The Board of Trustees is accepting input on the proposed calendar for the 2020-21 school year. The calendar has a start date of Aug. 26. The last day of school will be a half day on June 3. It includes a week off at Thanksgiving, two weeks off over Christmas and a week long Spring Break in March. See the proposed calendar (Spanish). The board will accept feedback on the proposed calendar through Dec. 6. Click here to provide feedback.

The Board of Trustees has received the final report on the Master Facilities Plan, which will shape efforts to update and modernize D91’s schools. The board will now review the five recommendations included in the plan: Changing grade configurations to K-5 and 6-8; doing renovations, demolition and new construction at Idaho Falls High School; doing renovation and new construction at Skyline High School, building a Career & Technical Education Center and rebuilding/repurposing Temple View and Linden Park elementary schools. Some of the issues the board will be discussing as it determines the best way forward include: setting a bond amount, setting an election for the bond, working on long-term projects while still addressing ongoing maintenance needs. Watch for updates. Read the final Master Facilities Plan. See all the work that’s been done to date, click here.

As the Board of Trustees looks at long-term needs in the district, it is also trying to address immediate concerns. The board has approved the second step in the process to build an addition to Sunnyside Elementary School. Now that the design has been approved, next steps include:

• The design team will finalize the design, and then bid packages will be put together.
• The district expects to put the project out to bid in late winter/early spring.
• Final bids will be presented to the board for approval sometime in the spring.
• If the project is approved, construction would begin as soon as conditions allow in the spring. The addition should be completed in fall 2020.

The addition would include four new classrooms, restrooms and a cafeteria with a warming kitchen. See the Design.

Students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses can use their Advanced Opportunities money to pay for AP tests. Idaho’s Advanced Opportunities program gives students a total of $4,125 to use to pay for AP tests, career-technical certifications, dual enrollment classes and other programs that allow students to earn college credit while they’re still in high school. Students must sign up and register for their AP tests by Nov. 15 to avoid paying a late fee. If they want to pay for the $94 tests with Advanced Opportunities money, they also must apply for those funds. Learn more about how to take advantage of the Advanced Opportunities program.

All D91 schools will be closed for Thanksgiving Break from Nov. 25-29. District offices will be closed Nov. 26-29. Transcript requests received during the break will be processed when the office reopens on Dec. 2. We wish all our students, parents, patrons and staff a wonderful Thanksgiving!