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District tours new safety command center; staff say grant funded build and two positions are being hired
Summary
Board members toured a newly completed district command center funded by a school safety disbursement grant. Chief of Safety and Security Wade Corliss said interviews for two command‑center positions were underway and that initial operations will focus on school hours, with plans to extend coverage later.
Chief Wade Corliss, the district’s chief of safety and security, led a tour of Greeley Evans School District 6’s new command center during the Jan. 13 work session and described the center’s capabilities and staffing plan.
Corliss said the command center was fully funded through a school safety disbursement grant and that the district is interviewing candidates for two positions to staff the center. “We're doing those interviews tomorrow and looking forward to that,” he said.
Corliss described the center as a tool to process school video feeds and other information centrally, to support incident response, and to provide a space for district leadership to gather during larger events. He said the district expects to operate the center primarily during school hours at first and explore extended or overlapping schedules to cover evening events; his goal, he said, is eventual 24/7 operation like other districts of comparable size.
Why it matters: the command center centralizes surveillance, communications and incident-management tools and will be used for emergency coordination. Board members praised the technology and the work staff did to secure grant funding; several described the center as an important safety asset.
Funding and staffing details
Corliss credited director Brad Lukey and grant work for the facility’s funding. He said the command center project is complete and the district has applicants for two positions; those hires will dictate initial hours of operation. Corliss noted the center will improve the district’s ability to review video, coordinate responses, and support safety decisions during incidents.
Board reaction and next steps
Board members who toured the facility called the technology “spectacular” and “amazing” and thanked staff for pursuing grant funding. Corliss said staff will return to the board with updates as hires are completed and hours of operation are adjusted.
No board action or vote occurred at the meeting; the presentation was informational and followed by a brief debrief during the work‑session close.
