This award honors unique board members who bring committed and passionate service to their board work. Every district has the opportunity to submit one board member each year.

Mrs. Guettler has been an advocate for public education for the better part of two decades. She began her work in the Garfield Re-2 School District in 2001 igniting a bond and mill levy campaign by serving as one of the community chairs. Her passion for the children of Garfield Re-2 and the local governance of school boards has not waned. Mrs. Guettler has served on both the Kathyrn Senor Elementary School Accountability Committee and the Garfield Re-2 District Accountability Committee. These opportunities served as training grounds for what will be a lasting legacy — serving on, and as President of the Garfield Re-2 School Board. Mrs. Guettler has served the Garfield Re-2 School District as a board member for a total of three-terms and many years. In 2017 Mrs. Guettler was honored as the Colorado BOCES Board Member of the Year. She is currently Board President and has devoted countless hours to the students, staff, and community of Garfield Re-2. Anne has also devoted an extraordinary amount of time working with CASB and currently serves as Director for Region 10. Anne's dedication to public education is unparalleled. She is an advocate, a visionary, and a tireless public servant. Words cannot begin to express the gratitude that the Garfield Re-2 community feels for Anne and her service.

Congratulations Anne Guettler!

Here are the steps to take to make sure that you get your extra pay stipends in the right amount and when you expect it.

1) Request an extra pay form (there is a photo of one below) from your building Finance Secretary;

2) Complete the extra pay form with the appropriate information;

3) Have your supervisor and/or your school Principal sign it;

3) Return to Human Resources either via Intradistrict mail or by scanning and sending it to hr@garfieldre2.net.

These are all required in order for Human Resources to process your extra pay request. By following these four steps, it will ensure that you receive the pay you are expecting it, in the time frame you are expecting it in.

Thank you!

For the 20-21 school year, Garfield Re-2 chose to delay the beginning of school by two weeks to better prepare our facilities and instructional capacity. We did this to improve safety for our students and staff and to provide the highest quality education possible.

You may recall in a previous newsletter that Garfield Re-2 has determined we can meet our statutory obligation for contact hours with the current schedule, however, this leaves no additional time to accommodate for weather events or other issues that may disrupt in-person learning.

During severe weather events, evaluation for school closure begins the evening prior and continues at about 4:00 a.m. with conversations between Colorado Department of Transportation, Garfield County Road and Bridge, the Director of Transportation, the Director of Communication, the Superintendent and an evaluation of current and future weather information.

In the event of a school closure or to observe a delayed start, the following resources will be used to let families know about the closure: An autodialer message will be sent to families as soon as possible. The practice is to make the call using the autodialer system by about 5:30 a.m.

In all situations, schools will pivot to online instruction immediately to allow students to access lessons provided by and supported by their regular teachers and allow students to continue their learning despite an inability to access school facilities.

Other emergencies that threaten the safety, health or welfare of students or staff members that will result in distance learning will be communicated to families as quickly as possible using the same communication channels listed above including: autodialer/autoemail, newspapers and radio stations.