D93 Weekly Family Update

We have had some great stories shared with us about employees and students who exemplify positivity. Will you please go to d93.org/positivity to rate the nominations for our monthly recognition?

Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote on Tuesday. Voters approved renewing the supplemental as well as repurposing savings from our 2018 bond to address other facility needs in the District. Both of these measures will improve the quality of education our students get in District 93.

Thank you for your trust and support.

On the 2022 NAEP assessment, 8th grade students in Idaho outperformed students in nearly every other state. These results show that despite the persistent myth that Idaho ranks last in the quality of education our students receive. While education funding for Idaho students continues to rank last among all states, these results show that our teachers still deliver a top-quality education for our students.

After completing his one-year deployment overseas with the Idaho National Guard, John Murdcoh has returned home to his family in Idaho Falls and will take over as principal at Ucon Elementary School. Ken Marlowe, the District's DIrector of Social and Emotional Learning and Support, and Thomas Kennedy, the principal at Bonneville Online Elementary School, have served as interim principals this school year until John completed his military assignment. John's previous responsibilities in our district including serving as the principal at Woodland Hills, following the sudden death of Oliver Roberts four years ago, and as the principal of Ammon Elementary School prior to that.

Welcome home, John, and Go Wildcats!

This week's episode of D93 News . . .

It's Veterans Week in D93 and we would love to see your pictures and videos from the many events happening in our schools. Send us a direct message on Facebook or Instagram or email them to news@d93schools.org and we'll post a D93 Veterans Day montage later this week. Here's a look at how Discovery Elementary School honored our veterans during a special assembly Wednesday morning at the school. #WeAreD93

The East Idaho Falls chapter of the Rotary International Club has sponsored an exchange student who is currently attending Bonneville HS. They need a family to host this student from sometime in December through February. If your family is interested in this opportunity, please click the Send email button below for more information.

The Idaho State Board of Education is accepting applications for the Empowering Parents Grant. Eligible parents can to use grant funds to purchase education-related resources and services such as internet connectivity, computer hardware and software, instructional materials, tutoring and more from the Empowering Parents online marketplace. The program provides $1,000 per student or a maximum of $3,000 per family. K-12 students attending Idaho public or private schools or students who are homeschooled are eligible.

A portal is available on the State Board of Education website where parents can sign up to receive updates on the program. Visit https://boardofed.idaho.gov/empowering-parents-program/.

4th-6th grade students are invited to join the Elementary Orff Ensemble at the Idaho Music Educators Conference at ISUon February 2nd -4th, 2023. Applications are due by Nov. 28th. Click here for more information.

Student drivers are invited to apply for the “What Drives You?” Jiffy Lube Teen Driver Scholarship Program online with a 500 word personal essay on the topics of ambition and “what drives you?” There are no other academic requirements. Applications for all regions are due on March 10. Find out more about your regional program and apply online using this link.

Festival of Trees runs from November 14th - 18th at the Elk's Lodge.

EIRMC is seeing an unusually high number of pediatric hospitalizations due to RSV. This article can help you learn what to watch for and when you should take them to the ER?

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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