Long-Range Facilities Plan 

Thank You Voters for Passing 4D and 4E! 

Long-Range Facilities Planning 


Potential Plan to Build New High School

We have exciting news to share! The district is busy finalizing a plan to build a new high school, move Eaton Middle to the existing high school, move Eaton Elementary to the existing middle school building, and complete projects at Benjamin Eaton and Galeton Elementary Schools to increase safety. Recently we have learned that the assessed property value (as determined by Weld County Assessors) has increased substantially, mostly due to oil and gas production within our district boundaries. Now, our taxpayers will be able to finance a larger school facility bond for close to the same tax liability that was required for the lesser bond of eighty million. The additional bond capacity now allows us enough funds to build a new high school on the land the district owns south of the Eaton Area Recreation Center. The budget is $128.5 million. The impact for taxpayers would be $7.62 per $100,000 of a home's actual value for residential and $30.92 per $100,000 for commercial properties.
During the past year, we have been gathering feedback from the community, and we know that many of our stakeholders wanted to see a new high school built on the land we own along with replacing Eaton Elementary. This plan is effective and efficient in meeting the priorities we heard from the community for safer schools, more parking, enhanced educational programming, additional athletic/music facilities, and extra space for our growing community. 
Quick Facts Summary Flyer
August 12, 2019 Presentation Video August 12, 2019 Presentation PDF Proposed Facility Framework Proposed Project Summary Pages
Proposed Mill Levy Override

The Board of Education was also asked to consider putting a mill levy override on the ballot. A mill levy override (MLO) would provide additional operational funds to support safety and mental health services, ongoing maintenance costs, and recruitment and retention of quality teachers and support staff. The proposed cost would be $1.38 per month for every $100,000 of a home's actual value to generate an additional $1.5 million to the annual budget. The Long-Range Facility Planning committee made this recommendation because of the anticipated additional costs necessary for operating a new high school on 63 acres, increased security concerns in our schools, and the impact of having competitive wages for our bus drivers, maintenance staff, paraprofessionals, food service workers, support staff, and teaching staff. 
Facility Needs & Assessments
Watch Facility Needs Video
Facility Scorecards:  Overall Condition Rating of each school
Eaton High School Scorecard
Eaton Middle School Scorecard
Benjamin Eaton Elementary Scorecard
Eaton Elementary Scorecard
Galeton Elementary Scorecard School Assessments Eaton School District Boundary Map
Timeline: 
  • November 5, 2019 Election
  • August 26, 2019 BOE Passes resolutions to place Facility Bond and MLO on November Ballot.
  • August 21st @ 11:00 am at 1675 3rd St, Eaton (Eaton Area Community Center)
  • Aug. 12 Presentation to BOE, 6:30 pm @ 211 1st St.
  • July 12, 2019 Eaton Days Booth
  • July 8, 2019 Presentation to BOE
  • June 5, 2019 Public Input Meeting
  • Long Range Facility Planning Committee Meetings April-Aug. 2019
  • BEST Grant awarded May 2019!
  • Community Engagement Listening Tours Feb 21 through April 3, 2019
  • Form BEST Grant Steering Committee and Host BEST Grant Information Meeting in January 2019.
Listening Tour Summary
The Eaton School District Board of Education would like to thank all of the people who attended a Listening Tour event as well as those of you who called or emailed us with your questions. The Facilities Planning Listening Tour was a great opportunity to have conversations about our school district and strengthen the ties that bind us together as a community for our children. 
During the tour, we heard many things, but overall, several things were consistent:
  • The community supports the schools and wants to develop a new facility plan that voters will support.
  • People want to be sure that they have opportunities to be a part of the decision making process.
  • The previous bond 4a failed for many reasons. We consistently heard that the location of the proposed elementary school, the political climate at the state level, overall costs, and the desire for a new high school were the main factors people presented for not supporting the previous plan. However, there was widespread agreement that our aging facilities are in need of updates.
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