From campus visits to rockets: PSD connects students with interests, prepares them for real world 

In Poudre School District, the process of graduating with options starts long before students ever set foot in high school. 

One of PSD's three strategic priorities, Graduation with Options means ensuring every student explores their interests, finds their passions, and gets a head start on their desired career so they can graduate high school prepared to pursue whatever future they’d like. That future could include attending a two- or four-year college, joining the military, or entering the workforce with industry certifications already in hand. 

Learning to read: What PSD’s new literacy curriculum looks like in elementary classrooms

Coming in from the playground at Poudre School District’s Livermore Elementary School, students in Kat Jayroe's kindergarten and first-grade classes leap into literacy. 

Jayroe reads a chapter from a “Magic Treehouse” novel to help shift students from one activity to the next. After excitedly answering questions about the story, they move into their literacy skills block, which focuses on the foundational skills needed to learn how to read.