From The Board
I am honored to write this week’s Board update. Since being seated on the Garfield Re-2 School Board just a few weeks ago, I have learned one thing for certain—I have a lot to learn. My Boardmates have been helpful and supportive, and I am grateful for their warm welcome.
In this meeting we learned about Coal Ridge High School data, Family and Community Partnerships, Academic Achievement data, two way communication platform, policies about vandalism and tobacco, drug and alcohol use and heard great public comment.
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On Wednesday, September 11, we convened at the newly renovated Wamsley Elementary, showcasing significant improvements by FCI & JCI, including two new modular buildings for SSN and Preschool, a new roof, new floors, and more.
Wamsley Elementary showed us they continue to excel in all they are doing! Kathi Señor and Betsy Rice spotlighted literacy and math scores while serving a wide demographic of children.
We proudly celebrate Wamsley as one of the highest-achieving schools in Re-2 and noted by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) as a Performance School for the second consecutive year.
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the Aug 28th board meeting held at the District Office. Our Shine the Light focused on Transportation, where we learned a little more about the intricacies of getting our students safely to and from school. Many times, it's our teams like Transportation that are the forgotten heroes of the school year, but we found out this group can come together and get the job done. It's going to start getting dark earlier, so everyone be aware when you see those big buses and those flashing lights to give them plenty of room.
It seems like we were just celebrating the end of the school year and here we are celebrating the beginning of a new school year! We hope everyone had a fun and safe summer vacation.
With all the summer events including the county fair, the first ever Community Connected Fair, onboarding our new team members, the district opening celebration, and lastly, the 1st day of school, it seems like we blinked in May, and here we are in August. Everyone has hit the ground running and we’re closing out the first week of school.
Even though school wasn’t in session, our teams were still out there providing meals through Meal Monkey, maintaining our building and grounds, providing transportation for summer programs, and Transportation responded to over 500 questions and requests from families before school started - even calling families back on Sundays.
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As the sun shines bright we hope this news letter finds you all enjoying your summer break filled with relaxation and fun adventures.
Wednesday night during our school board meeting we were able to talk about great
achievements that are shaping our journey at Garfield Re-2. This year has been particularly significant as we've made strides in several areas.
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