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Poudre School District board adopts Juneteenth resolution
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The Poudre School District R-1 Board of Education on June 10 unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing Juneteenth and directing continued work to expand truthful, inclusive Black history education, presenters said.
Poudre School District R-1’s Board of Education voted unanimously June 10 to adopt a resolution recognizing Juneteenth and endorsing expanded, truthful instruction on Black history, the district’s diversity, equity and inclusion coordinator told the board. Delia Mahaney read the revised resolution and framed it as part of the district’s commitment to centering student voice and historical accuracy.
The resolution’s presenter, Delia Mahaney, said the text had been revised in recent days to more precisely describe the historical context of emancipation and the systemic resistance to it — for example clarifying that the Emancipation Proclamation applied to rebelling states and noting post-emancipation practices such as sharecropping and Jim Crow laws. Mahaney, who said this was her last board meeting before retiring, credited students and local scholars for input on the revisions and urged the district to continue centering student voices in curriculum decisions.
Superintendent Brian Kingsley and board members thanked Mahaney for her work and noted student requests the district emphasize Black history beyond slavery and the civil rights movement, including topics such as self-emancipation and long-term Black excellence. Mahaney also asked the district, cabinet and board to participate in local Juneteenth events and invited ongoing dialogue at the Cultural Enrichment Center of Fort Collins.
The board approved the resolution by roll call vote. Jim Brokesh, Kristen Draper (board president), Connor Duffy, Kevin Havela, Scott Schoenbauer and Jessica Zamora recorded ayes. The motion passed 6-0.
The resolution and the remarks accompanying it emphasized two points that Mahaney said motivated the rewrite: (1) more precise historical language about enforcement of federal law and places where emancipation was delayed, and (2) recognition of the long arc of post‑emancipation oppression. Mahaney named contributors who assisted with the revision, including Dr. Ray Black (Colorado State University) and Jamal Skinner (Cultural Enrichment Center).
Board members who spoke during the item described the resolution as a continuation of district work to promote belonging and inclusive curriculum and thanked Mahaney for her years of service. The board directed no additional formal action at the meeting beyond adoption of the resolution.
The district will retain the revised resolution text in the public board packet and indicated the material will be available for further community review and to inform future curriculum work and event participation.
