Poudre School District is establishing a Comprehensive Planning committee to support the district’s long-range facilities planning efforts. This is a standing committee that will continually monitor and evaluate facility utilization, boundaries, and the possible need for new school facilities or large-scale renovations in the future.
Committee Work and Recommendations
In its first year of work, the committee will be primarily focused on gathering information, learning about the PSD system and previous long-range planning efforts, as well as the myriad factors that influence building utilization and enrollment patterns across the district.
The committee is charged with making recommendations to the superintendent and Cabinet. It is anticipated that the committee would not put forward recommendations until the end of its second year of operation (i.e. spring of 2027), at the earliest, unless otherwise charged by the Board of Education.
Meetings
The Comprehensive Planning Committee will meet bimonthly (once every two months), and more frequently as deemed necessary by the committee.
Since this is a working committee, committee meetings are not open to the public. Public input on the recommendations that the committee will develop will be gathered during listening sessions and/or through surveys or other data collection methods determined by the committee, or through community comment at Board of Education meetings.
Committee Members
Appointed committee members include (nine members):
- One assistant superintendent identified by the superintendent: Traci Gile
- One facilities/operations representative identified by the chief finance officer: TBD
- One finance representative identified by the chief finance officer: TBD
- One representative from Integrated Services identified by the executive director of Integrated Services: Erin Coy
- One representative from Language, Culture and Equity identified by the director of Language, Culture and Equity: Sandra Martinez Gurrola
- One representative from PEA identified by the President of PEA: Krista Burnett Campbell
- One representative from ACE identified by the President of ACE: Joni Baker
- One representative from PASE identified by the President of PASE: Kristin Stolte
- PSD’s district architect: Brian Carnahan
Members selected by lottery include (13 members):
- Four principals (one elementary, one middle school, one high school, and one alternative or K-12 school): Kirk Samples (Elementary); Carey Christensen (High School).
- Note: A representative for alternative/K-12 and middle school did not apply.
- Six parent/guardians with students currently enrolled in PSD schools (one per feeder): Kayla Garlow (FCHS Feeder); Sarah Everley (FRHS Feeder); Nikki Scalia (PHS Feeder); Megan Kaliczak Elder (RMHS Feeder).
- Note: A representative of the Timnath or Wellington Feeder did not apply.
- Three community members who reside within district boundaries: Tara Hatfield-Ramirez, Brittany Pearce, Amanda Penley
Committee Charter
See the committee charter for more information about the committee's purpose and responsibilities.>>