D93 Family Update

Parent Teacher Conferences are Coming Up

Elementary - January 28th and 30th from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Middle and High Schools - January 27th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The online application form (d93.org/3010F1) to open enroll at a different school is now open for next school year. Applications received by February 1st will be given priority consideration. If your child is currently attending a school on an approved open enrollment form, you do not need to submit a new form for them. They will continue to attend that school unless the school principal notifies you that the approval for their open enrollment has been withdrawn.

• Families need to complete an application every year for their children to continue to be eligible for free or reduced meals at school.
• Please visit linqconnect.com to submit an application for this year, or download one of the forms below to complete a paper application instead.
• If your family's income changes after submitting an application, please submit a new application with your updated income.

Gordon Howard, D93's Director of Technology and Safe Schools, provides a critical update on the challenges facing our school network. Discover how the D93 Technology Department is collaborating with industry experts to resolve these issues and restore seamless connectivity in the coming weeks.

🚧 Starting Sunday, January 19, 2025, the 17th Street Bridge near Albertsons will close for a full replacement as part of Idaho's statewide infrastructure upgrades. Pam Cripps, D93 Transportation Supervisor, shares how her team has prepared a detailed plan to manage detours and ensure smooth operations throughout the project. Stay informed and travel safely!

• The 17th Street closure will mostly affect students who live in the neighborhood along Hoopes Avenue (Hillview, Sandcreek, and Hillcrest High School)
• 4 special needs routes will also be impacted
• Other routes will also be likely be impacted by the additional congestion on other roads from the closure
• Transportation has notified families if their route has changed
• Notes will be sent home if buses will be more than 10 minutes late

• Elementary students pickup times from home should be on-time but may be delayed dropping off at school
• Elementary students may be dropped off a few minutes later depending on traffic congestion

• Middle school and high school students may be delayed both being picked up and dropped off

We have multiple children in our district who could use new winter clothing, shoes, and boots. If you would like to help, please check out the Purposity.com website. Make sure to select Bonneville School District 93 under the organizations tab. If you have questions, please reach out to Jessica Baksis. She is the Purposity organizer. 208-552-8485 or email her at baksisj@d93mail.com

The next Board meeting is a work meeting on Wednesday, January 22nd at 11:30 a.m. in the PLC building. Being a work meeting, public comment is not permitted.

Welcome to D93 News, presented by Idaho Farm Bureau! We’re celebrating 10 years since our launch on January 5, 2015, and we’re so grateful for your continued support. As a cold front approaches, Superintendent Woolstenhulme will share how the district handles extreme weather and prioritizes the safety of our students and staff. Plus, exciting news from Ammon Elementary: students now have a modern cafeteria, all thanks to our amazing community support.

🎉 This week's Rusty Taco Extra Mile Award winners are true standouts! 🌟 We’re celebrating a dedicated kindergarten teacher at Rimrock who always puts her students first and exemplifies teamwork. Plus, don’t miss Superintendent Woolstenhulme’s hilarious surprise at Hillview’s front desk as he honors our other deserving winner. Congratulations to both of these incredible team members! 🏆

The D93 Extra Mile Award celebrates those whose hard work and positive attitudes make a significant impact on our students, staff, and community. Thanks to our amazing friends at Rusty Taco, we’ll be recognizing those who go above and beyond with this special award! 🌮🙌

Come Join Steve in a 7-Week course of Parenting the Love and Logic Way. Steve Dewey has been teaching parenting classes in the community for the past 27 years. He is well known for his ability to use humor and fun stories to make his parenting classes easy to understand so that participants are able to implement the interventions immediately and successfully. The parenting classes will be for parents of children of all ages. Please click this link for more information about the class.

Classes run from January 23rd through March 6th.

• Sandcreek Middle School Library
• Thursday Nights 7:00-9:00pm
• 7-Week Course
• Classes are FREE to parents in the Bonneville School District
• Idaho Falls, Idaho
• Optional Workbook $10.00

Location: Tiebreaker Elementary Date: January 21, 2025 Time: 6:00 PM

May 25th is National Missing Children's Day, every year the U.S. Department of Justice puts on a poster contest for this important date. This is a nationwide contest designed to promote awareness among teachers, parents/guardians and children and engage them in discussions about safety. Did you know that Idaho currently has 67 listed missing children?

This contest is open for all 5th graders statewide! We are asking 5th graders to design and make a 8.5" x 14" poster with the slogan and idea of "Bringing Our Missing Children Home."

All Submissions must be submitted to my office by Feb 22nd 2025. On that date we will chose a winning poster and send that student's poster on to the National level. The State's winning Student will receive an award certificate from the U.S. Department of Justice. If the State's winner is chosen as the National winner then that student, their teacher, and their parents/guardian will be invited to Washington DC (travel and lodging provided) to participate in the 42nd annual Missing Children's Day event on May 21st 2025!

Contact Information:

Kara Kelley

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

Bureau of Criminal Identification

Idaho State Police

700 S. Stratford Dr., Ste. 120

Meridian, ID 83642

Office: 208-884-7137

ISBA is now accepting submissions for our 2025 Student Photography Contest.

The Student Photography Contest is open to K-12 students who are enrolled in a district/charter school that is a member of the Idaho School Boards Association.

This year's contest theme is “Small Acts, Big Impacts".

The rules of the contest are as follows.

1. The photograph entered may not have been awarded a prize in another contest.
2. Limit: One entry per student.
3. The photo must have been taken by the person submitting it.
4. Both color and black-and-white submissions are acceptable.
5. Entries must be submitted in a digital format (.jpg, .png) with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
6. All entries must be submitted digitally. Email your photo to Mika at: mika@idsba.org
7. The contest entry image file must be named “LastName_FirstName”.
8. In your email to Mika, you must include your first and last name, school district or charter school, your grade, and where the photo was taken.
9. If your photograph depicts the likeness of a person, please contact Mika for a photo release form at mika@idsba.org.

The deadline to submit student photographs is February 28, 2025.

To learn more about the photography contest, click here.

Please feel free to share the flyer, linked here, with teachers and students in your district or school.

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