Poudre School District is one of Colorado’s top 10 districts for math performance and top 15 districts for English Language Arts performance, according to 2024 Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) testing.
The Colorado Department of Education publicly released CMAS results for 167 Colorado school districts and boards of cooperative educational services on Aug. 29.
At their Aug. 27, 2024, meeting, the Poudre School District Board of Education voted unanimously to refer a mill levy question to the Nov. 5 ballot.
If approved by voters, the measure would provide $49 million per year to:
Highlights of the Aug. 22 PSD Now edition:
It’s important for students to make and keep good attendance habits from the very first day of school to have a successful school year.
Students who attend school regularly perform better academically and are more likely to graduate from high school than students who are chronically absent (defined as missing 10% or more of school days, excused or not). Unfortunately, one in three Colorado students are chronically absent, according to the Colorado Department of Education.
Today we had the absolute joy of welcoming students back to school.
Superintendent Brian Kingsley shares his experience on the first day of school.
We are looking forward to the start of the 2024-25 school year, and as we prepare to welcome students in just a few days, we are closely monitoring the heat that continues to impact our region and our school buildings.
Classrooms work best when students disconnect from social media and personal devices and connect with their classmates, their teachers, and learning.
During her first teaching assignment Amanda Kreiger realized that a career in education was the right path for her.
“I enjoyed interacting with students and hearing their thoughts and ideas. I watched students have that “ah ha” moment during class discussions, and I was hooked,” she said.
Kreiger joined the Poudre School District team in July as the new director of the Curriculum and Instruction Department. In her role, she hopes to blend her love of learning into her work and foster an environment where all perspectives are welcome.
