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June Board Meeting Highlights & Accolades
At the June 9th Regular School Board meeting, the following people and groups received accolades from the Board of Trustees.
- Wood River Middle School 7th Grade Blue Team
- Lee Pace, Math/Science Teacher, Carey School
- Dr. Lonnie Barber, Assistant Superintendent, Chief Academic Officer
- Bellevue Elementary School
You can read about each accolade in the complete synopsis of the meeting.
Also highlighted at the June 9th meeting, were the:
- Dr. Jim Lewis retires. The Board accepts Dr. Lewis's retirement and hires Dr. Lonnie Barber as Superintendent beginning July 1st, 2009.
- Preliminary ISAT Results. Dr. Barber highlighted the District's significant ISAT improvements.
- Strategic Plan Goal 1 Presentation. The committee presented their recommendations to the Board on 21st Century Skills.
- Strategic Plan Goal 2 Presentation. The committee presented their recommendations to the Board on Rigorous Curriculum.
- All-Day Kindergarten. All day kindergarten was approved by the Board to begin this coming 09-10 school year.
You can view further detail on each of these topics in the complete synopsis of the meeting. Please note that some of the links may take longer to download due to their file size.
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ISAT Results Show Significant Improvements
 The District has received the preliminary ISAT results for the 08-09 school year and they show significant improvements across the board in all categories and subjects.
- Hispanic students - 10.3% more students that are proficient in Reading this year vs. last year.
- Limited English Proficiency Students - 12.7% more students that are proficient in Reading.
- Special Ed Students - 11% more students proficient in Math and 10% more students proficient in Reading.
- 49% of ALL our students are at the ADVANCED level in Reading, wow!
These are just a few highlights and the amount of these increases is phenomenal! In every category we increased our levels of proficiency. A job well done to our teachers and students! Please click on the image above for all of our preliminary results. For more information on the results please contact Dr. Lonnie Barber at 578-5000.
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June 9th Board Meeting Agenda Here:
June 9th, Annual Budget Hearing and Board Meeting Agenda.
Click here to view.
(Agenda items with additional information are higlighted in yellow. Click on the highlighted text for supporting documents.)
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Full Day Kindergarten Input
 As many of you may know the Blaine County School District is currently working to provide all-day kindergarten to our students beginning in the fall of the 2009-2010 school year. The proposal to provide all-day kindergarten emerged as one of the important recommendations from the strategic planning process the District has conducted over the past two years.
We welcome comments you may have regarding the all-day kindergarten proposal, and invite you to express them at the June 9 board meeting, or by calling the school district office at 578-5018.
For more information please see
FULL STORY
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Lunch Connection Program Offers Free Food to Kids
WHEN:
June 8 - July 17: FREE Hot Lunch
11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
June 8 - July 16: FREE Activities (including ERC's Wild Lunch program)
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
July 20 - Aug. 14: FREE Hot Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
July 20 - Aug. 14: FREE Grab-and-Go Lunch
11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
WHERE: Woodside Elementary School in Hailey
WHO CAN COME: All kids ages 1 to 18 are welcome, regardless of financial situation. No need to qualify. All meals are FREE to kids. Lunch costs $3.25 for an adult.
 The Hunger Coalition and the School District have teamed for the second year to feed the valley's children this summer. Over 6,000 free meals were served to children in 2008! The ERC will provide activities through their new "Wild Lunch" program from June 8th through July 16th, and the Bellevue Public Library will offer a story hour on July 14th and 16th, with free books to hand out. Mountain Rides will offer free bus transportation within Hailey city limits (the bus stop is a block away from the school).
The Hunger Coalition's motto is "fighting hunger, feeding hope". Please call 788-0121 or visit the HUNGER COALITION WEB SITE to learn more about the services they offer to our community and see how you can help.
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Strategic Plan & Levy Information
In order to fulfill the community's intent developed
through the Strategic Planning Process last year, a Plant
Facilities Levy Team has been established. Please visit our
Levy page for complete information.
Proof of Residency & Registration Dates
Last year we began requiring ALL students to provide proof
of residency in Blaine County at the beginning of each
school year.
Click here to
view the Proof of Residency and Registration dates for each
school.
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to sign up.
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