Project Updates

Construction has started on an eight-classroom addition at Martinez Elementary, which will include additional bathrooms and office space. Four portable classrooms have already been removed from the site, and the rest will be removed when the project is completed. Construction will continue through the 2022-2023 school year. The addition will be completed by August of 2023.

An eight classroom addition is well underway on the northwest side of the existing building. This will allow the school to eliminate eight classrooms currently in temporary portable buildings. Roche Construction is the contractor on this project, which is slated to be completed by August 2023. The school hosted a beam topping ceremony in September to mark the last steel beam that was placed in the new construction. Students and staff signed the beam before it was placed in the school. 

The eight-classroom addition on the northwest side of the original Martinez school is complete! Finishing touches are underway on this amazing addition so that it will be fully ready for students in August. All the portable modular classrooms will soon be removed from the site. The addition also includes bathrooms and some staff office space. Classrooms in the older part of the building have already been renovated, and a secure vestibule entrance was constructed. This addition at the school is totally funded through proceeds from the sale of the bonds back in 2020.

With approval of the Citizens Bond Oversight committee, bond proceeds will be used to construct a 1,500 square foot office addition to Franklin Middle School. This addition will provide much-needed office space for counselors, office staff and administrators, as well as create a safe and security entry. A general contractor for the project will be hired this month. In addition, Franklin will receive a SmartLab, new paint and flooring and other renovations during the summer of 2022. 

Upgrades at Franklin will begin this summer and continue through the summer of 2023. This summer, the school will receive new door hardware, carpet, and paint, as well as renovations to the space that will house the school’s new SmartLab. Installation of new unit ventilation systems will also begin and continue into the school year. In the spring of 2023, construction will begin on a new office addition on the west side of the building that will include a secure vestibule.

Work continues on classroom renovations at Franklin, including new flooring, paint, door hardware and unit ventilator replacement. The new secure office addition is underway on the west side of the building. The new section of the building will provide much needed administrative office space for staff.

The new secure vestibule entrance and office addition was completed this summer, Now, the administrative team and counselors finally have enough work space! The beautiful new entrance provides a welcoming introduction to the renovated spaces inside. 

Classrooms at the school also were renovated, including new paint, flooring and door hardware. 

As Jefferson Junior High School and the Transitions Program move out of the Cameron Building to the former Jefferson High School, room is being made for the Fred Tjardes School of Innovation. Fred Tjardes has been housed this year temporarily on the University of Northern Colorado campus. Some walls are being taken down at the Cameron building to accommodate this innovative school, which uses project-based learning. Other renovations will be completed this summer so the school can open in its new, permanent home in August.

The first phase of renovations on the new, permanent home of the Fred Tjardes School of Innovation was completed over the summer. Some work continued into the fall and additional renovations will occur in the summer of 2024. 

Several walls were removed to open up spaces for the innovation school over the summer. Next summer, exterior doors will be replaced and some will be added. In addition, a secure, vestibule entry will be constructed. 

The Greeley Central renovation project will take place over two summers. During the summer of 2022, multiple roofs, including the main roof on the school, will be replaced. This is being paid for in part through a Building Excellent Schools Today grant from the State of Colorado. The corridors will also be painted and replacement of ventilation units will begin. Upgrades to the theater - including audio, lighting, curtains and risers - is also underway. In addition, Career and College Readiness renovations will be completed on the fashion design classroom, business/marketing classroom and photography lab. The catering classroom will receive an upgrade during the summer of 2023. As well, security upgrades including door hardware and a new secure vestibule on the northeast side of the building, and new paint and carpet will be completed in the summer of 2023.

Construction will begin this month on a new secure vestibule entrance and office. This will be located on the north side of the building, where the breezeway walk-through is now located. In addition, renovations to the library are complete. A portion of the room was remodeled to become a new school store to support the Business and Marketing career pathway at the school. The original wood floors in the room were restored and the store was constructed on the north end of the library. The outdated computer lab was also renovated into a Business and Marketing classroom. The photography lab, part of the Arts Magnet Program at the school, was also redesigned. Work at Greeley Central will continue through next summer. 

New unit ventilators have been installed in all the classrooms using federal funding from  ESSER (COVID Relief funds for education).  As well, the historic library has been renovated to include a new classroom and school store. Excavation for the new secure entry on the North side of the building is complete and construction is underway. As soon as students were out of school, crews began removing old flooring and preparing walls for paint. New flooring will also be installed in the cafeteria and some hallways. Construction of the new entry will take place over the summer. Also this summer, all classrooms will receive technology upgrades. The culinary kitchen classroom will also be renovated and receive upgraded equipment.

All classroom renovations were completed over the summer, providing new carpet, flooring, paint and door hardware. Interactive ViewSonic boards were also installed in most classrooms. 

Work is still being done to replace the external doors at all the major entrances. These new doors will improve access and security. These should be installed this semester. 

Work on the new front entrance and office should also be completed this fall. 

Construction at Greeley West is moving along quickly. Prefabricated concrete walls are being raised and secured at the south end of the new school. The new Career and Technical Education classrooms and shops have walls, as well as the new auxiliary gymnasium. There is also an elevator shaft that is now visible. Tubes for radiant floor heat have also been installed in the south wing. The orchestra pit and lower floor of the theater has also been constructed. There is a significant amount of dirt being moved on the site, and a retention pond is being constructed at the northwest corner of the property.  As well, the old auxilary gymnasium on the old school has been torn down to make room for the new school. The tennis courts have also been torn out as well as the softball field. These will be moved and rebuilt in a new location.

The construction of the new Greeley West High School is on schedule and on budget. The interior spaces are now the concentration of construction, as most of the exterior has been finished. The floor in the gymnasium is down and bleachers are being installed. The interiors are being finished on the south Career and Technical Education wing. Tile is up on the walls, bathrooms are nearly finished, flooring is in and walls are painted. Plans are to move those programs from the old building into the new building over spring break, so that demolition of the portables currently housing some of those programs can begin. The auditorium is coming together, and the stage is nearly completed. Classrooms on the north side of the building are under construction. 

Teams from Orion Environmental are removing asbestos in the old Greeley West High School in anticipation of the building being torn down in July. In April, inspectors found additional asbestos in the roof at Greeley West. What was believed to be a two week abatement became a minimum 12-week abatement. Most students finished school on April 29, so teachers could move into the open spaces in the new building, where they continued to work through the end of the school year. 

Construction on the new school is near completion and is on schedule. Crews are finishing the interior of the building and working on landscaping to the West. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held in early August to officially open the new building before students return on August 11. 

The roof abatement at the old school is moving along, although a bit more slowly than contractor’s hoped. Weather, mostly in the form of high winds, have caused some delays. Workers wearing full protective gear are working under tarps to complete the asbestos removal from the roof. This must occur before the old building can be torn down. Because of this project and the delay in tearing down the school, the main parking lot for the new school will not be complete by the time the new Greeley West opens in August. Parking will be available north and south of the new school. 

Finishing touches are being completed on the new Greeley West. Landscaping to the west of the school is complete. The state-of-the-are auditorium is nearly finished. And the final equipment and furniture is being installed in the core classroom wing on the north end of the building. The ribbon cutting for the new school is tentatively scheduled for August 9, and will be followed by a public open house and tours.

District 6 applied for a building Excellent Schools Today grant through the state of Colorado to replace the roof at Heath. Bond dollars were used for the matching dollars required by this grant program. Next summer, Heath Middle School will also be renovated with bond dollars, including a new secure entrance. 

The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee has approved a 12,000 square foot addition at Heath Middle School to remove portable classrooms form the site and create a new, secure entry. The main office and entry will be constructed on the south side of the building. A new wood shop will be constructed on the northeast corner of the building and a new choir room will be constructed o the northwest corner of the school. This addition will remove nine portable classrooms and expand Career and Technical Education space at Heath. This addition will be paid for through proceeds from the bond sales. In addition, Heath will receive a SmartLab, new paint and flooring and other upgrades during the summer of 2022. 

Renovations will begin this summer at Heath, and continue through summer and fall of 2023, when a new addition will be constructed, including a new office, a wood shop and a choir room. This summer the media center and two science classrooms will be renovated. New ventilation systems will also be installed. All portable buildings will be removed when the project is completed.

If you drive by Heath Middle School, you will notice the obvious fencing surrounding the south end of the building. The school is getting an addition, as well as undergoing a fairly extensive renovation. The renovation will consist of converting the library into two updated science classrooms. The existing office will be converted into two English classrooms and all rooms and the cafeteria will receive new flooring, paint and door hardware. The addition will consist of three parts: a new choir room, a new wood shop and a new office area with a clinic, SmartLab, art room and secure vestibule. Classrooms will also receive new carpeting and paint on a rotating basis throughout the school year. 

The final steel beam was placed on the south addition at Heath Middle School on Friday, April 14th, 2023, marking a milestone in the bond-funded project.

As the snowflakes fell, a group of students and District 6 staff watched as a crane hoisted the beam to the final slot on the roof of the addition. 

The project, which includes a new wood shop, music room and office for Heath, is funded through the 2019 Bond Issue. Superintendent Dr. Deirdre Pilch thanked the voters of Greeley and Evans for the Heath project, and for all the other bond projects that have been completed or are underway in District 6. 

"So go home and thank your parents, your grandparents, your aunts and uncles for passing the Bond Issue that made this all possible," Dr. Pilch told the students. 

The classrooms on the north side of the building are slated to be completed by August 2023. The new entrance and classrooms on the south side of the building are scheduled to be completed in November 2023. 

A new front office, art room and STEM lab is being constructed on the southside of Heath, facing 16th Street. This will be the new secure entrance for the school when it is completed in November 2023. In addition, a wood shop and music room are being added on the north side of the building. This will allow all the portable buildings to be removed from the school site. Classroom renovations have already been completed in the building.

The renovation of all classrooms was completed over the summer. The new choir and shop additions were also completed and are in use this semester. 

The new main office with a secure entrance is still under construction, but should be completed by the end of November, when a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held. In addition to a new entrance and administrative office space, the new construction will include an art classroom and SmartLab. 

A Mission and Vision Task Force met six times last semester to recommend the grade configuration and focus of the new Madison. This committee received feedback from staff, parents and students to reach these recommendations. The intent is for the new Madison to be a preschool-eighth grade, with a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) focus and the intent to work toward becoming an AVID Showcase School. The group also recommended forming a Naming Committee to decide whether or not Madison should be renamed. Architects for this new school will be hired this Spring, and a Design Advisory Group will begin meeting.

Madison Elementary School will be rebuilt on the site of the existing school. It is currently in the development and design phase, working with architects from Hord, Coplan and Macht, the same group that designed Greeley West High School. The contractor for this project is Adolfson and Peterson, who is also constructing Greeley West. The school is slated to open in August 2023. 

The last week of the 2022-2023 school year, current and former staff, students, family members and administrators gathered at Madison Elementary School to remember and honor the building that has housed students for more than 60 years. Right after school was out for the year, contractors began preparing the old Madison school for tear down, which will occur over the summer. Construction of the new school is on schedule and slated to open in August when students return.

The ribbon was cut in August on the completed James Madison STEAM Academy K-8. Over the summer, the old school was torn down. That area occupied by the old school is being landscaped for recreation and play areas. 

The new school serves students in grades preschool through eighth grade. The building features a SmartLab, maker spaces, science labs and the latest technology. The school also will feature a community health clinic, which will operate in partnership with Sunrise Community Health. 

The 113,500 square-foot school, which cost nearly $50 million to construct, was designed by Hord, Coplan and Macht, and constructed Adolfson and Peterson, the same team that designed and built Greeley West High School. 

Renovations at the former Jefferson High School are underway this summer, including creating a secure vestibule entrance and renovating classrooms. The east side of the building will be the new Jefferson Junior High School. The west wing of the building will be used by several programs: Transitions, Child Find, SWAP and SWAAC. Renovations and remodeling are scheduled to be completed by August 2023.

Renovations are complete on the new Jefferson Junior High School and District 6 Student Access. The former Jefferson High School underwent extensive renovations to create space for the school and the programs the building now houses.

Jefferson Junior High School occupies the east side of the building. The Student Access area in the west wing of the school includes the Transitions Program, School to Work Alliance Program, SWAAC Assistive Technology Program, Audiology Program and Child Find. These programs had previously been housed in the Cameron Building (now Fred Tjardes School of Innovation) and in buildings north of Billie Martinez Elementary School. 

Renovations of all these spaces included new carpet and flooring, paint, new door hardware and new technology. 

New carpet, paint and door hardware will be completed this summer. In addition, a new secure vestibule entrance will be completed at the front of the school. A new SmartLab will be installed in a renovated space at the school and new ventilator units will be installed. Work is slated to be completed by August 2022.

Maplewood underwent renovations this past summer, including new flooring in some areas, new paint, the installation of the SmartLab in the library and an office upgrade. Because of long lead times on some products, the school is still waiting for some aluminum and glass in the new secure vestibule. Contractors are hoping this work can be completed over the winter break. 

The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee approved an 18,000 square foot addition to Meeker Elementary School on the south side of the existing building. this addition will include regular classrooms and two preschool classrooms. This addition will eliminate the use of eight portable classrooms. DLR Architect Group is working o the design of this addition. A general contractor will be hired in November. This addition is paid for with proceeds from the bond sales. 

Site work is beginning on the eight-classroom addition at Meeker. Construction will continue throughout the 2022-2023 school year. This addition will eliminate eight portable classrooms on the site. The addition will be completed by August 2023.

Meeker is getting a significant addition of classrooms on the south side of the building. The addition will include eight classrooms, including two new preschool classrooms. This will result in the removal of eight temporary portable classrooms from the campus. The school hosted a beam topping ceremony on October 27 to mark the last steel beam that was placed in the new construction. The beam was painted white and students and staff put their painted handprints on the beam. The new addition is slated to be completed by August 2023. 

The six-classroom addition at Meeker Elementary School is nearly complete! It will be finished and ready for students by August. The addition includes two new preschool classrooms, as well as a designated preschool playground. These additional classrooms will allow all the portable modular buildings to be removed from the school site.

Plans are being finalized to construct a new secure office and vestibule entrance at the front of Monfort, as well as renovate the existing building, including new flooring, paint and door hardware. Because of adjustments to create a boundary at Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering, portable classrooms will no longer be needed and will be removed from the campus. Stay tuned for more information on this project! 

A new, secure front office will be added to the entrance area of Monfort this summer. Two classrooms at the front entrance will be renovated into the new office, with a secure vestibule. The existing office will be renovated into conference space, a clinic and a SmartLab. All classrooms and other spaces will get new paint, flooring and door hardware. This project is slated to be completed in August before the start of school.

The new, secure entrance at Monfort Elementary School was under construction this summer. This also included moving the office to the front of the building, and relocating the classroom that had previously occupied that space. The entrance will be completed during the winter break, due to long lead times on aluminum and glass. 

Renovations to the school's classrooms and SmartLab were completed last summer. 

District 6 applied for a Building Excellent Schools Today grant through the state of Colorado to replace the roof at Northridge. Bond dollars were used for the matching dollars required by this grant program. More renovations will be planned at Northridge in the future using bond dollars. 

Renovations at Northridge High School will continue in the summer of 2023. The roof has already been replaced, and a new boiler and chiller will be installed. In addition, a new secure entrance vestibule will be constructed at the main entrance, on the west side of the school. The building will receive some new flooring, paint and door hardware will be replaced in classrooms. Several exterior doors will also be replaced. A commercial kitchen will be constructed at the school for students enrolled in the ProStart culinary program. This will include commercial grade stoves, ovens, sinks and other equipment for the Career and technical Education program. The Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs will also receive some technology and curriculum updates. Most of this work will be completed by August of 2023. 

Northridge students will walk in a new secure west entrance at the school in August, as well as having all new flooring, paint and new STEM and ProStart culinary classrooms. A new secure vestibule entrance is being added on the west entrance and the main administrative office is being reoriented and remodeled. Several classrooms are being opened up to create a new STEM lab and learning area on the first floor. As well, the ProStart program is receiving a complete commercial kitchen.

The office at Northridge High School is still being completed, and will include a double vestibule secure entrance. Finishing touches should be done this semester. 

Extensive renovations occurred at the school over the summer, including new flooring, paint and door hardware in all classrooms. 

The largest upgrade to the school is a new commercial-grade kitchen, which will be used by the ProStart classes. This culinary program will benefit from the professional equipment. 

The school also received upgrades to its STEM labs and technology. 

Construction is moving quickly at McAuliffe. This large addition to the school is on budget for $22 million and will include a new gymnasium, a new kindergarten wing and a two-story classroom addition. Renovations will also occur in the existing school. The school will be reoriented to put the main entrance facing 4th Street to the north, and student drop-off will occur on that side of the building. Additional parking space will be included. The project is projected to be complete in November.

The summer of 2021 was very busy on the McAuliffe STEM Academy construction site. Renovations were completed on most of the classrooms on the interior of the school, including new paint and carpeting, some new ceiling tiles, and new classroom venting and air systems. The library of the school was gutted, making way for a new STEM Center. The existing gymnasium, which will become the auxiliary gym in the new school was completed including a new floor. This project is slated for completion in December 2021 and is on schedule. A public grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony is being planned and will be announced soon. 

It's finished!

The new 55,000-square-foot addition constructed on the north side of McAuliffe STEM Academy opened for business on January 4, welcoming students to new classrooms, cafeteria and gymnasium, as well as a new administrative office with a secure entrance. This large addition means that NO McAuliffe student will be educated in a portable building. All portable buildings still on site will be removed later this month. This addition also shifts the front door of the school to the north side of the building. All traffic to the school enters from 4th Street and then exits back to 4th Street heading east. This should relieve traffic congestion in residential neighborhoods to the west of the school. There is still some minor construction going on at the school that will continue for the next several weeks. 

There will be a special event at the end of January to dedicate this new addition and to allow community members to tour the school. Stay tuned!

Renovation work will begin at Scott Elementary School in the summer of 2023. The school will get an improved entry way that will include a secure vestibule for visitors to enter. In addition, the former library will be transformed with the installation of a SmartLab, which provides project-based learning and teaches students to collaborate. The school will also receive new carpet and flooring, paint, door hardware and a new floor for the gymnasium. This project should be completed by August of 2023. 

Renovations are underway at Scott Elementary this summer. The school will be receiving new carpeting and flooring, paint, door hardware, a secure vestibule entrance and a new gym floor! Say goodbye to the carpeted gym! The library will be remodeled and a SmartLab will be installed. All work is slated to be finished by the start of school in August 2023.

Renovations were completed at Scott Elementary this summer including new carpet and flooring, door hardware and a new gymnasium floor. No more carpeting in the gym! The library was also remodeled and a SmartLab was installed after school started. 

The secure vestibule entrance will be completed over winter break. 

Preliminary plans are underway to construct a small addition at Shawsheen Elementary School. Using proceeds from the sale of the bonds, four additional classrooms will be constructed, as well as a new secure office at the front of the school. This will allow for the removal of portable classrooms at the site. Stay tuned for more information about this project! 

Shawsheen Elementary is getting a new addition! With proceeds from the sale of bonds back in 2019, this project was approved by the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. The addition will include four new classrooms and will bring the office area to the front of the building with a secure vestibule entrance. This addition will allow four portable modular classrooms to be eliminated from the site. Construction of this project will continue through the school year.

Construction at Shawsheen will be completed in three phases. During this summer, the interior classrooms were renovated with new door hardware, carpet and paint. 

Construction also began on the four-classroom addition on the south side of the school and a new office and entrance on the north side of the building. These additions are slated to be complete in December. 

In the summer of 2024, the current office space will be renovated into smaller offices and a SmartLab. 

These renovations and additions will result in four portable classrooms being removed from this site.