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District plan sets staff training and coaching

·Loveland·Larimer County

From the Thompson School District Board of Education meeting of

The board adopted the district’s 2026-2028 District Unified Improvement Plan, in year one of a two-year cycle. The Colorado Department of Education requires the plan and board approval before submission. The cost estimate lists $127,800 for two years of Solution Tree MTSS work, $28,800.00 for Solution Tree’s Aug. 2026 Essential Standards Kick-Off, $241,500 for All Learners Network professional development and coaching, and $120,000 for All Learners Online on-demand professional development. The listed funding sources are the General Fund (Mill accounts)/PD budget and Title II; the costs are marked budgeted. With a proposed July 2026 start, the plan provides for staff training over the next two years through district PD days, Continuous Improvement Team days, in-building coaching, EC-12 meetings, levels meetings and late start Wednesdays. Its Implementation Progress Monitoring Plan outlines how implementation will be measured, with semester checkpoints. The district plans to share local MOY and EOY results and reflect on the impact of plan actions. The plan identifies implementation of expected practices as a challenge and lists leadership training, teacher collaboration, professional learning and in-building coaching among its supports.

Adopted with the consent agenda (carried).

More from this meeting

  1. Thompson School District Board of Education, Oct. 21, 2026

    Thompson school board approves five-year student achievement plan; Thompson board sets 64% third-grade English language arts target, 6-0; Thompson schools add pregnancy, parental status to nondiscrimination policy, 5-1; 9 consent items adopted.

  2. Item 6.1Thompson school board approves five-year student achievement plan

    The districtwide goals cover literacy, math, equity and high school completion. A rollout plan is intended to help staff take ownership, with communication and training aimed at staff, families and community members; no training timeline or format is listed.

  3. Item 6.2Thompson board sets 64% third-grade English language arts target

    The other goals cover fifth- and eighth-grade math, graduation and narrower achievement and growth gaps between student groups. The plan calls for progress monitoring through local assessments at the beginning, middle and end of each year.

  4. Item 6.3, Item 6.4 and Item 6.5Thompson schools add pregnancy, parental status to nondiscrimination policy

    The Thompson School District Board of Education approved a revised nondiscrimination policy Oct. 21, adding pregnancy and parental status to its protected-class list.

  5. Item 6.6Thompson school board approves chart without two director positions

    The revised policy will be posted on the district website, and the organizational chart will be reviewed annually after each school year begins. The revisions reflect roles eliminated for 2026-27.

  6. Item 7.1Thompson district projects $4.44 million drop in general fund balance

    The plan includes a $3 million draw already built into the budget, while moving staff from the Medicaid fund to the General Fund also contributes to the projected decline.