Welcome Back to School!

Noell Bautista, Principal

Shannon Youngman, Assistant Principal

1771 Stadium Blvd.

Twin Falls, ID 83301

Email: bautistano@tfsd.org
Website: sa.tfsd.org
Phone: 208-733-8454
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sawtooth-Elementary-PTO-248542435232535/

Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year! My name is Noell Bautista. This is my second year as the principal at Sawtooth Elementary. I started my career in education at the district office helping in the curriculum department and then running an after school program. After a few years in the after school program, I started teaching 1st grade and then 3rd grade at Oregon Trail Elementary. My family and I moved to the Treasure Valley in 2016. While there I taught Title and then 4th grade in the West Ada School District. Moving back to Twin Falls to be near family again was something we were eager to do. Since my return I have been an associate principal at Sawtooth, Oregon Trail and Harrison, as well as the Principal at Perrine. I love being at Sawtooth! It's an amazing community of students, families, and staff members.

My husband and I have been married for 19 years and have two wonderful teenage daughters. Between sports and music events, our evenings get quite busy. I wouldn't have it any other way. Children are such a joy and I'm thankful for them!

This year is going to be amazing! I look forward to seeing each of you again, and meeting those who are joining us this school year. As always, I want to do my very best for Sawtooth each and every day. If you have any concerns or would like to learn more about our school, please do not hesitate to reach out!

Hello Sawtooth families and students! This is my 3rd year at Sawtooth as the Assistant Principal. I have been in education since 2009. I spent the majority of my classroom experience as a 5th grade teacher; I also taught middle school for 4 years. In my spare time I like to cook, garden, play games, and sew. I enjoy watching movies with my husband and our 2 rabbits. I've also been known to go hiking and rock climbing. I am so excited to continue to build on all of the great things at Sawtooth this year. Let's have a great year!

Kindergarten (not new to Sawtooth, but new to Kindergarten):

Mrs. Aleta Ramberg

3rd Grade: (Replacing Mrs. Clifford and Miss Mink)

Mrs. Lori Hinton

Miss Brooke Sanders

4th Grade: (New Position)

Miss Jada Whiting

Special Education:

OPEN (Replacing Mrs. Hamman)

Mr. Jerod Hatch

Physical Education: (Replacing Mr. Miller)

Mr. Jeffery Freeman

Literacy Para: (Replacing Mrs. Franklin)

OPEN

Our office will be open starting July 28th from 8:00 - 3:00. Below are exceptions:

August 12th hours will be different:

The office will be closed from 8:00 - 1:00 pm and will be reopen at 1:00 until 3:00 pm.

August 13th hours will be different:

The office will be closed all day for trainings.

At Sawtooth Elementary, we want to ensure a safe and supportive learning environment for all members of our community. The student handbook is a vital resource outlining our school’s policies, expectations, and procedures. It includes important information on attendance, behavior, grading, dress code, and more. Parents are strongly encouraged to read and reference the handbook to stay informed and help support their child's success at school. Familiarity with the handbook allows families to partner effectively with the school and reinforces a consistent understanding of rules and responsibilities.

Click on the button below to see our school schedule. More information will be available from classroom teachers including instructional times and specials.

PLEASE REMEMBER - 2:00 EARLY RELEASE EVERY MONDAY FOR ALL GRADES K-5

• The east parking lot is for buses ONLY. Do not drop your student off in this area while buses are present.
• Parking in-between the yellow signs on BOTH of the semi-circle drop off areas in front of the school is prohibited. This area is only for quick pull up-drop off of students.
• If you need to park, do so in the designated parking spaces and walk your student to the curb on the playground. Do not let your child walk through as this is a safety hazard.

Sawtooth is implementing a staggered release for the 2025-2026 school year. This will allow students to smoothly get to their end of day destinations and minimize delays. Students will no longer be released from their classroom doors, but instead through the main school hallways/exits.

School is dismissed at 2:00pm on Mondays and at 3:00pm Tuesday through Friday.

Please refer to the following (Times are adjusted by 1 hour on Mondays):

At 2:55 pm -

Pick up students will be released out of the 4th and 5th grade hall exit; students will meet their rides at the west parking lot. Students will line up by grade level, with older students moving to join younger students in their grade level lines. Car hangers for families will be provided at the beginning of the school year. These will be distributed at Open House and/or the first day of school. Please ensure these are with you when picking up your child each day.

To promote student safety, students will not be permitted to walk onto the parking lot or streets without their parent(s). If you need to park and get out of your car, use the parking lot or park on the street.

Students in grades K-5 who are waiting to be picked up, will wait at the designated location until either their parent(s)/ride is at the pick-up location.

At 2:57 pm -

Bus students will be dismissed out the front doors. The east parking lot is for bus loading only. Parent pick-up of students will not be at this location.

At 3:00 pm -

Walkers will be dismissed out of any main exterior doors (not classroom doors).

The bus is requesting parents to register your students for busing for the 2025-26 school year. Register now by clicking on the link below.

NEW THIS SCHOOL YEAR....breakfast and lunch at Sawtooth will be free for all students! School breakfast and lunch menus are available by clicking the banner below and at: tfsd.org

The Energy Bus for Schools program is a positive school-wide initiative designed to help students develop strong character, leadership skills, and a positive mindset. Based on the principles of the bestselling book The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon, this program teaches students how to stay motivated, overcome challenges, and support one another in creating a positive and respectful school environment. Through engaging lessons, activities, and shared language, the Energy Bus helps build a school culture where students, teachers, and parents work together to inspire confidence, kindness, and success.

As we prepare for the upcoming school year, we want to inform you about an important new policy regarding the use of personal electronic communication devices at school. The TFSD School Board adopted policy 3735 at the end of last school year in an effort to address student academic engagement and mental health.

Click on the picture below for district information on the new policy.

14.......Open House (5:30 - 7:30 pm)

18.......First day of School (All Students)

18.......Early release at 2:00

24.......PTO meeting at 9:15 am at the school

25.......Early release at 2:00

29.......Early release @ 12:45

1......No School - Labor Day

9......Early Release at 2:00

11....Hearing/Vision Screening for K, 2, & 5

12....No School - Data Day

15....Early release at 2:00

22....Early release at 2:00

29....Early release at 2:00