Notifications for Vaccination Information
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The 2024-25 immunization letter for parents was emailed to Poudre School District families on Feb. 13, 2024. The letter, available in all languages, is also available on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment website:
- English Immunization Letter
- Español Immunization Letter
- عربى Immunization Letter
- 中文 Immunization Letter
- Exclusion day was Nov. 1, 2023. Any student without proof of required immunizations or a valid exemption form on file with the health office is excluded from attending school until the requirements are met. A Notice of Exclusion letter was emailed Oct. 9, 2023, to let parents know to look for the notices in ParentVUE.
- PSD emailed families of students with missing vaccination information the Colorado Notice of Requirement on Sept. 18, 2023.
Appointments
Immunization appointments are available through the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment (LCDHE). To make an appointment, call 970-498-6767.
Requirements
All students attending Colorado schools and licensed childcare centers are required to be vaccinated against certain diseases, unless an exemption is filed (see below), according to Colorado law 6 CCR 1009-2. The minimum number and spacing of doses is set by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedules.
Meeting the initial vaccine requirements does not excuse a student from meeting additional requirements. In addition to the vaccines required for school entry, the ACIP recommends several vaccines that provide protection against other diseases. These include:
- Meningococcal
- Hepatitis A
- Rotavirus
- Human Papillomavirus
- Influenza
- COVID-19
An up-to-date immunization record, in-process plan, or exemption must be submitted to your school’s health office within 14 days of notification of requirement. In the event of continued immunization non-compliance, students will be excluded from the school setting.
Required Vaccines
For Preschool
- Hepatitis B
- Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTap)
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- Inactivated poliovirus (IPV)
- Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13 or PCV15)
- Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
- Varicella (chicken pox)
For K-12 Grades
- Hepatitis B
- Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTap)*
- Inactivated poliovirus (IPV)*
- Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)*
- Varicella (chicken pox)*
- Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap)**
*Students 4 through 6 years of age are required to have their final doses of DTaP, IPV, MMR and Varicella prior to kindergarten entry.
**Students are required to have Tdap prior to entry into 6th grade. It is acceptable to give as early as age 10. Only one dose of Tdap is required for 6th through 12th grades after the primary DTaP series is complete.
Immunization Exemptions
Nonmedical Exemptions
Please note that nonmedical exemptions expire each year on June 30.
You may submit a nonmedical exemption (paper copy or by email) annually to your school's health office in one of two ways, which include:
1) Submit the Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption received upon the completion of CDPHE’s Online Immunization Education Module to your school’s health office.
- We do not recommend using a mobile device or tablet to complete the course and form.
- The Online Immunization Education Module is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week and takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
- After completing the module, you will complete an electronic form to obtain a Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption. You can complete this form for multiple children, by selecting the 'back' button and resubmitting the exemption each time it appears.
- Parents of students in preschool or child care must submit nonmedical exemptions at 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months of age. These exemptions expire when the next vaccines are due or when the child enrolls in kindergarten.
- If you have difficulties, please review this Technical and Troubleshooting Document.
2) Submit the Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption with a signature from an immunizing provider in Colorado who is a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic medicine, advanced practice nurse, delegated physician’s assistant, registered nurse, or pharmacist who has entered this information into the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS).
Medical Exemptions
Students with a completed Certificate of Medical Exemption signed by an advanced practice nurse, a delegated physician assistant, or physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in any state or territory of the United States need to only submit their certificate once unless the student’s medical information or school district changes.
Immunization/Exemption Rates by School
Schools and childcare centers are required to send information about a school’s immunization rates each year. You can find immunization rates by school for Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTap, Tdap); Hepatitis B; Polio; and Varicella on the CDPHE website (select the orange K-12 button and select a school from the drop-down menu).
PSD MMR Immunization Rates and Exemptions
By School for the 2022-2023 School Year
School | 2022-23 | 2022-23 MMR Immunization In Process (%) | 2022-23 |
Bacon | 96.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Bamford | 93.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Bauder | 92.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
Beattie | 93.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Bennett | 92.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Bethke | 96.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Blevins | 95.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Boltz | 96.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
CLP Elementary | 90.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
CLP Middle | 93.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Centennial | 94.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Compass Community | 88.4 | 0.0 | 5.2 |
Dunn | 94.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Eyestone | 92.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
Fort Collins High | 93.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
FTC Montessori | 90.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Fossil Ridge | 96.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Harris | 98.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Irish | 95.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Johnson | 96.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Journey Program | 84.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Kinard | 97.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Kruse | 94.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Laurel | 93.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Lesher | 96.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Liberty Common (Aristotle) | 86.8 | 0.0 | 13.2 |
Liberty Common (Plato) | 90.9 | 0.0 | 9.1 |
Liberty Common High | 92.2 | 0.0 | 7.8 |
Lincoln | 92.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Linton | 99.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Lopez | 93.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
McGraw | 95.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Mountain Sage | 67.9 | 0.0 | 7.8 |
O'Dea | 92.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Olander | 91.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Polaris | 91.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Poudre Community Academy | 95.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Poudre | 92.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Preston | 96.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
PSD Global Academy | 91.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
PSD Mountain Schools | 85.9 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
PSD Options | 73.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
Putnam | 95.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Rice | 96.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Ridgeview | 85.9 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Riffenburgh | 95.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
Rocky Mountain | 94.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Shepardson | 95.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Tavelli | 97.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Timnath Elem | 94.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Timnath Middle High | 95.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Traut | 93.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Webber | 96.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Wellington Middle High | 95.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Werner | 98.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Zach | 96.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |