318 Staff News
Thank You
We want to take a moment to thank each of you for your commitment to our students. We know that the response of families to our temporary mask requirement and quarantine measures was not all positive. Thank you for all that you did to continue as normal for our children. Your work creating a safe, fun and positive learning environment is greatly appreciated.
Board Meeting Highlights
On Monday, September 20, the School Board Meeting was held in Bigfork. The meeting included a resolution for property tax abatement. This resolution will allow the district to use monies normally set aside for property tax payments to be used for construction projects such as parking lot improvements. This move allows the district to complete necessary construction without an impact on the capital fund. If you have questions, please contact Kara Lundin.

In addition to the abatement resolution, a number of policies underwent the routine first reading.
Honoring District Nurses
On September 13, our district nursing staff was presented with the first ever Grand Care Award in recognition of their contributions and support of the community.

"We [Grand Itasca Medical Staff] are so appreciative of your ongoing partnership and commitment to the health of those in the communities we both serve...It takes partnership and collaboration to ensure our community thrives and your contributions do not go unnoticed."

We are so grateful for all of our nursing staff. This is a heavy burden to shoulder and they manage to keep smiling through it. Check out our 318Pride story below for an illustration of their hard work!
Quarantine Illustration
We have seen a number of questions come up about when a student or staff needs to quarantine after a close contact. We've created a graphic that is shared in all close contact notification letters.

You will also find this graphic on our website under the COVID-19 tab and shared on social media. As always, if you are concerned about a close contact, you can contact your building nurse or our district nursing staff.
Custodian Appreciation Day
October 2 is Custodian Appreciation Day. We want to take a moment to recognize all the hard work they do keeping our buildings clean and safe so that students can focus on learning!

They make our buildings sparkle and shine. And have taken extra steps in disinfection to help us slow the spread of COVID-19. Please take a moment this week (and every day) to thank them for all they do!
318Pride Stories
Each of you has already done so much to make the year successful. It's clear how committed you are to helping our students succeed. We're grateful for all you do. And we are grateful for the support you show each other. We received this 318Pride story about your work:

I want to give Jamie Goodwin a HUGE THANK YOU!!! While most of the ISD 318 family was celebrating the start of a new school year, our family was fighting COVID. This was not our plan of excitement to kick off a new school year.

Jamie Goodwin took the time to call routinely and check in to see how we were doing. She showed incredible compassion as we spoke through the unfortunate situation. Jamie offered advice and support to help with the symptoms that we were dealing with.

Jamie Goodwin is truly an ISD 318 SUPERSTAR!!!

If you have a story you'd like to share about your peers, drop it into our new 318Pride form!