With exclamations of “Can I touch this?” and “Let’s go here!” Shepardson Elementary School was abuzz with excitement and curiosity as students ran room to room to discover the latest about bugs, robots, stars, airplanes and more during the school’s 13th annual Family STEM Night.

All Poudre School District schools will participate in Lockdown Drill Week between Nov.

On the final day of the C.A.N.S. Around The Oval food and fund drive, donations from 13 Poudre School District schools arrived at Colorado State University’s Oval. PSD schools raised over 14,000 pounds of food and almost $10,000 in monetary donations this year. 

Whether your child is enrolling in Poudre School District for the very first time or moving up a level to a PSD middle or high school, attending an open house is a great way to get acquainted with the people and programs at schools. 

Families of Transition Pathways Program students are invited to attend an information session regarding a potential change to Transition Pathways Program locations. The information session will be held 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Partnership Center, 1630 Stover St., Fort Collins (behind PSD Global Academy). 

Our schools in Poudre School District have always been places of learning and growth while serving as spaces where our community gathers, connects, and flourishes together. 

As we celebrate the milestone anniversaries of schools this year, we honor the deep-rooted relationships they’ve nurtured, the countless memories they’ve shaped, and the lasting impact they’ve had on students, families, and the wider community. These schools continue to foster a true sense of belonging for all who walk through their doors.

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: 

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. 

It’s important for students to make and keep good attendance habits from the very first day of school to have a successful school year. 

Students who attend school regularly perform better academically and are more likely to graduate from high school than students who are chronically absent (defined as missing 10% or more of school days, excused or not). Unfortunately, one in three Colorado students are chronically absent, according to the Colorado Department of Education.  

Today we had the absolute joy of welcoming students back to school.

Superintendent Brian Kingsley shares his experience on the first day of school.