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May 27, 2011

ImageAnnual Public Budget Process Underway 

Blaine County School District Business Manager Mike Chatterton, "Business Official of the Year", Idaho Association of School Business Officials, received permission from the School Board last month to publish the proposed 2011/2012 budget for public comment and review. By law, public schools and publicly funded organizations must publish their budgets prior to board approval. On Wednesday, June 8...FULL STORY

ImageTeachers Drive Technology Initiative: Blaine County School District Strategic Plan Goal #7

Blaine County School District Strategic Plan Goal #7, stemming from unprecedented community input, states that the BCSD will "put into practice state-of-the-art technology that provides students and staff with full working and learning capability." In 2010, voters approved a Plant Facility Levy, establishing a source of funding for new technology initiatives in the Blaine County School District for the next ten years. Levy funds will be used...FULL STORY

ImageStudents Study Birds of the Rockies, Present Findings to the Wood River Land Trust

Wood River High School students in Larry Barnes' biology class, Birds of the Rockies, will present their findings to the Wood River Land Trust on Tuesday, May 31st. Seventeen students have studied birds at the Wood River Land Trust's Lyon's Park preserve. "We are attempting to see if habitat heterogeneity is positively correlated with bird species diversity on three sites within... FULL STORY

 

ImageBlaine County School District Book Study: Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World  
Blaine County School District Strategic Plan Goal #1 states, "Each student demonstrates BCSD 21st Century Student Performance Indicators to ensure preparedness for college, career, and citizenship." As one part of accomplishing this goal, Blaine County School District staff - teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators - read Curriculum 21 this year as part of a district-wide book study. Superintendent Dr. Lonnie Barber read and discussed the book...FULL STORY

ImageBRIDGES Website: Blaine County School District Goal #10

Are you looking for a bridge from your organization to our public schools? Do you often wonder where you can find information about youth opportunities? Welcome to our exciting new website "BRIDGES". BRIDGES was born out of the BCSD Strategic Plan Goal #10, "To enrich our children's educational experience we utilize the resources of our community". To that end, we have created a website that will connect our school community to the tremendous amount of youth and family organizations that our community has to offer...FULL STORY

Issue: 3

In This Issue
Annual Public Budget Process Underway
Teachers Drive Technology Initiative
Students Study Birds of the Rockies, Present Findings to the Wood River Land Trust
BCSD Book Study: Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World
BRIDGES Website: Blaine County School District Goal #10

 

  


 

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