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2020-2021 Safety and Security

• Phase III of Building Automation Systems removal and replacement
• Roof replacements at Bella Romero Academy 4-8 Campus, Heath Middle School, Jackson Elementary School, Maplewood Elementary School and Northridge High School
• HVAC and asbestos abatement at schools as needed
• Installation of additional security cameras at Northridge High School, Greeley Central High School, Early College Academy and Prairie Heights Middle School
• Additional school buses to replace aging fleet
• Continued use of Raptor system for visitor, volunteer and crisis management
• Continue with additional campus monitors at various schools
• Additional radios and communications equipment for schools as needed

2019-2020 Safety and Security

• Installation of new locking and badge identification systems at identified schools
• Univent cleanings at seven schools
• Additional security cameras where need is identified
• New school buses, to replace aging fleet
• Raptor visitor, volunteer and crisis management system
• Additional campus monitors at high schools; a new campus monitor at McAuliffe STEM Academy due to enrollment exceeding 900
• Radios for new buses; replacement radios for some buses

2018-2019 Safety and Security

• Roof repairs and other deferred maintenance - currently waiting for the completion of the Facility Master Plan Update to prioritize repairs and most needed maintenance

• Install security cameras at Brentwood, Franklin, Heath and Prairie Heights middle schools and Jefferson Junior High School. Improve phones and communication radios district-wide

• Continue to install and update locking systems at all District 6 buildings and updating badges for employees

• Implement visitor and volunteer management system through Raptor Technologies

• Phase in Raptor Technologies Crisis Management System
  
• Install improved communications equipment including phones and radios at all District 6 buildings
  
• Continue to work to reinstate transportation at the elementary level; as of August 2018 about two-thirds of elementary routes have been restored. It will take about nine more drivers to reinstate the remaining routes. Transportation is working on enhanced driver recruitment efforts.

2017-2018 Safety and Security

• Install security cameras at Northridge, Greeley West, Greeley Central and Jefferson high schools

• Roof repairs prioritized by urgency

• Automatic locking systems at all sites; badging system for staff

• Improve phones and communication radios district-wide

• Snow removal equipment to replace failing plows

• Begin work to reinstate transportation at elementary level

2020-2021 Supporting Student Achievement; Work Force and College Preparedness

• All schools will offer after school programming and summer school
• After school programs and Saturday school at all schools
• Concurrent enrollment for high school students at Aims Community College and the University of Northern Colorado
• Continuation of the Business and Community Partnership Administrator position to manage internships, job shadowing, apprticeships and more
• Hiring a Career Pathways Specialist to work with students and counselors to help students find a carrer or college path best for them
• Continued implementation of Advancing Via Individual Determination program at elementary schools; teacher training in AVID
• Assume operations of the Student Recovery Program (previously a private program) so it can be expanded in District 6 high schools

2019-2020 Supporting Student Achievement; Work Force and College Preparedness

• Summer School programs to bridge learning gaps for 400 students
• Summer Adventures enrichment programs for 200 students
• After school programs and Saturday school
• Concurrent enrollment for high school students at Aims Community College and the University of Northern Colorado
• Completion of Advanced Manufacturing program at Greeley Central High School
• Enhancement of Health Science Pathway at Greeley Central High School
• Creation of Early Childhood Education pathway at Jefferson High School
• Enhancement of STEM pathway at Northridge High School
• Expansion of Advancing Via Individual Determination (AVID) at select elementary schools; training teachers in AVID

2018-2019 Supporting Student Achievement;  Work Force and College Preparedness

• Continue providing summer school and afterschool programs for students at all levels

• Create an enrichment pilot summer program for the summer of 2019

• Expand concurrent enrollment with Aims Community College and the University of Northern Colorado
  
• Support elementary and K-8 schools that are implementing AVID Program (Advancing Via Individual Determination); Centennial, Dos Rios, Jackson, Madison, McAuliffe, Monfort, Shawsheen, and Winograd.
  
• Planning phase for Advanced Manufacturing career pathway at Greeley Central High School

2017-2018 Supporting Academic/Vocational programs; graduate college and career-ready students

• Expand summer and after-school programs for elementary and K-8 students

• Expand summer school programs for secondary students, begin Saturday school

• Increase concurrent enrollment with Aims and UNC for high school students

• Create a position for Business and Community Partnership Administrator

• Implement AVID at elementary schools
  
  

2020-2021 Providing Up-to-Date Instructional Materials and Technology

• Systems for data backup, including an off-site network operations center
• Projectors and screens will be installed in schools to replace aging and failing smartboards
• Exploration of Virtual Desktop Infrasructure so that students can have access to specialized software programs, such as CAD, for specialized classes
• Phase in of  a managed printer program to replace printers that are no longer serviceable with a more cost effective model
• Replacement of computers at select schools identified in replacement cycle
• Advanced Placement and math curriculum will be replaced
• Working with The Success Foundation to provide STEM lab materials at Dos Rios Elementary, Heiman Elementary, Bella Romero Academy 4-8 and Winograd K-8.

2019-2020 Providing Up-to-Date Instructional Materials and Technology

• New hardware and software to support food services programs at schools
• Replace aging document cameras
• Data backup systems
• Replacement of computers at select schools identified in replacement cycle
• New science and social studies textbooks and digital content
• Working with The Success Foundation to provide STEM lab materials at schools

2018-2019 Providing Up-to-Date Instructional Materials and Technology

• Continue identifying sites for total technology replacement for student and staff devices based on the learning needs at each building and the age of current devices
  
  

2017-2018 Updating learning materials and technology

• Implement 5-year replacement cycle for technology infrastructure

• Replace technology devices at schools; implement 5-year replacement cycle

• Initiate the replacement of outdated secondary language arts and mathematics curriculum
  
  
  

2020-2021 Attracting and Maintaining a Competitive Workforce

• Adjustments to wages for hourly employees to meet market standards

2019-2020 Attracting and Maintaining a Competitive Workforce

• Adjustments to wages for hourly employees to meet market standards
  
  

2018-2019 Attracting and Maintaining a Competitive Workforce

• Hourly, classified employees received a pay increase in January 2018, moving them closer to the market base salary.
• In July, 2018, another increase was given to targeted hourly employee groups with a large number of unfilled positions, including school bus drivers, substitute teachers, information technology technicians, building manager, bilingual interpreters and others.
  
  
  
  
  

2019-2020 Mill Levy Allocation to Charter Schools

• An equal per pupil allocation will be given to every charter school; payments are made monthly

2019-2020 Mill Levy Allocation to Charter Schools

• An equal per pupil allocation will be given to every charter school
• Frontier Academy: $1.3 million
• Salida del Sol: $635,000
• Union Colony: $806,00
• University Schools: $1.5 million
• West Ridge Academy: $406,000

2018-2019 Mill Levy Allocation to Charter Schools

• Every charter school in District 6 gets a monthly allocation of dollars based on their student count.