In Good to Great, Jim Collins shares how some businesses successfully made the leap from being good companies to truly great companies. One key principle from his study is that these companies engaged in daily disciplined efforts focused on doing the right work: an effect he compares to overcoming the inertia of a flywheel:

"Pushing with great effort, you get the flywheel to inch forward, moving almost imperceptibly at first. You keep pushing and, after two or three hours of persistent effort, you get the flywheel to complete one entire turn. You keep pushing, and the flywheel begins to move a bit faster, and with continued great effort, you move it around a second rotation.

You keep pushing in a consistent direction. Three turns ... four ... five ... six ... the flywheel builds up speed ... seven ... eight ... you keep pushing ... nine ... ten ... it builds momentum ... eleven ... twelve ... moving faster with each turn ... twenty ... thirty ... fifty ... a hundred.

Then, at some point—breakthrough! The momentum of the thing kicks in in your favor, hurling the flywheel forward, turn after turn ... whoosh! ... its own heavy weight working for you. You’re pushing no harder than during the first rotation, but the flywheel goes faster and faster. Each turn of the flywheel builds upon work done earlier, compounding your investment of effort."

On Monday, teachers from every school in D93 met together to work on identifying essential learning outcomes in common subject areas in every grade level. This is the first time in the history of our District that all teachers in every school have engaged in this this level of collaboration. The amount of work our teachers accomplished in those few hours is a testament to the principle of the flywheel. The disciplined work our teachers have done in their schools during Monday collaboration time over the past several years created the necessary momentum for meaningful and productive collaboration across the District this week.

Thank you for your support for this invaluable time for our teachers. It is essential to our work to truly design success for every student.

The last day of school is a 1/2 day on Thursday, May 30th. Please click the button for the schedule.

Our annual Student Engagement survey is now published on students' Chromebooks. These questions ask students about their experience at school this year. You may preview the questions by clicking the button below and logging into the survey with your child's school email account (username@d93mail.com).

If you would like to withdraw your child from participating in the questions or have them take the survey at home, you may do so by going to https://d93.org/parentreview.

Returning student registration for the 2024-2025 school year for currently enrolled students is open. Please log into your parent PowerSchool account and click “Returning Student Registration” from the left menu.

Returning Student Registration is an opportunity to verify your information is correct, update emergency contacts and any health changes, and to purchase the Chromebook Protection Plan (which needs to be renewed yearly) and to agree to the District’s Network Use Agreement (required to have an active student account). This form needs to be completed by a parent/guardian online once for each student before the start of every school year. To complete the Returning Student Registration please log into your parent PowerSchool account, select your student, and click “Returning Student Registration” from the left menu. Repeat for other students in your household. Please call your student’s school if you need help logging in.

• 3385 Extracurricular Participation is published for public comment.

• U-4110 General Complaints and Grievances was approved for public comment.

• This revision combines our procedure and policy into a single policy and provides more consistency in terms such as working days instead of school days.

• 4105 Public Participation in Board Meetings for public comment

• 1510 Board Agenda Items for final adoption.

The school calendar for the 2024-2025 school year was approved. The Board accepted our recommendation to change elementary school collaboration days to the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month next year. We will also keep the first Friday of the school year (August 30th) as a collaboration day for elementary teachers.

There will be a Q&A meeting about all things Pine Basin on Wednesday, May 8th starting at 7:30 p.m. at Thunder Ridge High School Performing Arts Center. We will discuss both the elementary camp and secondary camp. Come with your student if you wish and bring any questions.

District 93 is inviting 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students to get out and enjoy outdoor learning at Pine Basin Lodge! Activities include group games, outdoor classes, hiking, swimming, campfires, visiting Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole Playhouse, and more!

To register, please go to pinebasin.com and click elementary application. You may select one of the following weeks for the elementary camp (Please note that some weeks may be sold out):

The cost is $226.42 plus state tax of $13.58 for a total of $240.00 (includes Pine Basin Summer Camp T-shirt and admission to Jackson Hole Playhouse). We cannot guarantee a reservation until it is paid in full. Follow the fee payment portal instructions to reserve your date.

Send questions to pinebasin@gmail.com

7th - 12th grade students may also register for an outdoor high school science credit on one of the following weeks:

• Week 1: July 29 – Aug 2
  Week 2: Aug 5 – 9

To complete the registration process for 7th-12th grade Science Camp:

1. Fill out the Pine Basin EcoScience Application
2. Pay your fees

The recently opened youth crisis center “Rise Up” is now able to serve children in our region ranging in ages of 5-17 years old. This center provides a safe, secure, facility for children in crisis for up to 23 hours and 59 minutes (per crisis). This fully staffed facility will provide food, lodging, case management services to connect children and families with community services, and programming to support de-escalation, stabilization, and support. This is all free of charge to the family or individual and is funded by the State of Idaho. This is a great referral source for students in crisis. The contact information is below.

Phone: (208) 862-0994

Email: ybhcccdirector@gmail.com

Website: www.riseupyouthcrisiscenter.com

Address: 1140 Science Center Dr. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402

ParentGuidance.org is website with free online courses and resources for parents and anyone who needs support. There is Parent Coaching, Ask a Therapist and Get Help options as well as specialized courses for your specific needs and support measures. Spanish is available if needed. Again these services are free.

Students, parents, and employees can reach out for help with bullying, harassment, suicidal tendencies, self-harm, threats, or to report weapons at school by going to d93.org/gethelp or sending the text @gethelp to 855-528-0074.

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