The PSD Strategic Plan - For Greater Student Success
The Poudre School District Strategic Plan is designed to guide the work of the district by stating our most important areas of focus and how we address them.
The Strategic Plan offers clarity and consistency to the work we do to provide the best outcomes possible for all students. It aims to align staff and provides specifics on how that work gets done across the district at all schools and departments. Core student experiences will be standardized based on a foundation of excellence.
PSD’s Strategic Plan is centered on three priorities - Literacy, Mental Health & Belonging and Graduate with Options - with specific projects for each. Work in these areas has been ongoing since fall 2023.
The first year of Poudre School District's new Strategic Plan was filled with thoughtful planning, hard work and rapid success in the three focus areas. PSD staff presented an update on year one of the Strategic Plan at a Board of Education meeting in August 2024, showing first year accomplishments and goals and plans for year two. You can read more about these accomplishments and next steps by visiting each priority's respective web page (Literacy | Mental Health & Belonging | Graduate With Options).
During the Aug. 27 update, Superintendent Brian Kingsley praised PSD staff for the efforts that led to the literacy, mental health, and graduation gains and the positive impacts this work has already had on students.
“I cannot find another school district around that has these kinds of results, and I want us to take a moment to thank our teachers, our classified staff, our school and district leaders, for their intentional effort around buying into something bigger than themselves and getting dialed in to make sure that our students are reaching their potential,” Kingsley said.
You can hear more about these celebrations by watching this video of the Aug. 27 presentation to the board.
Looking ahead: As we work on projects in each of these areas, we’ll do so while continuing our steadfast commitment to district safety and security, long-range planning, and our value of incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion in everything we do.
Over the next few years, metrics will show how well we are completing the goals within the plan, and to what extent we need to create new strategies to accomplish our goals. Ultimately, this plan will unify our work to support students through these key priorities. We are one district, one team with one plan, wanting the best opportunities, experiences and success possible for all students.