DISTRICT PROFILE: The Thompson School District is one of the larger school districts in the state, serving approximately 14,500 students in 31 schools. Our district boundaries encompass multiple population centers, including Berthoud, Loveland, Johnstown, Windsor and Ft. Collins. The student population has been steady in the past few years, with a slight decline in enrollment and a increase in at-risk students (Special Education, MLL and Students Experiencing Poverty). As a district our Free & R…
educed Lunch (FRL) rate has increased from 24.8% in 2022 to 33% in 2023 to 40.7% in 2024. The demographic composition of the district is: 40.7% FRL Eligible; 4.7% identified Multilingual Learners; 23.2% Hispanic, 69.5% White, 13.6% identified students with disabilities; 9.4% identified students gifted and talented. Minority students comprise 30.5% of enrollment. Our attendance rate from 2023-24 is 91.9%. Our mobility rate is 7.6%. TSD operates small schools as compared to other districts our size. The average size of our elementary schools is just under 250 students. There are two public charter schools operating within the district: Loveland Classical K-12 and New Vision Charter K-8. DEVELOPMENT OF THE DUIP: A variety of stakeholder groups participate in the development and monitoring of the District Unified Improvement Plan (DUIP), including the District Accountability and Advisory Committee (DAAC), Site-based School Accountability Committee (SAC) Chairs, the Learning Services Leadership. Team (district directors, coordinators and administrators), the Thompson Principal Advisory Committee (K-12 principal leaders), and the Family/Community Partnering Leadership Team. The DAC meets monthly to review current data releases, explore/verify root causes, provide input on improvement strategies, and monitor progress toward district goals/targets. Monthly, Learning Services Senior Leadership (LSSL) analyzes 3+ years of local and state data, disaggregated and organized by district-level, school-level, grade span, and student group, as part of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment. LSSL works collaboratively with district and school based staff to identify trends and root causes, and to develop strategies to address priorities and persistent gaps. Learning Services Senior Leadership meets regularly to update trends and root cause analysis, to verify Priority Performance Challenges, Root Causes, and Major Improvement Strategies, and monitor progress toward system goals. Quarterly, School Leadership Teams, in collaboration with families, identify/verify school-based trends, root causes, priorities, and improvement strategies aligned with the Learning Services Instructional Vision, The Thompson Portrait of a Graduate, and the Thompson Strategic Plan (Strive 2025). In September, 2024, input for the current DUIP was gathered and reviewed by a combined convening of DAC and site-based SAC chairs reviewed and provided additional input on elements of the proposed DUIP (i.e., Data trends, Priority Performance Challenges, Root Cause Analysis, and Major Improvement Strategies). Annual DAC recommendations are also incorporated into the DUIP. All stakeholder groups identified above meet monthly/quarterly to review current data releases, explore/verify root causes, provide input on improvement strategies, and monitor progress toward district goals/targets.
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Accredited - Districts with an overall rating of Accredited are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Accredited with Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Accredited with Priority Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Turnaround Plan - These districts are identified as among the lowest performing districts in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Insufficient State Data - These districts are assigned this accreditation rating when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a district received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.
School Ratings
Performance Plan - Schools with a Performance Plan are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Priority Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Turnaround Plan - These schools are identified as among the lowest performing schools in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Insufficient State Data - These schools are assigned this plan type when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a school received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.