Poudre School District — Policy Analysis 2026
Grand Total
86 / 106
81.1%
Base Score
77 / 96
Extra Credit
9 / 10
Score by Section
| Section | Score | Max | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culturally Responsive Training | 4 | 8 | Notes |
| Clear & Consistent Policies | 7 | 8 | Notes |
| Restorative Justice Practices | 6 | 8 | Notes |
| Bias Awareness & Mitigation | 7 | 8 | Notes |
| Culturally Relevant Curriculum | 6 | 8 | Notes |
| Community Engagement & Collaboration | 8 | 8 | Notes |
| Professional Development on Equity & Inclusion | 4 | 8 | Notes |
| Mental Health & Trauma-Informed Practices | 7 | 8 | Notes |
| Data Collection & Analysis | 7 | 8 | Notes |
| Student Voice & Leadership | 7 | 8 | Notes |
| Equitable Access to Support Services | 7 | 8 | Notes |
| Continuous Evaluation & Improvement | 7 | 8 | Notes |
| Extra Credit | 9 | 10 | Notes |
Suggestions to Improve the Score
Every item below its maximum, worst gap first, with the reviewer's own notes as the rationale.
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- 1.4 [Culturally Responsive Training]: Regular feedback/measurement on training effectiveness — Currently: Not Implemented (0/2 pts). No public documentation was found showing PSD systematically measures or reports on the effectiveness of its cultural-competency/equity trainings.
- 7.4 [Professional Development on Equity & Inclusion]: Participation in equity-focused conferences — Currently: Not Implemented (0/2 pts). No public documentation was found indicating PSD staff participation in external equity-focused conferences as a district practice.
- 1.1 [Culturally Responsive Training]: Mandatory cultural competency training for all staff — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). PSD's Language, Culture & Equity dept. commits to 'ongoing quality professional learning with implementation of strategies for all staff' (psdschools.org/programs-services/language-culture-equity/equity-inclusion) and has run repeated 'Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy' and 'ABCs of LGBTQIA+' classes, but no evidence it is mandatory for every employee district-wide.
- 1.2 [Culturally Responsive Training]: Mentorship programs for culturally diverse staff — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). PSD has BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Employee Affinity Groups (psdschools.org/.../psd-employee-affinity-groups) that provide peer support, and a general new-educator mentoring/induction program, but no distinct formal mentorship program specifically for culturally diverse staff was found.
- 2.3 [Clear & Consistent Policies]: Staff training on consistent application — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). Joint trainings for PSD administrators and SROs cover conduct/discipline-related topics, but no evidence was found of mandatory, district-wide staff training specifically on consistent code-of-conduct application for all educators.
- 3.3 [Restorative Justice Practices]: Curriculum integrates conflict-resolution skills — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). Some PSD schools use SEL curricula like 'Purposeful People' that include conflict-resolution skills, but there is no evidence this is a uniform, district-wide curricular requirement.
- 3.4 [Restorative Justice Practices]: Peer mediation program — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). Peer mediation programs exist at multiple individual PSD schools (elementary and high school), but there is no evidence of a mandatory, district-wide peer mediation policy.
- 4.1 [Bias Awareness & Mitigation]: Implicit bias training for staff — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). PSD's hiring 'DEI Bank of Questions' asks candidates to address implicit bias, and equity PD touches on bias, but no distinct, mandatory 'implicit bias training' program for all existing staff was documented.
- 5.3 [Culturally Relevant Curriculum]: Community collaboration for supplemental resources — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). PSD partners with community organizations (Boys & Girls Club, AlphaBEST, Family Engagement/Immigrant-Migrant-Refugee programs) mainly for family/student support; no clear evidence of community partnerships specifically supplying supplemental curriculum content.
- 5.4 [Culturally Relevant Curriculum]: Culturally specific courses/electives — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). PSD offers bilingual/dual-language immersion schools (e.g., Harris Bilingual Immersion) that build cultural understanding, but no evidence of dedicated culturally-specific elective courses (e.g., ethnic studies) district-wide.
- 7.1 [Professional Development on Equity & Inclusion]: Ongoing anti-bias/equity training — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). PSD has repeatedly offered anti-bias/equity-related staff classes, but these appear to be optional, periodic course offerings rather than a confirmed ongoing, mandatory program for all staff.
- 7.3 [Professional Development on Equity & Inclusion]: Equity topics in staff meetings/PD — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). PSD's equity department states a commitment to embedding equity strategies into ongoing professional learning for all staff, but there is no specific evidence equity topics are a standing agenda item in regular staff meetings district-wide.
- 8.2 [Mental Health & Trauma-Informed Practices]: Safe, supportive spaces (mindfulness/sensory) — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). PSD has a Mindfulness Council and individual schools (e.g., via Ignite Grants) have piloted sensory 'Calm Corners,' but there's no evidence these spaces are implemented district-wide.
- 9.2 [Data Collection & Analysis]: Regular audits of discipline practices — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). The Board conducts annual policy 'monitoring' under Policy BSR-4.4 that includes discipline outcomes, but this functions as periodic performance monitoring rather than a documented independent audit process specifically for discipline practices.
- 10.3 [Student Voice & Leadership]: Students facilitate restorative processes — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). Students facilitate peer mediation at several PSD schools, but there is no clear evidence these students specifically facilitate formal restorative-justice circles/conferences district-wide.
- 11.2 [Equitable Access to Support Services]: Targeted academic support (e.g., tutoring) — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). PSD's MTSS/counseling framework includes Tier 2 targeted academic/behavioral supports and Title I after-school programming, but no dedicated district-wide tutoring program specifically was documented.
- 12.4 [Continuous Evaluation & Improvement]: PD & reflective practice culture — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). PSD's Professional Learning department states a commitment to 'strengthen collective voices and capacity' through ongoing PD, but no distinct evidence of a formalized reflective-practice culture tied specifically to discipline/equity work was found.
- EC5 [Extra Credit]: District-wide 'I Matter' partnership offering up to six free confidential mental health therapy sessions to any student, accessible via self-consent for youth 12+ under Colorado law. — Currently: In-work (1/2 pts). psdschools.org/programs-services/mental-health-services/mental-health-resources-staff