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PSD board reviews Bamford feeder change amid heated questions over busing and special‑services impacts
Summary
The Poudre School District board heard an extensive staff recommendation to move Bamford attendance‑area students to the Preston and Fossil Ridge feeder systems to relieve Timnath Middle/High School. Staff warned transportation options carry substantial short‑term costs (estimated $110,000 per bus route) and that integrated‑services placements will be decided at IEP transition meetings.
The Poudre School District Board of Education on Sept. 10 received a staff recommendation to shift students in the Bamford attendance area from Timnath Middle/High School into the Preston and Fossil Ridge feeder systems to address persistent over‑utilization at Timnath.
Assistant Superintendent Julie Chaplin told the board the cabinet’s recommendation is to move the Bamford attendance area into the Preston/Fossil Ridge feeders and to bring a formal vote on that boundary change at the board’s Sept. 24 meeting. Chaplin said the change is meant to relieve ongoing overcrowding at Timnath Middle/High School and buy planning time for longer‑term solutions.
"Without looking at this move, we'll see continued over‑utilization of Timnath Middle High School," Chaplin said, adding that the district already uses nontraditional classroom spaces and staff travel between classrooms to cope with the current load. She said staff’s original…
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