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Peakview plan targets instruction and engagement

·Loveland·Larimer County

From the Thompson School District Board of Education meeting of

The plan targets Academic Growth at Peakview Academy, which is in Year 4 of Turnaround and received a preliminary 2026 School Performance Framework score of 30.2, through stronger Tier I instruction, a consistent 7 Step Learning Cycle across Professional Learning Teams, and stronger systems for student reengagement and family partnership. For 2026–27, the plan calls for professional development, instructional sprint cycles, team collaboration, coaching, classroom walkthroughs and feedback, and district Continuous Improvement work, relying primarily on existing staffing, professional-learning time and structures, and school and district resources; listed funding sources include the General Fund, Title I and other allocated improvement resources as applicable. The plan lists August 2026 as its proposed start date, with checkpoints throughout the school year and formal benchmarks in December 2026 and May 2027. Monitoring will use walkthroughs, team artifacts, coaching and feedback data, local iReady measures for interim academic progress, and state assessment data for annual outcomes.

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.