District News
Headlines for August, 2011
Superintendent's Corner: Blaine County Schools Perform Above State Average but Miss Adequate Yearly Progress
Saturday, August 27, 2011
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 Dear Community,
Welcome to a new school year. We would like to update you on Blaine County School District’s progress toward state goals in academic core areas as reported by the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT).
Each year, all districts are mandated by the Idaho State Department of Education to reach 41 different prescribed goals in the areas of Reading, Math and Language Usage. Based on the 2011 spring ISAT scores, Blaine County School District made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in 39 out of 41 required target areas.
The district must meet the benchmarks established by the State Department of Education in all 41 areas each year. This year Blaine County School District did not meet the State prescribed academic targets in two areas...FULL STORY
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Notice and Agenda for Board of Trustees Special Meeting on August 30, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
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The School Board has scheduled a Special Meeting on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at 12:00 Noon in the District
Office located at 118 West Bullion Street in Hailey. They will consider the pay for performance compensation plan. The public is
welcome to attend.
Click HERE to view the Notice and Agenda.
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Agenda and Webcast for Board of Trustees Work Session on August 22, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
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The School Board has decided to schedule a "work session" meeting once a month in addition to their regular meetings. The first such meeting will be held on Monday, August 22, 2011, at 5:30 PM in the District Office located at 118 West Bullion Street in Hailey. The public is welcome to attend.
Click HERE to view the Notice and Agenda.
Click HERE to view the webcast.
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Purchase your Valley Card to Support Wood River Football
Monday, August 15, 2011
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 When you purchase a Valley Card for $15 you'll be supporting Wood River Football and you'll get a lot of local deals in the process. Click on the card to the right to view all the great deals available. All deals are available through 7/31/2012.
Cards can be purchased at the Wood River High School office.
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August Board Meeting Highlights & Accolades
Thursday, August 11, 2011
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At the August 9, 2011 Regular School Board meeting, the Board awarded the following accolades:
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Liz Lowry, Special Education Teacher, Wood River High School
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Renee Peters, Special Education Paraprofessional, Wood River High School
Read about the accolades in the COMPLETE MINUTES of the meeting.
Also highlighted at the August 9th meeting:
- Major Curriculum Emphasis for the 2011-2012 School Year
- School Board Retreat Report
- Students Services Direction for the 2011-2012 School Year
You can view further detail on each of these topics in the COMPLETE MINUTES of the meeting. Please note that some of the links may take longer to download due to their file size.
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Watch the August School Board Meeting Here
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
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 Click the button to the right to watch the August 9th School Board meeting.
Click here to view the agenda for the August 9th Regular School Board Meeting.
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Your BCSD Weekly Update - August 8th
Friday, August 05, 2011
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