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September 1, 2021
Planning Facilities For The Future
The recommendations included: change to a K-5 configuration in the elementary schools and a 6-8 configuration in the middle schools; renovate, demolish and build new parts of Idaho Falls High School on the current site; renovate and build parts of a new Skyline High School on the current site; build a Career-Technical Education Center; rebuild Temple View and Linden Park elementary schools and repurpose Theresa Bunker as an early childhood center.
The board has asked Cooperative Strategies to revisit these recommendations and conduct additional research, review current enrollment trends and gather more community feedback. Cooperative Strategies is expected to present a proposal to the board at the board’s next business meeting on Sept. 8. Stay tuned for more updates and opportunities to get involved in this effort as we work to develop a plan the whole community can support.
Working To Create High Reliability Schools
D91 is focused on student learning and increased student achievement, and our goal is to have 35 percent of our schools certified as Level 1 High Reliability Schools by the end of the school year. High Reliability Schools use a 5-level framework to ensure schools have:
- A relentless focus on student learning, skill by skill, student by student
- A creative, collaborative culture to achieve common goals
- A passionate and persistent focus on results and improve learning for ALL students
HRS’ five levels include: a safe, supportive and collaborative culture; effective teaching in every classroom; a guaranteed and viable curriculum; standards-referenced reporting and mastery based education.
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), which teachers work in during Late Start Friday, are an integral part of this HRS work. During those PLCs, teachers meet to discuss how they can best meet individual students’ learning needs. We’ll continue to provide updates on this exciting work!
Review D91's Safety Protocols
Evacuation: Conducted in the event we need to remove students from a school or school grounds such as a fire, smoke, gas leak or hazardous conditions.
Shelter in Place: Conducted in the event we need to protect staff and students from hazardous conditions such as an earthquake, toxic chemical spill, etc.
Lockout: Conducted in the event of an external threat near the school such as police action or a suspicious person or to minimize hall traffic due to medical emergency or law enforcement activity in the building.
Lockdown: Conducted in the event there is an imminent threat to students and staff such as an armed intruder or outbreak of violence within the school.
Learn more about D91’s safety efforts at www.ifschools.org.
Students Receive Thousands of New Chromebooks
Important Dates:
- Sept 1-10: IRI Testing K-3
- Sept. 6: Labor Day. No School
- Sept. 8: School Board Meeting, 7pm, District Office
- Sept. 10: 10:30am - Facebook Live Chat w/ Dr. Shank
- Sept. 13: Homecoming Week at Skyline High School. Go Grizz!
- Sept. 20: Homecoming Week at Idaho Falls High School. Go Tigers!
- Sept. 21: School Board Work Session, 4pm, District Office
- Oct. 7-8: State & District Professional Development, No School
- Oct. 8: Emotion Bowl
Remember: Fridays are Late Start Fridays
Questions about how D91 is addressing COVID-19?
Can't Make A Board Meeting?
All D91’s school board meetings are livestreamed. Recordings of the most recent meetings are posted on the district website. Find them at: https://www.d91.k12.id.us/Content2/2706
Making Our Schools Safer
Thank You For Supporting The 2021 Century Ride
And, a huge thank you to all the bike shops that provided SAG support for our riders: Bill's Bike & Run, Dave's Bike Shop, Fitzgerald's Bicycles, Idaho Mountain Trading and The Bike Shop.
All the proceeds from the ride will go toward the Ed Foundation’s mission of supporting D91’s teachers through grants and celebrations, and inspiring students with scholarships.