Lakeland Highlights

Superintendent’s Message:

Greetings Lakeland Families,

The 2023-24 school year has flown by and we have much to celebrate! Our students were very successful in their learning endeavors this year. We had numerous students who were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments. As the school year draws to a close, we have some information to share that we hope will be helpful to all of you.

Please remember to register your child(ren) for school before you leave for the summer. We do not have registration dates in August as we have had in the past. Our administrators will work on class lists in June before they leave for the summer. If your child is not registered, they will be unable to put him/her on a class list or schedule our secondary students for the classes they requested.

Lynn Paslay and I met with the Pastors at Athol Baptist Church recently to do another podcast. The link to their page where you can find the lastest installment can be found here.

I am so grateful for the honor to work alongside our amazing parents and staff. Thank you for all that you did to support our school district and more specifically, your students this year. Education is a team effort. Thank you for being on our team!

Have a wonderful summer!

Lisa Arnold

Important update concerning Summer BASE

Although we had plenty of staffing for BASE this summer, our enrollment numbers were extremely low. The District has had to make the difficult decision to cancel Summer BASE due to the low enrollment. We wanted to let families know as soon as possible so you can make other arrangements.

We are extremely disappointed that we are not able to run Summer BASE, but look forward to seeing your students in the fall. School-year BASE registration will open on August 1st.

Many of Garwood Elementary School's 5th grade students recently graduated from D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). This 10 week opt-in program was given by Deputy Brett Clauson, Garwood's Safety Resource Officer and focuses on making good decisions. Deputy Clauson is one of the only people in the area certified to teach D.A.R.E.. Every student who signed up for the program graduated! This is the first time the program has been run at Garwood Elementary School. Congratulations to all of the graduates and Deputy Clauson!

The NISTAR (North Idaho Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) awards were held last night in Coeur d Alene. Each year 2 students from each Region 1 high school are chosen to receive this award. The students are selected based on their academic success and involvement in school and community activities. In addition, every NISTAR recipient selected an educator who he or she feels has made the most outstanding contribution to the student’s scholastic development.
NISTAR was started in 1988 by Mr. Chuck Kinsey who at the time was the Principal of Lakeland High School and later became the Superintendent of Lakeland Schools. NISTAR is an annual Idaho Region 1 Principal's Association celebration.
This year's recipients from the Lakeland School District were Timberlake High School (THS) student Kylee Sorenson who chose THS Teacher Mr. Chris Jarstad and THS student Zachary Paslay who chose THS Principal Mr. Ryne Eberlin, Lakeland High School (LHS) student Ethan Abbott who chose LHS Teacher Ms. Shannon Hall and LHS student Sarah Smith chose LHS Teacher Mr. Nick Haynes.

🌼 May 30 ~ Policy Committee Meeting @DO 4:30- 6:30 PM

🌼 June 3 ~ MV Graduation @ Real Life North 7:00 PM

🌼 June 4 ~ THS Graduation @ Real Life South 7:00 PM

🌼 June 5 ~ LHS Graduation @ Real Life South 7:00 PM

🌼 June 7 ~ 2 hour early release - Last day of school

Regular School Board Meetings are held at 6:00p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month (unless otherwise posted), at the Lakeland Joint School District Administrative Offices, 15506 N Washington Street, Rathdrum, Idaho.

Strategic Planning Committee ~ this group will meet this year to review the previous Strategic Plan and work to revise it to align with our communities’ current needs. If you are willing to help with this work, please email the Superintendent at larnold@lakeland272.org. Our next meeting from 5:30 - 7:00 at the District Office. We would love to have you join us.

Parent Advocacy Group ~ this group meets monthly on the first Tuesday of the month from 4:00 - 5:00. Feel free to join us!

We realize that many people are unable to attend our monthly parent advocacy meetings due to time constraints. In an effort to ensure that your questions are answered, we are putting a link on the district website under the Parents/Students tab and then Parent Advocacy where you can provide agenda items you would like to have discussed. If you are unable to attend, you will at least be able to listen to the discussion via the video link for the month. We appreciate your partnership! Thank you for sharing your children with us! We will be sharing the running agenda/minutes here.

LJSD Policies Under Review

In an effort to keep its Board Policy Manual up-to-date, the Board of Trustees is reviewing policies on a continuous basis. The Board values stakeholder input and has created an ongoing avenue for you to review any proposed changes/updates in Board policy and submit comments to the Policy Committee. Policies under review are linked below and open for comments. We appreciate your input - Thank you, Lisa Arnold, Superintendent

Stakeholder Input Survey

Draft Policy

• Stakeholder Draft Policy 2500 Library Materials

• Stakeholder Draft Policy 2510 Selection of Library Materials

• Stakeholder Draft Policy 2510P- Selection of Library Materials Procedure

Current Policy

• Current Policy 2500

• Current Policy 2510

Our next meeting still has not been determined...

Skyward Family Access

Student Handbook

School Lunch Menus

Student Registration Information

School Attendance Zone Locator

AIr Quality Information

District Alerts & School Closures

Need Skyward Assistance? helpdesk2@lakeland272.org

2023 -2024 Free and Reduced Lunch Application

Zone Transfer/Open Enrollment Form

LJSD Technology Resources for Parents Website – CLICK HERE

Food Bank locations in Kootenai County – CLICK HERE

Rathdrum Parks and Recreation - CLICK HERE

Spirit Lake Parks and Recreation -CLICK HERE

IdahoPTV’s Youtube Channel

LJSD Website

LJSD EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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