Parent/Student Handbooks

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year. As we begin this new school year at Centennial, we want to extend to each of you a warm welcome. At Centennial, we are committed to providing the students and parents in our community with a challenging and rewarding educational experience. Learning is our number one priority.

Each year we continually search for ways to improve. We are committed to the belief that all students will learn and succeed and that success breeds success. Our goal is for each of our students to be able to read, write, and do math at or above grade level. In order for that to occur, we believe parents and teachers must become partners. As partners, together we can provide a nurturing, challenging, disciplined environment in which all students will achieve and be successful.

The Centennial parent handbook outlines academic policies and procedures. In addition to this handbook, District 6 developed a Parent-Student Handbook (District 6 Handbook) that includes more detailed information regarding disciplinary information, as well as the rights and responsibilities of students and parents. Students and parents are expected to review the information contained in the Centennial Handbook and the District 6 Handbook carefully. Please keep in mind that student and parent rights and responsibilities are covered in greater detail in the District 6 Handbook. By sharing expectations and responsibilities, we hope to be able to work closely with you to support the growth of your children. Please do not hesitate to call us (970) 348-1100 if you need additional information or clarification of material in this handbook. Effective schools are characterized by strong partnerships between school and home to help children become successful.

We encourage you to read this with your child. If you have any questions or if we can be of service please call or stop by the school office at your convenience.

Mission

We engage every student in a personalized, well-rounded education, preparing students to be college and career ready.

Vision

We engage, empower, and inspire today's students in partnership with families and communities to succeed in tomorrow's world.

Our Focus

Embolden our scholars to think, talk, and write about complex problems. Every child. Every chance. Every day.

Centennial Creed

We believe that: Students have a right to learn and teachers have a right teach.

As a Centennial Eagle, I will:

Attend school every day.
Respect myself, others, and property.
Be responsible for my actions.
Keep myself and others safe.
Be the best that I can be.

Together, we will cooperate to learn and to teach. We are here to learn.

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Statement of Nondiscrimnation

In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, Greeley-Evans School District 6, Greeley, Colorado, does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees,

applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed,color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law.

Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees and members of the public. Any student or parent/guardian who believes they have been a victim of unlawful discrimination or harassment as defined in Board policy, or who has witnessed such unlawful discrimination or harassment, is encouraged to immediately report it to an administrator, counselor, teacher or the district's Compliance Officer and/or file a complaint as set forth in Board policies AC-E2 or AC-E3. No student or parent/guardian shall be subject to adverse treatment in retaliation for any good faith report of discrimination or harassment The following person has been identified as the Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator for the district:

District 6 Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator:

Mr. Jim Donahue

1025 Ninth Avenue

Greeley, CO 80631

Outside Agencies:

Complaints regarding violations of Title VI (race, national origin), Title IX (sex/gender), Section 504/ADA (handicap or disability), may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, Colorado, 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 303 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 510, Denver, Colorado, 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1050, Denver, Colorado, 80202. For more information, please see Board policies: AC-E1 Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity (Notice of Non-Discrimination), AC Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity, and JB Equal Educational Opportunity, or as described in the Complaint and Grievance process summarized below.

Prohibition Against Sexual Harassment Under Title IX

The district is committed to maintaining a learning environment that is free from sex-based discrimination, including sexual harassment. It is a violation of policy for any staff member to harass students or for students to harass other students through conduct or communications of a sexual nature, or to retaliate against anyone that reports sexual harassment or participates in a harassment investigation. The District is committed to addressing all sexual harassment or allegation of sexual harassment that fall under Title IX in the manner prescribed by Title IX.

For more information about District 6 rules, regulations, and grievance procedures under Title IX, please refer to Board policies AC-E1, AC-R2, AC-E3 and JBB.