Greeley School District 6 work session, Sep 28, 2026
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What happened
What happened at this meeting
Part 1 · 1 h 23 min
Board hears report on CASB resolutions 47:59
- Doran Azari reviewed platform items on school finance, local control and mental health supports, and a district staff member responded on mental health supports. 47:59
- Doran Azari distributed and reviewed with the board adopted resolutions from the 86th Assembly. 48:46
- Dr. Brenda Campos-Spitze asked for a presentation, and a staff member said the request would be looked at with agenda setting. 1:16:38
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Item by item (6)
- Opening and roll call 33:11
- Natalie Mash called the work session to order and said 6 board members were present and one director was excused. 33:11
- Board calendar review 33:34
- Natalie Mash reviewed upcoming events, including a business partner appreciation breakfast, a school visit and a Great Education Colorado luncheon. 33:34
- A speaker said a CASB regional meeting on October 8th had been added to calendars and RSVPs were needed by tomorrow. 35:03
- The speaker said the Greeley Central High School homecoming parade was also on October 8th. 35:03
- Board member comments 36:12
- Doran Azari reported attending the Dream Team Community of Champions breakfast, the convocation, a visit to Monfort and a UNC music event. 36:55
- Dr. Brenda Campos-Spitze said the Dream Team had 189 seniors graduate in 2026, that 100% of its seniors graduated and that the students received over $5 million in scholarships. 41:59
- Natalie Mash said the city recently voted to release its COPs and the downtown project was moving along. 47:15
- CASB 2027 platform priorities 46:43
- One board member highlighted platform items to keep public money from private schools through vouchers and to increase per pupil spending, citing an adequacy study that called for an increase of $3.5 to $4 billion. 49:22
- Doran Azari also highlighted items on honoring local control and expanding mental health support for students and staff. 50:39
- A district staff member said the adequacy study found districts lack the mental health supports needed for students and staff, and said the issue was probably bigger in smaller districts. 51:42
- CASB member-submitted resolutions 53:07
- One board member described resolutions calling for full federal funding of IDEA at 40% and a Telluride resolution on House Bill 241448, saying they told the assembly of concern that it could be read as a challenge to that law. 53:07
- A district staff member said some online-only charter schools based far away were recruiting district students and were not held to the same accountability as brick-and-mortar schools. 1:02:24
- On a proposal to evaluate effective teachers once every 3 years, a staff member said the existing law had required adding administrators and said the idea had some reasonableness. 1:04:08
- Board debrief and presentation request 1:14:23
- One board member said carving out work session time would need a couple more interested board members, and another board member said legal counsel in the room would be very important for such a discussion. 1:18:24
- A district staff member said the request would be looked at with agenda setting. 1:19:24
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Part 2 · 1 h 36 min
Board names new administration building District 6 Leadership and Welcome Center 1:21:44
- District staff presented recommendations from a task force on artificial intelligence, including a stoplight guidance system and a paper trail approach in place of AI detection software, and board members asked questions. 56:05
- The board voted 6-0 to name the new District 6 administration building the District 6 Leadership and Welcome Center. 1:32:22
- The board also voted 6-0 to approve the superintendent evaluation as presented. 1:35:50
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Item by item (7)
- Opening and agenda approval 8:18
- Recognitions and principals proclamation 28:49
- The superintendent recognized a district elementary principal who received a statewide rookie of the year award from the Colorado Association of Elementary School Principals. 29:00
- Weston Edmunds read a proclamation declaring October 2026 as National Principals Month, and Dr. Brenda Campos-Spitze said the job carries immense responsibility. 35:26
- The superintendent recognized Phillips 66 for grant funding for professional development, training and materials for ST Math in grades K through 5. 40:53
- The board adopted the National Principals Month resolution 6-0. 38:56
- Superintendent's report 47:48
- The superintendent said a groundbreaking for the new site will be held October 12th at 9:00 a.m. 51:03
- The superintendent said the district received 4 new school buses that will allow it to increase routes and extracurricular and co-curricular activities. 51:10
- The superintendent said the superintendent was appointed to a state task force on closing gaps and expanding student access to quality programming. 52:33
- Artificial intelligence task force update 55:02
- The chief information officer said the guidance uses a stoplight system and a paper trail of prompts and drafts, and that AI will never replace human teachers. 56:05
- One board member said early experience with AI is important for students' work readiness and that teaching students to use AI as an assistant within parameters is important as they prepare for the workforce. 1:04:51
- Dr. Brenda Campos-Spitze asked whether AI would be introduced in elementary and middle school, and a staff member said that decision is still being worked on; Doran Azari asked how often the policies are updated. 1:08:43
- Public participation and consent agenda 1:20:50
- Naming of new administration building 1:21:38
- The superintendent said a team of leaders from district buildings voted on names and landed on the recommendation. 1:22:02
- The superintendent said the new building will have less square footage than the current buildings but will be more efficient and usable. 1:22:02
- One board member compared the building to a national park welcome center and said it is a perfect name. 1:30:27
- The board voted 6-0 to name the building the District 6 Leadership and Welcome Center. 1:32:22
- Superintendent evaluation 1:32:25
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What was said
What board members said, in order
I enjoy that you have said AI as an assistance— as an assistant. Um, I also appreciate the guidelines that you shared, the stoplight, um, slide, um, and the commitment that everybody has made around AI. Um, early experience for our students is important for work readiness, which you have, um, also shared with us in the slides.Deana Lemos-Garcia · Director1:04:52
I think with artificial intelligence, the grown-ups are very concerned about academic dishonesty and cheating and plagiarism and all that. Um, but as, as a late adopter of AI, I have come to realize, like the internet, it's something that's not going to go away.Brenda Campos-Spitze · Director1:08:18
Who spoke
Who spoke
Natalie MashPresidentFirst speaks at 33:12
Doran AzariDirectorFirst speaks at 35:58
Weston EdmundsDirector
Video: posted by the district as “Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education Work Session 9-28-2026”