Poudre School District’s Board of Education has scheduled a vote on the district’s request to approve a reduction in force of its licensed teaching staff for the 2026-27 school year in response to cuts in state funding.
The district doesn’t yet know if it will need to actually implement a reduction in force of teachers on continuing contracts but wants the flexibility to do so, if necessary, Lauren Hooten, the superintendent’s chief of staff told the school board at its Feb. 6 meeting.
The authorization is necessary to provide impacted employees with the advance notice required in the district’s employment agreement with the Poudre Education Association, the union that represents PSD’s teachers, counselors and other licensed nonadministrative staff, Hooten said…