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Poudre School District unveils heat‑day protocol, adds real‑time captions and language translation at meetings
Summary
Superintendent Brian Kingsley announced a draft ‘heat‑day’ decision protocol using CDC and National Weather Service triggers, added live closed captioning and phone QR translation for meetings, and previewed school‑level impacts and child‑care supports; board asked for follow‑up on transportation and implementation details.
Superintendent Brian Kingsley told the Poudre School District R‑1 Board of Education on Aug. 13 that the district will pilot a formal heat‑day decision protocol to protect students and staff in buildings without air conditioning.
Kingsley said 32 of the district’s 49 traditional public schools currently lack air conditioning and described three decision points that would prompt either a two‑hour early release or, in extreme cases, a full closure: the CDC heat‑index color coding reaching the…
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