February 26 Monday Letter
"Effort Creates Ability"
FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 2
Contact Administration
- Thomas @ (208) 881-4437
- Justin @ (208) 516-0278
- Scott @ (208) 270-7785
Principal Principles
"Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations." -- Bob Beauprez
Important Upcoming Dates for the Week
If you see something that should be here but isn't, make sure to contact us to get it updated! For focus teams, please plan on being to the meeting prior to the start time so that the meeting can start on time. Your time is valuable and so is that of the other people on your team. If for some reason, you are unable to attend due to extenuating circumstances, please inform your focus team leader prior to the meeting.
Wednesday, February 28th - Wednesday, March 7th - The library will be closed for the District Office to use for ESL Testing.
- American Heritage School Visit to Jaguar
- West Side School District Visit to Jaguar
Tuesday, February 27:
- Community Meeting to Discuss Upcoming Bond (Sandcreek Middle at 6:00 pm and Rocky Mountain at 8:00 pm)
- Conference Basketball Tournament: Night 1 (Boys at RMMS, Girls at Sandcreek)
- Bonneville Ballroom Performance During Advisory in the Gym
- School Improvement Team Meeting in the Morning
- Content and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Afternoon
- Conference Basketball Tournament: Night 2 (Boys at RMMS, Girls at Sandcreek)
- Literacy Focus Team Meeting in the Library at 8:00 am
- Conference Basketball Tournament: Night 3 (Boys at RMMS, Girls at Sandcreek)
- Last Day of the Trimester - No School (Teacher Work Day)
- National History Day Competition
Important Things After This Week
If you see something that should be here but isn't, make sure to contact us to get it updated!
- Saturday, February 24 - 6th District Cheer Qualifier at Idaho Falls High School
- Wednesday, February 28th - Wednesday, March 7th - The library will be closed for the District Office to use for ESL Testing.
- Tuesday, March 13 - D93 Middle School Bond Election
- Monday, March 26 - HOPE Squad Community/Parent Meeting at 7:00 pm in the RMMS Auditorium
Bus Duty Assignments This Week
TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY REGARDING LOADING AND UNLOADING OUR STUDENTS FROM THE BUSES, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ONE PERSON IS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ZONES DURING YOUR BUS DUTY.
Morning (8:15 am - 8:35 am) - Cafeteria, Commons Area, and Outside.
Afternoon (Please come outside as soon as the bell rings.) - South end of the building, Right out front where you can see toward the south end and north end of the building, and in front of the pavilion near the bus loading. This allows all assigned for bus duty to see all of the major areas where students congregate to wait. The essential area to be monitored is the south end (side) of the building. The first few minutes are critical as far as the need for supervision. If there are four people assigned, the fourth person can help where needed.
- Ken Moeller (by the buses near the pavilion)
- Rob Powell (by the buses on the south end of the building)
- Angie Pipinich (by the buses in the center near the main entrance)
The Following Week's Bus Duty Assignment:
- Cole Shackett (by the buses in the center near the main entrance)
- Brenda Elordi (by the buses on the south end of the building)
- Pepper Dahlke (by the buses near the pavilion)
Upcoming IEP/504 Meetings
These meetings are on your Outlook calendar, but this is a reminder of what you have this week. If for some reason, you are unable to attend due to extenuating circumstances, please contact the person whose room the meeting is in prior to the meeting. Unless identified, meetings start as soon as possible after school.
- Monday, February 26 - 3:50 pm - Rm. 32 - Cope, Belliston, Horman, Powell, Izatt
- Tuesday, February 27 - 3:50 pm - Rm. 32 - Ashment, Powell, Izatt, Trimble, Cope
- Wednesday, February 28 - None
- Thursday, March 1 - 3:50 pm - Rm. 32 - Shackett, Rothwell, Williams, Skoien
- Friday, March 2 - None; No School
New Items to Be Aware of:
You all should have received a training module of sexual misconduct for staff to student. Our district is required to show that each of our staff members participated in training of this nature. It will take about 30 minutes, but it is good training with regard to not putting yourself in an uncomfortable position as well as providing direction as far as what to do if you believe someone else is demonstrating inappropriate behaviors with a student. Please try to complete this as soon as you can.
We are in need of judges for Regional History Day which is hosted by Rocky Mountain Middle School each year. Please see previous newsletters for more information. We need judges! Let Rona Johnson or Jami McLing know ASAP if you are interested and willing.
Old Items to Be Aware of:
- We have received the annual car raffle tickets that clubs, groups, and classes can use as a fundraiser. These are really awesome because the group keeps 100% of their ticket sales! If you need some or are interested, contact Thomas in the office.
- The Board voted and approved a bond to build a middle school and to fund essential projects including a new parent drop-off loop at Falls Valley, replacing the roof at Iona, and beginning the design work to renovate Hillcrest and Bonneville. The election for the bond will be Tuesday, March 13th.
- Here is the link to the fire drill procedural map and the evacuation procedural map. Here is also an updated roster for who is in which zones as well.
- With many transitions happening this year and in coming years, the district would like all teachers to know that they can view all available job openings at www.d93jobs.com. Also for your information, they are updating the district hiring procedures so that jobs will only be posted for 7 calendar days.
- Click here for information about the Idaho Master Teacher Premium if you are interested in working toward that. Since our district will be following the state model, nothing is actually done through the school or district.
- Please use the following links to assist in any preparation you may need for JPAS: JPAS Annual Orientation, Color Coded Domains IV and V, Professional Development Materials by Indicator (JPAS). In addition, anyone who appears on this spreadsheet must complete Domains IV and V (the portfolio/interview portion).
HOPE Squad Training
Professional Development
Grants and Other Opportunities
The Idaho Humanities Council is opening applications for major and mini-grants, research fellowships, and teacher incentive grants for projects and programs exploring literature, history, law, cultural anthropology, and other humanities disciplines. Please find more information here and here.
If you are interested in starting an after-school program to help enrich our students' lives during non-school hours, the Idaho State Department of Education is accepting grant applications for next year. Click on the grant application for more information.
CenturyLink Teachers and Technology Grant Site- Through this program, pre-K through 12th-grade teachers in public, private and/or charter schools in CenturyLink local service areas are eligible to apply for a grant of up to $5,000 to implement innovative technology solutions in their classrooms.
- Go to CapEdFoundation.org for instructions on how to apply for a Teacher Grant. The deadlines are the 1st of each month from September until March.