If you haven't had a chance to catch Dr. Shank's State of the District event yet, tune in to a special Facebook LIVE Chat at 11:30 am on Monday, Oct. 25, on the D91Proud Facebook Page. Dr. Shank will discuss the district's goals and objectives, review student performance, share highlights from the budget and talk about the district's facility needs. If you don't Facebook, we'll post a recording of the presentation on the district website afterward. 

In response to feedback from parents and staff, D91 has expanded its COVID-19 Dashboard. The dashboard now includes weekly case counts, number of cases confirmed by EIPH and those confirmed by parents/teachers/staff, impacted schools/departments and infection rates. Here's a link to the new dashboard and D91's COVID Response Plan.

We had to cancel the Trunk & Treat, but there's still fun to be had with the D91 Monster Coloring Contest. Pick up a Monster Coloring Sheet at school or Download it here. Drop it off at your school or the district office on Friday, Oct. 29. Make sure your picture has your name, grade, teacher & school on it. We'll have prizes for the winning entries.

Just a reminder: Idaho has updated its vaccination requirements and 7th graders are now required to have the meningococcal vaccine, and 12th graders are now required to have a second dose of the meningococcal vaccine. Learn more about Idaho's school immunization requirements in the Parent's Guide to School Immunization Requirements here.

D91 is tackling learning loss and closing achievement gaps using the one-time federal money it has received to counter the impacts of COVID-19. More than $500,000 is being distributed to fund new programs designed by school staff to meet students’ unique learning needs. Based on feedback from administrators, teachers and parents other monies will be spent on facilities and social-emotional learning. See how the district has spent other COVID-19 money.

The Board of Trustees is reviewing a number of policies, including changes to D91's attendance policy and how board policy is formulated. We welcome parents, patrons and staff to provide input on these policies. You can review the proposed policy changes and provide input here.