Poudre School District students in grades 4 -12 will have an opportunity to take a voluntary online student connections survey between Monday, Oct. 21, and Friday, Nov. 22. This survey, available in English and Spanish, will be delivered to students through the PSD student email system and take 15-30 minutes to complete.
The Poudre School District Board of Education voted Tuesday to approve changes to the Bamford Elementary School feeder pattern starting in 2025-26. Students who live in Bamford’s attendance area will be impacted as follows based on the grade they’ll enter next year:
The following message was emailed to PSD families and staff on Sept. 24.
Attendance in PSD is off to a great start in 2024-25! Our district attendance rate is currently 91.9%. We want to thank our students, families, staff, and community for their efforts to improve student attendance.
Telling the amazing stories found in classrooms across Poudre School District is one of the many things John Cope looks forward to doing as PSD's new Executive Director of Communications.
“I take pride in celebrating the achievements of students, staff, and teachers, and I am passionate about showcasing their efforts and hard work. The impact of this work is meaningful and lasting, and that’s what motivates me each day,” Cope said.
Zach Elementary School has earned its second National Blue Ribbon Schools Award in six years, the U.S. Department of Education announced today. The Core Knowledge elementary school is one of just 16 schools in Colorado to earn a Blue Ribbon distinction more than once since the award’s inception in 1982.
Highlights of the Sept. 19 edition:
Congratulations to Poudre School District students who earned Advanced Placement scholar awards!
A total of 438 PSD students received awards based on their national AP test results at the end of the 2023-24 school year. The highest possible score on exams for these college-level courses is a five.
Students who earn scores of three, four or five on AP exams may receive credit from college or universities, saving hundreds or thousands of dollars in post-secondary tuition costs.
In July 2024, 192,867 students worldwide received their Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP) results from the May 2024 examination session.
Poudre High School had an 80% pass rate with 70 students testing, and 56 students earning their full IB diploma this past school year. Earning an IB Diploma guarantees a minimum of 24 elective credit hours at many universities and translates to a savings of $5,000 to $12,000 in college tuition.
Sept. 17, 2024
Dear PSD community:
I’m writing today to celebrate the recent release of 2024 state standardized testing results. Once again, PSD cemented its reputation as a high-achieving district by besting the state average not just by a small percentage but by double-digits in all grades and subject areas covered by CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success), PSAT, and SAT testing.
This achievement happens so often in our district, it may not have caught your attention. But it is truly amazing and worth celebrating year after year.
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, 2024, ballot. This mill levy, if approved by voters, will provide $49 million per year to improve and extend the useful life of the district’s school buildings and will allow the district to reprioritize more of its general fund for the recruitment and retention of teachers and staff, classroom resources, career and technical education, and neighborhood schools.
