Calendar Committee
2026-27 School Calendars
- 2026-27 District Calendar
- 2026-27 General Teacher Calendar
- 2026-27 Specific Staff Group Calendars
- 2026-2027 Multicultural and Religious Observances Calendar
2025-26 School Calendars
- 2025-26 District Elementary Calendar
- 2025-26 District Secondary Calendar
- 2025-26 District Multicultural Observance Calendar
PSD Calendar Committee
The Calendar Committee's charter states the responsibilities of the committee. View the charter here.
The Calendar Committee includes representatives from schools, teachers, classified staff and parents. Those interested in serving on the Calendar Committee are welcome to contact Co-Chairs Cheryl Day and Bryan Kiel for more information. This committee wants to be as inclusive as possible and consider the many perspectives in our PSD communities.
Members of the committee:
- Cheryl Day (committee co-chair, cday@psdschools.org) – district employee (admin)
- Bryan Kiel (committee co-chair, bkiel@psdschools.org) – district employee (admin)
- Joni Baker – Association of Classified Employees
- Pam Davidson – Poudre Education Association
- Ryan Bishop – district employee (licensed)
- Josh Buan – district employee (Information Technology)
- Marissa Campos – district employee (Human Resouces)
- Sarah Chimblo – district employee (Facilities)
- Sarah Siple – Poudre Association of School Executives
- Taylor O’Brien – district parent
- Trevor Lusk – district employee (licensed)
- Mariah Wenzel – district employee (classified)
- Sara Vaughan – district employee (licensed)
- Becky Woodcox – district employee (classified)
Elements in the School Calendar
Elements the committee incorporates into the calendar, as well as overall guidelines followed when creating a school calendar.
For elementary schools:
- 175 elementary student contact days
- 360 hours of student class time in the first semester (determines full-time student funding for PSD)
- 990 hours of student class time during the school year
- Three conference/exchange days (two in the fall, one in the spring - no students at school)
For secondary schools:
- 176 secondary student contact days
- 360 hours of student class time in the first semester (determines full-time student funding for PSD)
- 1080 hours of student class time during the school year
- Two conference/exchange days (one in the fall, one in the spring - no students at school)
- One transition day for sixth- and ninth-grade students only
For all schools:
- Six building work days (no students at school) designed for staff professional development, work on planning and implementation of building and district goals, on-site teacher work time
- Two teacher work days (no students at school) to assist in grading and reporting, class preparation, other tasks (usually the first Monday in January and the third Monday in May)
Contact Information
School Calendar Committee Co-chairs
Cheryl Day, Lopez Elementary School principal, cday@psdschools.org
Bryan Kiel, Poudre High School assistant principal, bkiel@psdschools.org