Students and staff honored; Greeley West students urge wider access to rigorous courses
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Summary
The board recognized district employees including Colorado ProStart Teacher of the Year Joanna Fedor and Classified Employee of the Year Gina Holman, and students from Greeley West described IB, AVID and performing-arts programs and asked the board for stronger outreach to boost participation.
Board President Masch opened the meeting’s recognition segment on March 23 by introducing student representatives and calling attention to staff awards.
Superintendent Dr. Pilch and board members recognized Joanna Fedor, a Northridge High School teacher who was named Colorado ProStart Teacher of the Year. Fedor told the board ProStart gives students industry experience and helps them build confidence: "what means the most to me... is being able to see my students gain confidence in themselves, gain industry experience," she said.
Classified Council President Rose Downs and Recorder Jamie Gallegos presented the Classified Employee of the Year honors after reviewing nearly 76 nominations. The top nominees included Jason Harmon (Northridge High) and Jim Leachman (Greeley Central High); the council announced Gina Holman, office manager at Heiman Elementary, as the classified employee of the year.
Later in the agenda principal Jeff Cranson introduced two Greeley West students who described programs that shape the school’s culture. Junior Yvonne Jaime highlighted the IB program and said exposure to IB language and literature and the individual oral assessment helps students meet college-level standards. She urged the district to expand access to advanced courses and cited personal finance (HSB) and AVID as valuable offerings. Sophomore Maybelline Sarate described performing-arts opportunities, upcoming concerts and competitions, and asked the board to help promote communication and community engagement so more students can take advantage of extracurriculars.
Board members praised the students’ presentations and the district’s CTE and arts offerings. Several directors noted the value of students presenting directly to the board and encouraged continued outreach to middle-school students so they learn about high-school pathways.
The recognitions and student presentations were celebratory and informational; no formal board action was taken on the program requests at this meeting.
