This week: Board Agenda Focused on Three Areas: Post-Secondary Success, Budget and Trustee Elections. Come to a State of the District Meeting, Hemingway STEAM Night, WRHS Personal Projects + More

May 8, 2017

Blaine County School District Board of Trustees
Agenda Focuses on Preparing Students for Post-Secondary Success, Budget Update, and Trustee Election

The Blaine County School District Board of Trustees regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9 at 6:00 p.m. at the Minnie Moore Room, Community Campus, 1050 Fox Acres Rd., Hailey.

The meeting agenda is focused on three areas:

1) Using a new tool to track alumni in order to better prepare students for post-secondary success.

2) Updating the Board of Trustees on the development of the 2017-18 budget.

3) Trustees elections for Zones 2 and 4.

The full agenda is here . All meetings are open to the public and public comment is scheduled for two different times on the agenda. Public comment procedure is here . Meetings are also webcast and archived here .

For more about the agenda highlights, click here.

State of the District:

Give 30/Get 30

Give us 30 minutes to give you updates on the Strategic Plan. Get 30 minutes to ask questions and get answers.

Find out how we are inspiring, engaging, educating and empowering every student. Learn how we are graduating more students and increasing opportunities for all students and how the proposed budget supports the district's commitment to small class sizes, equitable opportunities for students and a balanced budget.

Refreshments, childcare and Spanish interpretation provided at all meetings. One meeting will be held in Spanish with English interpretation provided.

Come to any meeting that fits your schedule.

Monday, May 8, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Queen of the Hills Room, Community Campus, Hailey.

Thursday, May 11, 6:00-7:30 p.m., Queen of the Hills Room, Community Campus, Hailey*

Monday, May 15, 12:00-1:00 p.m., Minnie Moore Room, Community Campus, Hailey

Tuesday, May 16, 12:00-1:00 p.m., Community Library, Ketchum

Tuesday, May 16, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Carey School

Monday, May 22, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Senior Connection, Hailey

*Meeting in Spanish, English interpretation provided

Let's Celebrate our Educators!

National Teacher Appreciation Day is May 9. Join us in celebrating and thanking all of our educators - teachers, social workers, school nurses, paraprofessionals, principals, custodians, secretaries and instructional specialists - it takes a team to educate our students. Educators make a lifetime of difference for our students. Thank you to every educator in Blaine County School District!

Look for Posters at Schools: Thank an Educator

Parents, Students and Community Members: Look for posters at the front of each school and sign a note for educators. Help us celebrate National Teacher Appreciation week.

STEAM Night at Hemingway School: Public Invited

Hemingway School

Thursday, May 18

5:00-6:30 p.m.

Parents and the public are invited to see what STEAM might look like in classrooms at a variety of grade levels through student displays and hands-on activities for families. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. It is an instructional approach based on real-world problem solving. Parents with smart phones are encouraged to download a QR reader to use for some of the STEAM displays. Hemingway School is becoming a STEAM school preschool-6 grade and adding grades 7 and 8 in the following years. If you are interested in enrolling for Hemingway for 6 grade next year, please contact the school!

Personal Project Student Exhibition

Wood River High School

Wednesday, May 17

5:30-7:30 p.m.

The public is invited to see 10th grade student personal projects at Wood River High School. Personal projects are student-driven, independent learning projects supported by teachers and community members. The projects foster student curiosity, nurture student passions, and help students explore their own ideas for the future.

Student Zach Deal (pictured above) built an underwater drone, combining his passion for swimming and robotics. "This experience taught real life skills. This project has been able to cement my goals for life after high school and that is to pursue a career in mechanical or electrical engineering," stated Zach. The public is invited to meet Zach and his classmates to learn more about their personal projects.

A barbecue and a celebration for the students will be held at 7:00 p.m. Students will be recognized for their accomplishments. For more information, contact personal project coordinator and teacher Sarah Allen.

View more photos here .