Share your thoughts at a listening session this spring
A series of listening sessions will be held this spring. These are opportunities for members of the public, including staff, families, students, and community members, to provide feedback on the scenarios that the PSD Facilities Planning Steering Committee is developing. All sessions will follow the same format, which includes an overview presentation, followed by small-table conversations and a questionnaire.
The Facilities Planning Steering Committee presented possible options publicly for the first time at the March 19 PSD Board of Education meeting. After gathering feedback from listening sessions, the committee will make two to three recommendations to the school board. The board will be asked to make a decision about how to proceed at its June 11 meeting.
Feedback Opportunities
June 4 Board of Education listening session: 5:30-10 p.m., Tuesday, June 4, in the auditorium at Fort Collins High School, 3400 Lambkin Way in Fort Collins (Arabic and Spanish interpretation services will be available). This board listening session will be recorded and posted on the PSD website; it will not be livestreamed.
Listening sessions held in March and April:
Note: Sessions were not livestreamed.
- 7:30-8:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Timnath Middle-High School, 4700 East Prospect Road, Timnath
- 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Fort Collins High School, 3400 Lambkin Way, Fort Collins
- 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday, March 25, at ITC Aspen 1 and 2 at the PSD Support Services Complex , 2407 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins
- 6-8 p.m. Monday, March 25, at Rocky Mountain High School, 1300 W. Swallow Road, Fort Collins
- 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, Online Zoom webinar: Register here at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__0H2dDb8Tp-0OvqZ5lEqxw
- 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at the Lincoln Middle School cafeteria, 1600 W. Lancer Drive, Fort Collins
- For those who speak Spanish: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at PSD Future Ready Center, Suite 510 in the Foothills Mall, 215 E Foothills Parkway
- For those who speak Arabic: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Monday, April 15, at University Village Center, 1600 W. Plum St.
Board of Education listening sessions:
- April 16 board listening session at Poudre High School. Here's the recording of the listening session:
- June 4 board listening session: 5:30-10 p.m., Tuesday, June 4, in the auditorium at Fort Collins High School, 3400 Lambkin Way in Fort Collins (Arabic and Spanish interpretation services will be available).
Questionnaire feedback opportunity:
Those who could not make it to a listening session had the opportunity to watch the recording of the committee’s March 19 presentation and submit feedback through a questionnaire offered in English, Spanish and Arabic. The closing date for questionnaire feedback was April 17.
How will the committee ensure diverse voices are heard in the process?
Engaging people we support from marginalized populations
- The outside facilitator, CSU’s Institute for the Built Environment, is collaborating with PSD’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team to determine how best to include these voices in an authentic and inclusive way.
- A representative from the Integrated Services Department, specifically supporting the Transitions Pathways programs, has been selected to serve on the steering committee.
- Additionally, staff from PSD’s Language, Culture, and Equity and Integrated Services departments will serve as resources to the committee in its meetings.
Engaging our students
- Student voice is critical in this work and the committee will work with the facilitators to create opportunities for students to weigh in on possible changes