Weekly Update for October 19, 2026

Families,

Important news!

The Truscott and Cottonwood Plains Elementary School closure message on the Thompson School District website has been changed to the following message:

After reviewing Board of Education policy and process, options I and J were removed from consideration because these schools’ programs fall outside the Master Plan Committee’s purview. District staff will work with school personnel to continue supporting the Dual Language Immersion program and evaluate barriers to enrollment.

In other words, Truscott has been removed from the list of schools under consideration for consolidation.

Thank you for your support of our school community! It has made a difference for our students, families and staff. We will have another SAC meeting on Monday, October 26, 2026, from 11:00 - 12:00 pm. During this meeting we will discuss how to increase enrollment numbers and how as a school community we can continue to advocate for the Spanish Dual Language Immersion program within our district. The meeting will be in person or virtual at this link:

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/nsz-chmb-kfe

Thank you for your attendance at Family Conferences! We had a tremendous turnout and enjoyed our time with each of you. We appreciate your partnership and are so grateful for this school community!

Enjoy your long weekend!

All the best,

Karen Hanford

Principal

Truscott Elementary School

Spanish Dual Language Immersion

karen.hanford@tsd.org

970-613-6902

We want to hear from our families and community members about how we are doing, both from an individual school perspective and throughout the entire district.

Please take a few minutes to give us this important feedback!

Learn more or complete the survey: https://www.tsd.org/climate-and-culture

📌 The survey closes on November 13th

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Queremos conocer la opinión de nuestras familias y miembros de la comunidad sobre cómo lo estamos haciendo, tanto desde la perspectiva de cada escuela individual como en todo el distrito.

¡Por favor, tómese unos minutos para darnos su importante opinión!

Para obtener más información o completar la encuesta, visite: https://www.tsd.org/climate-and-culture

📌 La encuesta finaliza el 13 de noviembre.

Notice: 2026-27 Climate and Culture Survey

In order to learn more about student experiences at school, we ask students in grades 3-12 to participate in an online survey. The survey content asks students to self-reflect on emotional regulation, social awareness, growth mindset, perseverance,sense of belonging, school safety, and teacher-student relationships.

Your student will be invited to participate in the full online survey during regular school hours at the end of October. When the survey is introduced, students will be invited to participate and informed that they do not have to answer any questions they do not wish to answer. The full survey should take no more than 20-30 minutes to complete.

In addition to this full survey, students will also have opportunities throughout the year to take shorter, more frequent surveys called Check-ins. These Check-ins will take just a few minutes to complete and will use questions drawn from and aligned to the full survey. This will provide timely feedback on how students are feeling and engaging in their learning. The information gathered from Check-ins will help school staff provide more immediate and responsive support for students.

You can review survey questions here: Grades 3-5 SEL Competencies Survey, Grades 6-12 SEL Competencies Survey, Grades 3-5 Supports & Environments Survey, Grades 6-12 Supports & Environments Survey

Student responses to both the full survey and Check-ins will follow our district’s expectations for maintaining confidentiality for your student. Our this-party vendor, Panorama, has signed the district's data privacy agreement to ensure all required online encryption protocols are followed.

Parents/guardians have already provided your consent or opt-out through online registration or annual family update; if you have any questions, please contact Tanya Brown 970 613 6917 tanya.brown@tsd.org

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Aviso: Encuesta sobre clima y cultura 2026-27

Para conocer mejor las experiencias de los estudiantes en la escuela, les pedimos a los alumnos de 3.º a 12.º grado que participen en una encuesta en línea. La encuesta les pide que reflexionen sobre la regulación emocional, la conciencia social, la mentalidad de crecimiento, la perseverancia, el sentido de pertenencia, la seguridad escolar y las relaciones entre profesores y alumnos.

Su hijo/a será invitado/a a participar en la encuesta en línea completa durante el horario escolar habitual a finales de octubre. Al presentar la encuesta, se invitará a los estudiantes a participar y se les informará que no están obligados a responder ninguna pregunta que no deseen contestar. La encuesta completa no debería tomar más de 20 a 30 minutos.

Además de la encuesta completa, los estudiantes tendrán la oportunidad, a lo largo del año, de participar en encuestas más breves y frecuentes llamadas "Check-ins". Estas encuestas solo tomarán unos minutos y utilizarán preguntas extraídas de la encuesta completa y alineadas con ella. Esto proporcionará retroalimentación oportuna sobre cómo se sienten los estudiantes y su participación en el aprendizaje. La información recopilada en las encuestas "Check-ins" ayudará al personal escolar a brindar un apoyo más inmediato y eficaz a los estudiantes.

Puedes revisar Preguntas de la encuesta aquí:Encuesta sobre competencias socioemocionales para los grados 3 a 5,Encuesta sobre competencias socioemocionales para los grados 6 a 12,Encuesta sobre apoyos y entornos para los grados 3 a 5, Encuesta sobre apoyos y entornos para los grados 6 a 12

Las respuestas de los estudiantes, tanto a la encuesta completa como a los cuestionarios de seguimiento, cumplirán con las normas de confidencialidad de nuestro distrito. Nuestro proveedor externo, Panorama, ha firmado el acuerdo de privacidad de datos del distrito para garantizar el cumplimiento de todos los protocolos de cifrado en línea requeridos.

Los padres/tutores ya han dado su consentimiento o se han dado de baja a través del registro en línea o la actualización familiar anual; si tiene alguna pregunta, póngase en contacto con nosotros. Tanya Brown (970)613-6917 tanya.brown@tsd.org

• Dance club is for 4th & 5th graders.
• Students open their minds while learning different cultures & regional dances from any Spanish speaking country.
• Students meet throughout the school year to learn the steps and choreographies.
• They perform during the school year in different events such as Pozole Night, Volunteer Breakfast, Spring Musical among others.
• They get to dance with everybody in the classroom so they work on their dancing skills, social skills while having a great time dancing and listening to music.

Maestra Brito & Señor García

4th and 5th Grade Spanish Teacher

daniel.garcia@tsd.org

jill.brito@tsd.org

Grace Community Church provides us with mentors who volunteer and come into our school on a weekly basis.

Information from their website-

Kids Hope USA is a national, non-profit organization that facilitates mentoring relationships with at-risk children through a church-school partnership. It has nearly 1,000 church-school partnerships in 34 states across the U.S. with over 15,000 mentor-student relationships existing within these partnerships.

Grace Community Church

240 Barberry Place,

Loveland, CO 80537

970-593-0473

grace@gracecomm.org

https://www.gracechurch.org/

If you own a business or work for a company that would like to partner with us and donate to our school please let me know.

Michelle Mueller

Truscott School Secretary

Truscott Families—our Fall Flash Sale is live!
Save $10 on hooded tees and crewnecks and grab some new Truscott gear for the cooler months ahead. SHOP HERE: https://1stplace.sale/16508

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We are here to help you! If you are in need of support, please contact your classroom teachers, Mrs. Mueller, Mr. Bessey or Mrs. Hanford. As a team, we will work to find the answers to your questions and help the best that we can. Please email us at

todd.bessey@tsd.org, karen.hanford@tsd.org, or michelle.mueller@tsd.org

Email: michelle.mueller@tsd.org
Website: https://www.thompsonschools.org/truscott
Location: 211 West 6th Street, Loveland, CO, USA
Phone: 970-613-6900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/truscottelementaryschool/
Twitter: @ourschool