directly of the district staff in charge of that area.
Members: About 20 community members
Staff Facilitator: Roger Fiedler, director of communications
Meeting Schedule: Mid-day meetings, held six times throughout the school year.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Communications, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6003.
Classified Staff Council
Mission: The classified employee group is made of support staff members from across the district (bus drivers, maintenance workers, school cafeteria workers, teacher aides, health clerks, custodians, secretaries and office managers, etc.). The Council meets to discuss current work issues, initiatives and general concerns with representatives from human resources, payroll, benefits, budget/finance, and communications departments. Council is responsible for selecting the annual Classified Employee of the Year.
Members: One classified employee representative from each school building and support office/department. Members are selected at each location by peers and supervisors.
Staff Facilitators: Classified Council president (elected annually by Council members), Chief Operations Officer, Human Resources Director
Meeting Schedule: One meeting per month during the school year, held on the first Wednesday of the month. Meetings held at 2 p.m.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Human Resources, 1025 Ninth Ave., Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6070.
Curriculum Council
Mission: The Curriculum Council was created so that district teachers and principals could provide input and leadership in the areas of content standards, curriculum materials, and assessments. The council is a decision-making body that reviews and recommends curriculum changes, curriculum resources, instructional programs, and assessment practices. The council provides recommendations to the superintendent, and, ultimately, to the Board of Education.
Members: The council is composed of:
Teacher of Pre-Kindergarten
Teachers of Literacy (Reading/Writing) from K-5 (2 representatives), 6-8 and 9-12
Teachers of Mathematics from K-5 (2 representatives), 6-8 (2 representatives) and 9-12
Teachers of Science from K-5 (2 representatives), 6-8 and 9-12
Teachers of Social Studies from K-5, 6-8 and 9-12
Teacher of World Languages representing 6-12
Teacher of Art representing K-12
Teacher of Music representing K-12
Teacher of Physical Education representing K-12
Teacher of Special Education representing K-12
Teacher of Counseling representing 6-12
Teacher of English Language Acquisition representing K-12
Teacher of Career and Technical Education representing 6-12
Instructional Coach representing K-5
Instructional Coach representing 6-12
Coordinators from each content area
Principal representation across all levels
A member of an institution of higher learning
Staff Facilitator: Stacie Datteri, director of curriculum and assessment
Meeting Schedule: Formal meetings are held once a month on Thursdays from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Small work group meetings as needed.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Curriculum and Assessment, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6267.
District Accountability Committee
Mission: Reviews and provides feedback to district leadership staff regarding academic performance data and initiatives. Reviews and gives recommendation to Board of Education on charter school applications. Reviews and gives recommendation to Board of Education on annual budget proposal. This committee is required by Colorado Statute.
Members: About 30. Committee includes at least one parent representative from each school, including charters. Also includes several “at large” community members, teachers and district administrators.
Staff Facilitator: Nancy Devine, chief academic officer
Meeting Schedule: Four meetings per school year, held in September, November, February and April. (more meetings may be held if needed. For example, to review charter applications)
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of the Division of Academic Achievement, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6266.
Diversity Council
Mission: Promotes increased student learning and achievement based on a belief in the value of the talents, skills, and abilities of all learners by providing advice and guidance to District leadership on diversity issues, and working together to communicate a shared belief, understanding, and respect for diversity among all members of District 6 and the community.
Members: About 20, representing teachers, district staff, and community members.
Staff Facilitator: Dr. Blakley Wallace, principal of Heath Middle School
Meeting Schedule: Evening meetings, monthly.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of the Division of Academic Achievement, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6266.
Educational Technology Committee
Mission: Studies and reviews districtwide technology issues and gives advice to Office of Information Technology and other departments.
Members: 26 teachers, principals, and administrators from across the district.
Staff Facilitator: Joe Ronnenberg, director of technology
Meeting Schedule: Monthly meetings, held in late afternoon.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Technology, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6509.
Employee Benefits Committee
Mission: To study, provide oversight, evaluate, address concerns and develop specific recommendations for controlling costs and providing benefits to employees. The committee reviews health insurance vendors and their plans, and makes recommendations on which vendors and plans the district should select for its employees’ health insurance coverage.
Membership: 3 Greeley Education Association members, 3 classified support staff members, 2 administrators, others appointed as agreed.
Staff Facilitator: Meggan Sponsler, chief financial officer
Meeting Schedule: Varies
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Finance, 1025 Ninth Ave., Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6112.
Exceptional Student Services Council
Mission: Reviews and make recommendations for improvement, program development, professional development and collaborative initiatives between general education and special education to support staff and parents who work with students who are at-risk to receive, or do receive, special education services.
Members: Representatives from teachers, classified support staff, and administrators.
Staff Facilitator: Director of Exceptional Student Services
Meeting Schedule: Six times per school year. Meetings held in late afternoon/early evening.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Exceptional Student Services, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6103.
Gifted and Talented Education Advisory Council
Mission: Serves as a consultative and advisory body to the Gifted and Talented Education program by providing valuable input and well-considered recommendations for improvement, program development, and professional development.
Members: A representative group of parents, community members, teachers, counselors, administrators and university personnel from every segment of the community.
Staff Facilitator: Linda Johnson, Coordinator of Gifted and Talented
Meeting Schedule: Evening meetings held once per quarter.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Curriculum and Assessment, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6267.
K-5 Teacher Content Leaders (reading/writing, math, and science/social studies/health)
Mission: Reviews, provides feedback on, and helps develop curriculum guides, instructional practices, assessments, and report cards.
Members: Three selected teachers from each school to represent reading/writing, or math, or science/social studies/health content areas.
Staff Facilitator: Dianna Riley, elementary curriculum and assessment coordinator
Meeting Schedule: Meets five times per school year. Meetings are held after school hours.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Curriculum and Assessment, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6267.
Long-Range Facility Planning Committee
Mission: To increase student achievement and organizational effectiveness by evaluating the use, condition and adequacy of our facility resources. The goal of the committee is to supply the Board of Education with recommendations related to facilities, their use and their adequacy. This could include recommendations on facility repair, construction, renovation, closure, consolidation, school boundaries, and grade level configuration changes. These recommendations should be supported by data from the analysis of instructional needs, community needs, demographic trends and maintenance needs.
Members: Anyone from the community who wants to volunteer and district staff
Staff Facilitator: Wayne Eads, chief operations officer
Meeting Schedule: The Long-Range Facility Planning Committee meeting schedule is designed to allow the committee to bring a report to the Board of Education at the May 14th, 2012 Board meeting. Meeting times are 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Weld County School District 6 Administration Building, 1025 Ninth Ave., in Greeley. The first meeting will be held in the 1North Conference area. All dates are for 2012.
1. February 28
2. March 6
3. March 22
4. April 3
5. April 17
6. May 8
7. May 14 Board of Education Meeting Report
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of the Division of Business Operations, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6101.
Middle and High School Department Chairpersons (career and technical education, literacy/language arts, math, science, social studies, world languages, art, music, physical education)
Mission: Reviews, provides feedback on, and helps develop curriculum guides, instructional practices, and assessments.
Members: This committee is made of the department chairpersons from each middle and high school. Department chairpersons are experienced teachers who are selected as leaders for their curriculum area. Chairpersons are selected at the individual school building level.
Staff Facilitator: Each content area has its own facilitator:
- Steve Alkire, coordinator for career and technical education
- Jodi Anderson, coordinator for 6—12 literacy curriculum and assessment
- Deagan Andrews, coordinator for 6—12 math, science and social studies curriculum and assessment
- Pam Chalus, coordinator for world languages
- Stacie Datteri, director of curriculum and assessment
- Anita McSwain, coordinator for K—12 music
- John Bettolo, coordinator for 6—12 physical education and health, and coordinator of secondary schools
Meeting Schedule: The groups meet monthly from September through April of each school year. Meetings are held after school hours.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Curriculum and Assessment, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6267.
Professional Development Council
Mission: Collaboratively develop a professional development plan that will result in increased student achievement. Create an evaluation plan to measure the effectiveness of professional development offered in District 6. Evaluate, clarify and modify the professional development plan annually.
Members: 8 teachers who represent all levels and a variety of subject areas, 3 school administrators from different levels, 2 central office coordinators or administrators.
Staff Facilitator: Nancy Devine, chief academic officer
Meeting Schedule: Evening meetings held four times during the school year.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of the Division of Academic Achievement, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6266.
School Accountability Committees
Mission: Similar in function to the District Accountability Committee, but at the individual school level. Reviews and provides feedback to principal on academic performance data, school initiatives, school improvement plans, and school activities.
Members: Parents, teachers and community representatives from the individual school communities.
Staff Facilitator: Principals
Meeting Schedule: Varies.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: Individual school principals.
School Wellness Policy Committee
Mission: This committee is charged with ensuring that the district school wellness policy addresses nutrition and physical activity-related recommendations and requirements; is implemented and adhered to; and is evaluated for efficacy. Currently, great focus is being placed on the return to scratch cooking for school meal programs.
Members: Parents, students, representatives of the school food authority, members of the school board, school administrators, teachers, health professionals, and members of the public.
Staff Facilitator: Jeremy West, director of Nutrition Services
Meeting Schedule: This committee meets on a quarterly basis.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Nutrition Services, 2508 Fourth Ave, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6600.
Solutions Communication Council (SolComm)
Mission: Indentifies and provides feedback to district leadership staff regarding school-based concerns and praises. Works to identify solutions for everyday working conditions or concerns.
Members: About 16. Approximately 8 teachers and 8 district administrators.
Staff Facilitators: Colleen O’Neil, human resources director, and David Delgado, president Greeley-Education Association (GEA)
Meeting Schedule: Four meetings per school year, held in September, October, December and May. (more meetings may be held if needed.)
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Office of Human Resources, 1025 Ninth Ave., Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6070.
Sustainability Management Plan Committee
Mission: This committee is charged with helping to establish sustainable resource and energy practices across the district, and to create and maintain a district-wide sustainability management plan. The committee will study and promote ways to conserve, reduce, and reuse the district’s valuable resources, materials and energy.
Members: Students, teachers, parents, school administrators, district administrators, representatives from Facilities, Transportation, Nutrition, Custodial, and members of the public.
Staff Facilitator: Laura Gosnell, engineer, Facilities Department
Meeting Schedule: This committee meets on a quarterly basis.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: District 6, Facilities Department, 2204 Fifth Ave, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6400.
Ad Hoc Committees
Mission: Formed as needed to provide guidance and feedback regarding improvements or changes to specific district practices (for example, the development of late start procedures for winter weather, the development of the 2011-12 high school daily class schedule).
Members: Varies; determined by the practice that is being proposed or changed.
Staff Facilitator: Varies; determined by the practice that is being proposed or changed.
Meeting Schedule: Varies; these committees meet a finite number of times in order to complete their assigned task.
Contact for More Information and Membership Applications: Varies, depending on specific issue. In general, contact District 6, Office of Communications, 1025 Ninth Avenue, Greeley, 80631, 970-348-6003.
