D93 Family Update
November 2, 2023
Superintendent's Message
Positivity
Weekly Schedule
Great Opportunity For Community Outreach
For a number of years, partners in our community have provided food boxes to about 100 families in District 93 who did not have the means of buying Thanksgiving dinner for their home. Those organizations have informed us that they will not be doing this for our families this year. As a community, we would like to still try to help those families who are in need this Thanksgiving.
If you would like to join us in helping to provide a dinner box for one of these families, please go to d93.org/intouch to make a donation. On the page, select “Bonneville Joint School District 93” as the School and “Thanksgiving Basket Donation” as the item and put at least $10 in the amount field to cover the transaction costs.
Thank you so much for your generous support. If you know of D93 families who don't have the means of providing Thanksgiving dinner for their families, please let them know that they can request to be considered for a donated box by going to https://d93.org/boxrequest.
D93 Board News
New School Name
Thanks to everyone who took time to suggest names for our new elementary school. The School Board would like to know the top 3 choices from those suggested names. If you would like to share your top 3 choices, please go to d93.org/survey
Board Policies Approved for 30-Day Review
The following policies were approved for public review:
3518 Treatment of Opioid Overdoses
3006F Third-Party Affidavit Form
3500 Distributing Treats and Gifts at School
3375 Student Interviews By District Staff
3377 Interviews and Questioning of Students by Law Enforcement
5210 Reporting Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect and Investigations by Child Protection Agencies3281 Gender Identity, Sex, and Sexual Orientation
The next Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. The public portion of the meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m.
School Communications
Opportunities for Students
Idaho Day Student Contest
Each year the Bonneville County Heritage Association (BCHA) sponsors several student contests to celebrate Idaho Day (the anniversary of the day President Abraham Lincoln created the Idaho Territory in 1863). All Bonneville County students in grades 4 and 7-12 are invited to participate. A variety of contests are offered (e.g., map drawing, sculpting, painting, photography, handwriting, essays, poetry, and song writing) and students may enter as many contests as they desire. The theme for this year’s contests is “Transportation in Idaho”.
Cash prizes are awarded to all first-place winners and prizes are given to second and third place winners as well. All contest entries are displayed during the BCHA’s annual Idaho Day Celebration held on March 4th. All contest winners (1st-3rd place) will be invited to the celebration where they will be recognized.
To enter a contest, submit the entry to Todd Brown at the Idaho Falls School District Administration building, 690 John Adams Parkway, any time before 5:00 p.m., January 26, 2024. Please include the student’s name, grade, school (if applicable), contest entered, and phone number on the back of the entry or on an index card accompanying the entry. Entries will be returned to students following the Idaho Day Celebration.
Click on the this link to access the Student Contest Files on Google.
Community Events
CHALLENGES FOR THE BONNEVILLE METROPOLITAN AREA
ADDRESSING FUTURE TRAFFIC WITH NEW AND ENHANCED CORRIDORS
TUESDAY, NOV. 14TH 5:00- 7:00 PM
College of Eastern Idaho (CEI)
John E. Christofferson Multi-Purpose Complex, Building 3, Room 306
The purpose of the meeting is to provide interested individuals, agencies, groups, and others an opportunity to:
- Learn more about future transportation needs
- Engage with local traffic planners
- Provide comments on needs and ideas for potential solutions
BMPO» 208.612.8530
Darrell West, Director
dwest@bmpo.org
Aaron Berger, PE Traffic Lead
adb@dksassociates.com
Keller Associates, Inc.
Donn Carnahan, PE, Project Manager
transportation@kellerassociates.com
Serving the citizens of the Cities of Ammon, Idaho Falls, Iona and Ucon and the urbanized portions of Bonneville County
Parent Resources: PARENTGUIDANCE.ORG
ParentGuidance.org is website with free online courses and resources for parents and anyone who needs support. There is Parent Coaching, Ask a Therapist and Get Help options as well as specialized courses for your specific needs and support measures. Spanish is available if needed. Again these services are free.
D93 Get Help Line
Students, parents, and employees can reach out for help with bullying, harassment, suicidal tendencies, self-harm, threats, or to report weapons at school by going to d93.org/gethelp or sending the text @gethelp to 855-528-0074.
Thank you to our community partners at EIRMC for supporting our D93 Family Update.