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Thompson considers pregnancy, parental status in nondiscrimination policy

·Loveland·Larimer County

From the Thompson School District Board of Education meeting of

The revisions would apply to students, staff and community members in district programs, with separate board votes planned on the policy and two related exhibits. Broader changes, including an appeals process, remain under review.

Thompson School District is proposing to add pregnancy and parental status to its nondiscrimination statement. The change would appear in Policy AC and two related exhibits. The board plans separate votes on all three Oct. 21, Director Stu Boyd said.

Policy AC and its accompanying rules and exhibits establish the district’s nondiscrimination commitment for students, staff members and community members who interact with its educational programs and activities. The revisions would take effect upon board approval. The revised policy would be updated on the district’s website.

The district’s briefing memorandum ties the update to recent amendments to two Colorado statutes associated with House Bill 26-1141. A staff member said the change in state law extends pregnancy and parental-status protections to students. After Title IX regulations were struck down in 2024, the state acted to preserve protections in state law if federal Title IX protections were no longer enforced, the staff member said.

Broader revisions were deferred after public feedback raised concerns that an earlier version had removed an appeals process for members of the public, the staff member said. The staff member confirmed the process had been removed for that group and said the district chose to advance the protected-status change while reconsidering the other revisions. The old appeals language was poorly written and should not simply be restored, the staff member said. An appeals process should serve the Thompson community’s varied student, teacher and parent relationships and be “reasonable and easy to navigate,” a board member said.

Boyd suggested starting with CASB for sample appeals processes from Colorado districts and elsewhere. A district-specific process carried risks but was worthwhile and would take time to account for students’ and staff members’ due-process needs, the staff member said. The broader policy work would take a few months because several people, including outside legal counsel, would be involved and the timeline partly depended on them, the staff member said.

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  2. Item 4.1Thompson district drafts five-year plan to guide learning, spending

    If approved, district leaders would set first-year priorities and develop an annual plan. The draft also calls for technology-use guidance and an audit of how much instruction time student assessments take.

  3. Item 4.2Thompson board steers four student goals toward Oct. 21 vote

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  4. Item 4.3Thompson plan targets students with disabilities; staff member cites first percentile

    The draft budgets in-person coaching and on-demand teacher training, with semester reviews planned over two school years. The board must approve it before submission to the state.

  5. Item 4.4Peakview principal says only 47% of students making typical growth

    The improvement plan targets classroom instruction, student reengagement and family partnerships. It lists August as a proposed start, with formal progress checks in December and May 2027.

  6. Item 4.5Thompson accountability committee has parent-representation gaps, speaker says

    The proposed roster is expected to go to the board for approval at its next meeting, with an Oct. 21 start date proposed. Recruitment remains largely word of mouth; nonvoting participants can join discussions but cannot vote.

  7. Item 4.6Thompson district proposes selling Community Connections building for Mary Blair move

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  8. Item 4.11 and Item 4.12Thompson proposal would allow charges for records work after first hour

    The proposal would require a district website form with details such as date ranges and search terms. The board is set to discuss the policy and a related regulation, then vote on each separately in two weeks.

  9. Item 6.1Thompson reports uneven growth in math, English language arts

    Elementary English language arts and PSAT reading and writing improved, while secondary math materials no longer align with state standards. A curriculum pilot is underway, with a board update expected in coming months.