PSD Choice Schools

A small, student‑centered alternative high school in Fort Collins that offers flexible scheduling, personalized learning, and strong support for social, emotional, and behavioral growth

• Hexter model: students attend in six-week blocks, with new students enrolling every six-weeks. This helps them recover credits rapidly.
• Four-day week: Students attend slightly longer days Tuesday-Friday, with one Monday attendance every six weeks. 
• Small classes capped at 18 students within a positive, caring culture of dedicated staff 
• Closed campus to help support students' attendance
• Opportunities for off-campus experiences during E-week
• Access to all PSD programs such as the Career Tech Center, concurrent enrollment, etc.
• Health clinic on campus
• Major performance growth 
• Discovery model to help students re‑engage and succeed on paths to graduation
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: Architecture & Construction 

PSD’s choice-only* dual language immersion school, helping students to enter their futures with fluency in both English and Spanish

• Additive bilingualism and cultural pluralism focus
• Diverse student body

*Choice-only schools are not charter schools – they are PSD public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

PSD’s choice-only* Core Knowledge middle school, featuring strong academic performance and excellent leadership programming

• Center-based multi-categorical/Integrated Services program 
• Strong music program
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: Design & Technology, Multimedia Production, Entrepreneurship, Game Design, Computer Science, Family & Consumer Sciences, International Foods

*Choice-only schools are not charter schools – they are PSD public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

A one-day-per-week, no-cost, in-person enrichment program serving K-8 students in nonpublic schooling, including homeschooling and umbrella schools

• PSD's only enrichment program for nonpublic school students
• Students can attend either Mondays of Fridays
• Enrichment classes include Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, STEM & Engineering, Music, Art, PE/Wellness, Technology, World Language and Culture, and Culinary Arts
• Access to other district-organized events and opportunities, including Fort Collins Lincoln Center performances and PSD's 5th Grade Eco Experience
• Teacher-organized field trips, optional social events, and community-connected service projects

PSD’s innovative, choice-only* expeditionary learning school, featuring a small and close-knit student body, weeklong intensives, adventure trips, and fieldwork experiences 

• A welcoming, game-changing option for students who feel like they don’t fit in and students struggling in traditional school environments
• Experiential, inquiry-based learning including portfolio development, presentations of learning, and standards-based grading throughout k-12
• Equity focus and restorative justice approach to behavior management throughout k-12
• Smallest middle school in PSD, leaving no room for students to be overlooked
• Unique rites of passage, mixed-age learning and mentoring, and crew model for belonging and community-building
• Collaboration with Poudre Community Academy for sports
• Concurrent enrollment courses offered for earning college credit
• All seniors graduate with work-based learning project portfolios and capstone completions
• High School Career & Technical Education Pathways: Design & Multimedia, Natural Resources Management (the only program of its kind in CO), Outdoor Recreation (the only program of its kind in CO), PSD Career Tech Center Pathways

*Choice-only schools are not charter schools – they are PSD public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

A closed‑campus, alternative school setting in PSD for grades 8‑12 that combines small class sizes, strong expectations, service learning, and extensive support toward graduation and career readiness.

• Tailored, personalized, flexible learning and support, including credit recovery
• Trauma-informed focus
• Sports programs: basketball, track and field, volleyball, e-sports
• Service learning and work-based learning
• Quarterly experiential Learning Activities like climbing, rafting, or visiting museums 
• Increased number of staff with higher degrees
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: PSD Career Tech Center Pathways

A K-12 hybrid learning program welcoming diverse learners — from advanced students to those seeking an alternative to traditional schooling

• PSD's only hybrid learning program
• Small-school environment, small class sizes, supportive environment
• Extensive family involvement opportunities
• On-campus learning 2 days per week; at-home, asynchronous learning 3 days per week
• Teachers provide and grade at-home assignments
• Parents (Learning Coaches) provide guidance and review assignments completed at home
• K-8 students attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays
• 9-12 students attend on Mondays and Wednesdays
• Engagement opportunities including Friday Fun Club, Learning Coach Wellness Walks, Student Ambassadors, Pioneer Way support for 9th graders, Learning Coach Coffees, Learning Labs for extra in-person support, National Honor Society, Garden Club, e-sports, enrichment clubs
• High school students can participate in PSD's Career Tech Center Pathways, Concurrent Enrollment classes, and Front Range Community College

PSD’s award-winning, choice-only* Core Knowledge school

• Site-Based Management Council: A unique governance model that includes seven family partners, six staff members and the principal
• Exceptional academic performance
• Parent Partnership Mentor program helps new families integrate and thrive

*Choice-only schools are not charter schools – they are PSD public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.