Poudre School District R-1
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Location Map Fort Collins, CO 80521 Larimer County
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District Poverty Rate 7.1% (data source)
Non-White Students 29.5% (data source)
NCES Link NCES District Info
Last Updated December 1, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (52)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Bacon Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 4
Bamford Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 52
Bauder Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Beattie Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Bennett Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Bethke Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Blevins Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Boltz Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Cache La Poudre Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Cache La Poudre Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Dunn Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Eyestone Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Fort Collins High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 15
Fossil Ridge High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 12
Irish Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Kinard Core Knowledge Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Laurel Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lesher Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Liberty Common Charter SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 10
Lincoln Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Linton Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lopez Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Mcgraw Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 5
O'dea Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Olander Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Poudre High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 10
Preston Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Psd Global AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Putnam Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Rocky Mountain High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 7
Timnath Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 5
Webber Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Wellington Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Werner Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Centennial High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Compass Community Collaborative SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Fort Collins Montessori SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Harris Bilingual Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Johnson Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Kruse Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Mountain Sage Community SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Polaris Expeditionary Learning SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Poudre Community AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Psd Mountain SchoolsStep 0 No Progress 0
Psd Options SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Rice Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ridgeview Classical Charter SchoolsStep 0 No Progress 0
Riffenburgh Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Shepardson Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Tavelli Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Traut Core Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Zach Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
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State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Colorado State Law No state law, federal rulings still apply. School disricts may allow students to be released for religious study or they may also not allow it.
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Launch Steps History
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 8
Train Your Team
159
September 6, 2025
Step 7
Recruit Your Team
157
June 15, 2025
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
156
January 18, 2025
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
160
January 4, 2025
Step 8
Train Your Team
160
October 9, 2024
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
157
August 14, 2024
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
156
August 2, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
156
June 20, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
148
June 15, 2024
Step 5
Draft a Plan
148
May 17, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
144
May 10, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
143
May 1, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
142
April 26, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
72
March 25, 2024
 
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