Emmett School District Newsletter
Empowering All to Become Life Long Learners
We hosted a fantastic Emmett Homecoming week! Lots of memories were shared and created. If you haven’t had a chance, make sure you check out our Facebook page and the posts from the week of September 18-24. Some of the special highlights of the week were videos from EHS alumni who are now staff at the Emmett School District. We loved hearing as they shared their own high school Homecoming memories.
To celebrate, we made a montage video of the memories made this year for Homecoming 2023. Make sure you watch it with the sound on! You can view the video on Facebook or on the News page of our website.
View Homecoming Video on Facebook
We have fantastic news to share, and it's a game-changer for our community!
A Big Decision: During the October 10 regular school board meeting, the board gave the green light on a project that will bring new ADA-compliant bleachers to our high school, making it possible for our graduation ceremonies to return to Emmett!
Overcoming Challenges: For many years, we've held graduation "over the hill" due to the lack of suitable facilities for such a significant event. If you've attended a football game, you're aware of the aging condition of our current bleachers and the safety concerns they pose.
Generous Donation: This project is made possible through an amazing, generous donation of $100,000 from an anonymous individual, made in honor of the Class of 2005. This money was donated for the purpose of updating the bleachers and bringing graduation back to Emmett. The school board has voted to cover the remaining amount for the project (up to $190,000) with school district funds.
Benefits to All: Our new bleachers will meet ADA compliance, making our facilities accessible to all. Whereas our old bleachers were long designated as condemned, the new bleachers will increase capacity and meet safety standards, providing a safe venue for events, preventing us from navigating the less-than-ideal logistics of graduation elsewhere, and positively impacting commerce in our community. Our anonymous benefactor wants to see Emmett celebrate graduation in a way that allows our local schools, businesses, and the whole community to benefit from that celebration.
Please Note: Though funds were approved for this project tonight, the official vote to hold graduation in Emmett, as intended by the donation, will come at the November regular school board meeting.
Welcome Home: We'd like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our anonymous donor whose contribution has played a vital role in making this possible. We are so excited to invite our community to a safe place for graduation and other future events at HOME!
The new Idaho Report Card for schools and districts was recently released. We were thrilled to find out that two of our schools are rated as Top Performers–meaning they are recognized as ranking in the top 10th percentile or above on key performance indicators! We’d like to extend a big shout-out to Carberry Elementary and Sweet Montour Elementary for being recognized as Top Performers!
Two of our other schools were recognized as Goal Makers. This means that they met the annual interim progress target. Congratulations to Emmett High School and Butte View Elementary!
We’re so proud of these recognitions and the hard work they represent for our students and staff!
The Idaho Report Card recognition can be viewed at this link, along with many other details about our district and individual school achievement.
The Idaho Report Card also highlighted some areas that we had already previously identified as needing improvement. A big part of our work as a school district involves identifying areas that need improvement, especially when it comes to education. Our Math scores at the middle school indicated that growth was necessary, and the school and the district have been working hard to find solutions that will empower our students to learn and excel.
Familiar Faces: To tackle this challenge, we've enlisted the help of two exceptional retired teachers—Carole Harshman and Theresa Giery. They bring a wealth of experience to the table and are solely focused on Math intervention.
Targeted Support: In this program, students are identified and placed in small group settings where they receive specialized Math instruction. This effort is in addition to the "What I Need" Math time that all our middle school students benefit from.
A Bright Future: We're excited about these initiatives and remain committed to working tirelessly to pinpoint and enhance educational success for our students. Hopefully, the results will reinforce our work as we continue to improve!
Our Maintenance Department has been working hard! One of the features of our new website is that now you can view monthly updates from each school and department. You can see what projects have been completed and what each department is working on. To see all Department Updates, click HERE.
We are so happy to report that this month, for the first time this school year, ALL EMS restrooms were open and available for students!
Behind the Scenes: As many of you are aware, upon completion of the downstairs restrooms remodel, unexpected leaks and plumbing challenges were discovered in the upstairs facilities. Addressing these issues required extensive repairs, and with the age of our building, it was no small task!
A Huge Thank You: We want to give a big shout-out to Wright Brothers Construction for their outstanding work on this project. They took on a challenging project and have gone above and beyond to ensure our students have safe and functional restroom facilities.
Not Remodel: But...: While the upstairs restrooms may not have received a full makeover like the beautiful ones downstairs, the repairs are now complete and available for our students to use!
Remember to check out our Department Updates for more information on past and upcoming projects and events!
2023 Levy reporting available!
Did you know that our new website also allows you access to a monthly report of levy accounting? ESD is working to provide open transparency with the public regarding the funds allocated from the May 2023 Supplemental Levy. In each monthly budget report, a section is assigned for levy reporting. In the report from the October regular school board meeting, the levy accounting is located on page 26 at the link below. In the report, you can see exactly what levy funds were received and how they were spent.
Please Note: the numbers are continuously running and not project totals. For instance, some of the funds from projects completed during the summer, such as the Carberry roof, are just now being shown as released as of the October meeting. This detailed report can always be viewed attached to the agenda for a regular school board meeting.
Here is the EHS Winter Sports tryout information. Please note that before tryouts, athletes must have their sports physicals on file and their Aktivate paperwork filled out. Parents should create an account and register their athlete at www.aktivate.com,
EHS Girls Basketball:
Tryouts begin on Monday, October 30th at 3:15 pm.
EHS Boys Basketball:
Tryouts begin on Friday, November 10th at 2:00 pm.
EHS Wrestling:
Tryouts begin on Monday, November 13th in the new wrestling dome.
Boys will start at 3:00pm and Girls will start at 5:00 pm.
Emmett Middle School Wrestling and Girls Basketball have already started their seasons. Games start this week! Make sure to cheer our athletes on!
You're Invited!
Veterans Day is coming! Many our schools will host a Veterans Day assembly on Friday, November 3. These events are open to the public. We’d love to have you join us to celebrate and honor our veterans!
Here is the schedule of Veteran's Day Assemblies at our schools on Friday, November 10!
Emmett High School: 11:00
Carberry Elementary 1:00
Shadow Butte 2:15
Butte View Elementary 1:30
Sweet Elementary 8:00
October 31: Halloween
November 2: School Board Candidate Forum
November 7: Go Vote!!! School Board Elections!
November 10: Veterans Day (Assemblies at Schools)
November 13: Regular School Board Meeting
November 20-24: No School--Thanksgiving Break. (Students return November 27)
December 11: Regular School Board Meeting
December 22-January 5: No School--Christmas Break. (Students Return January 9)
