Family Newsletter

It was an incredible first week at school for our students and teachers. I am so thankful to be working with such great kids that came to school this week ready to learn. Our teachers were so excited to get their students back and begin a new year of learning. The week was spent getting to know each other again, learning our schedules, and settling into classrooms. I was really impressed to see our secondary students guide and encourage our elementary students as they navigated through their first days back at school. I am so thankful to be working here at the Cascade School District and if I haven't met you yet please feel free to come see me or introduce yourself when I see you out and about.

1. When an order is placed online, the parent/guardian will receive a camera pass via email. This can either be printed or texted to the student and brought to picture day. The photographer will photograph the printed camera pass along with the student.
2. If a student is not able to print their camera pass, that is not a problem. We will match up the student to their order manually in the production process.
3. A parent may order from the flyer up until 24 hours after picture day. After 24 hours, the online ordering access may close. This will allow our imaging team to "Pull" all orders submitted and match them with the students photographed.
4. When pictures are returned to school, all students that purchased pictures will receive their prepaid package. Any student that was photographed but did not order a package, will receive a "Proof" (PX) of their picture that was taken on picture day.

All proof packages offer parents a second opportunity to order prints. All orders are subject to shipping and handling costs of up to $8.50 and will be shipped directly to home.

Click here to view our Cascade Rambler Events Calendar

On this calendar, you will see all of our school events AND Athletic events.

We have about 66% of our families signed up for Rooms - Thank you!

This is the THE communication tool for our School District - we will not be using Remind anymore. If you have not done this yet, please make some time to do so. This is the one stop place for communication between families and the district. Families will have access to teachers, coaches, and club/class advisors all in one place.

Click here for more information or info to troubleshoot issues: Cascade Rooms FAQ

My name is Candice Parker and I am the new K-12 Guidance Counselor for Cascade schools. Many of you may know me already as a paraprofessional on the elementary side of the school but I wanted to introduce myself and tell you just how excited I am to see all the smiling faces returning in just a few days.

I do hope to see you Monday for meet the teachers at 3:30pm.

Jr High and Sr High Students-

Schedules with locker information will be available during the meet the teacher time.

See you Monday and/or Tuesday!

Welcome Ron Emry, our new Athletic Director for the 2024-2025 school year.

ronem@cascadeschools.org

(208)630-6057

Fall Athletics calendars are all added to our Google Calendar:

CSD Google Calendar

Go Ramblers!

Our Trustees are in the middle of an arduous process of collecting information from our community to develop a strategic plan. The survey is short, only 4 questions, but they are mighty. We would love to encourage all of you to dream BIG on what you would like to see from our community school.

The 4 questions are:

1. What lifelong lessons (wisdom) should students be taught?
2. What skills are necessary for them to be immediately successful upon graduation?
3. What sort of values and principles should be reinforced in a school setting?
4. What subject matter is important for young people to learn today in order to succeed in tomorrow’s world?

When you are ready, please share your thoughts by clicking the button below. If you would like to learn more about what our trustees are looking for, please consider reaching out to them.

Cascade School District's Self-Directed Learner (SDL) policy allows students to customize their education by tailoring their learning activities to meet personal goals with guidance from a supervising teacher and parent/guardian. Students with SDL status enjoy flexible learning options, including virtual attendance, extended learning opportunities, and the ability to pursue education both inside and outside the classroom. This flexibility is designed to support students' postsecondary aspirations, all while adhering to the district's commitment to providing free public education. However, if a student fails to meet the requirements, their SDL status may be revoked.

Click here to view the policy in it's entirety. Self Directed Learner Policy

If you would like to talk more about the process of this application, please contact Candice Parker (Guidance Counselor) candice@cascadeschools.org.

All of our Board Meeting agendas are located in Board Docs. You can go directly to Board Docs by clicking the Board Docs button below.

ALSO, all of our meetings are now being live streamed - you can find the link to view on the Board Docs Agenda.

Our team is filling up fast and we are so excited about our new additions to the team. The employment section of the website lists the few remaining positions that we have open. Please share the info with people that you know or pass along a name to Joni Stevenson if you know of someone that will be great!

Coach Positions open:

• Asst. High School Girls Basketball & JV Coach

• Head Jr High Boys Basketball

• Asst. Jr High Boys Basketball

Title IX is a federal civil rights law passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. This law protects people from discrimination based on sex, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. Title IX states that:

"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

Title IX Policy

Title IX Grievance Procedure

Title IX District Resources

Email: joni@cascadeschools.org
Website: https://www.cascadeschools.org/
Location: 209 North School Street, Cascade, ID, USA
Phone: (208)630-6057
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CascadeRamblers422
Twitter: @ourschool