Young people have increasingly been experiencing high rates of clinical-level anxiety, even prior to the pandemic. Studies indicate that 11.6% of kids had anxiety in 2012, which was a more than two-fold increase from 2007; during the pandemic, those numbers nearly doubled as 20.5% of youth worldwide now struggle with anxiety symptoms.
We are proud to honor each of our amazing 2,133 teachers in Poudre School District during National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 8-12. We celebrate our teachers and the difference they make with our students by educating and challenging them academically while connecting with them personally. Thank you, teachers, for all that you do.
A resolution in support of National Teacher Appreciation Week will be presented to the PSD Board of Education at their meeting, Tuesday, May 9.
More than 70 Poudre School District staff are retiring this year! PSD congratulates each retiree and wishes them the best as they head out on their new adventures.
Thank you to the following staff for sharing their time and talent with students and staff in PSD:
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Poudre School District's District Accountability Committee (DAC) is accepting applications from those who would like to serve in the 2023-24 school year.
Poudre School District, in collaboration with the Master of Social Work Program (MSW) at Colorado State University, will launch a one-of-a-kind program this fall that seeks to tackle two major issues: a need for more mental health professionals in schools and a lack of graduates to keep up with demand.
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's no exaggeration when I say that my recent conversations with seniors are among the most profound in my nearly 25 years in public education. Listening to their stories and witnessing their introspection, I know that Poudre School District’s Class of 2023 has and will keep making our community better.
Every Wednesday morning between spring and summer breaks, the music room at Laurel Elementary School transforms into a dance studio.
A group of 14 first-graders are the first to trickle into the room for a 45-minute specials class, some bursting with giggles and wiggles, others more reserved. Jessica Loveall, the school psychologist and former professional dancer who developed this class, turns on gentle, wordless music and leads students through a series of movements back and forth across the room.
We are in the final stretch of the school year, and that means (hopefully) sunnier weather for field days, concerts and competitions, final exams and graduation ceremonies. May is also Mental Health Awareness Month.
