The Blaine County School District’s push to reach more students with its Gifted and Talented Education program has shown progress, but Hispanic students are still far less likely to enroll than their white classmates.
Nearly 1,000 people have taken the Blaine County School District’s community survey, and the board of trustees is hoping to pull more responses before the poll wraps up on Dec. 21.
A pair of trustees closed their last regular school board meeting with a positive message on Tuesday, clearing the way for two new south-valley representatives to be sworn in during January.
Teachers and staff at Hemingway STEAM School in Ketchum faced off for an ugly Christmas sweater contest Wednesday. Students will cast votes today for the winners, who will receive restaurant gift certificates and bragging rights.
Nearly 1,000 people have taken the Blaine County School District’s community survey, and the board of trustees is hoping to pull more responses before the poll wraps up on Dec. 21.
Three years into its expanded program, the Ernest Hemingway STEAM School is overbooked for next year’s sixth grade—and kids are facing a weighted lottery to determine who gets available slots.
The Blaine County School District’s community survey is now available, after technical difficulties delayed the scheduled Monday launch, according to Communications Director Heather Crocker.
The Ernest Hemingway STEAM School earned one of 72 grants doled out by the Idaho STEM Action Center this year, and the donation is already growing before students’ eyes.
The Blaine County School District will get a report card of its own next month after the school board voted to launch a third-party public poll during a special meeting Tuesday night.
Lara Stone got a jump on her new job this week, taking the oath of office during a regular meeting of the Blaine County School District board of trustees two months before the Zone 5 delegate was scheduled to be sworn in.
Enrollment in Blaine County schools tallied lower than expected—and less than in previous years—during the official count this month, which will likely hurt state funding in the future.
The Blaine County school board unanimously scrapped a controversial clause in its school lunch policy that would have district administrators contact the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s child protective services if parents were delinquent on their student’s bill.
Amber Larna woke up to good news on Wednesday—bright and early.
A wrongful termination case against the Blaine County School District can go to trial, a federal court in Boise ruled Monday night.
The Blaine County School District announced the hiring of a new human resources director last Thursday, almost five months after settling out of court with the previous head.
Sun Valley Tour de Force smashed the accelerator in its second year, donating some $100,000—more than six times its inaugural haul—to Idaho BaseCamp last week.
Jake Gorham is well aware of the cost of college—for him, and the rest of Blaine County’s 2020 graduates.
The Blaine County School District’s board of trustees will have three new members next year—and voters have a choice in one of them.
Residents living in Ketchum Rural Fire Protection District will have two options for District 3 fire commissioner on the Nov. 5 ballot: incumbent Jed Gray and challenger Gray Ottley.
Blaine County School District Trustee-elect Lara Stone may get a head start on the school board, after her future colleagues declared the Zone 5 seat open Tuesday night.
Activities at Silver Creek High School, Wood River High School and the Community Campus in Hailey were back to normal Thursday, following a 40-minute emergency procedure that froze entry into the buildings on Wednesday afternoon.
Blaine County School District Trustee Kevin Garrison resigned from his post this week, three days after he was arrested on a pair of alcohol-related misdemeanors Friday night.
Cops are going back to school for National School Bus Safety Week, teaching drivers to obey the rules of the road around buses.
Blaine County School District Trustee Kevin Garrison resigned from his post on Monday, three days after he was arrested on a pair of alcohol-related misdemeanors Friday night.
Blaine County School District Trustee Kevin Garrison resigned from his post this week, three days after he was arrested on a pair of alcohol-related misdemeanors Friday night.
Cops are going back to school for National School Bus Safety Week, teaching drivers to obey the rules of the road around buses.
Blaine County School District Trustee Kevin Garrison resigned from his post on Monday, three days after he was arrested on a pair of alcohol-related misdemeanors Friday night.
The Blaine County school board got its first taste of public reaction to a potential plant facilities levy Tuesday night during a public workshop at Hailey Elementary School.
The Blaine County School District’s board of trustees will hold its second listening session for feedback on a possible plant-facilities levy tonight, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Ernest Hemingway STEAM School in Ketchum.
A pair of incidents at Blaine County schools brought student safety back to the fore last week. This year, though, administrators are using a new tool to help secure schools—and, they say, it’s already paying dividends.
The Blaine County Education Foundation will host its first Scholarship Fair at the Community Campus on Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 4-7 p.m.
A meet-and-greet event for Blaine County School District board of trustees candidates, hosted by 5BPA WRMS PTA, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Hailey City Hall, in the upstairs meeting room.
Wood River High School was on “heightened alert” Wednesday following a threatening post made by a student on social media the previous evening, the School District said.
After a full year of work, the Blaine County School District’s Finance Committee formally recommended that the school board pursue a levy totaling some $40 million for construction, maintenance and technology over the next 10 years, during the trustees’ regular October meeting Tuesday night.
Less than a quarter of Blaine County students are now on the federal Free and Reduced Lunch program—but, despite a hearty economy, many more likely qualify.
Classes are going as planned Wednesday morning, but Wood River High School is on “heightened alert” following a threat to the school made by a student on social media Tuesday night, the School District announced.
Wood River High School teacher Erika Greenberg has been named a Cox Conserves Hero and awarded a $10,000 grant in recognition of her efforts.
The Blaine County School District’s Finance Committee will recommend that the school board put a 10-year levy totaling some $40 million to pay for construction, maintenance and technology before voters sometime next year.
Fall registration has opened for fourth- and fifth-graders interested in Science After School, a program at Hemingway STEAM School and Bellevue Elementary School that engages students with the natural environment through outdoor adventures and exploration.
An early start didn’t stall attendance for Blaine County schools, Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes told the district’s board of trustees last week.
The race to represent Zone 1 on the Blaine County School District’s board of trustees is down to two candidates.
The Blaine County School District’s Latino Staff Advisory Committee will host its third annual Confrencia Educativa Para Padres—that’s “Education Conference for Parents”—on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 4-7 p.m. at the Community Campus in Hailey.
Hailey Elementary will have to hold out for other options as the Blaine County School District’s Finance Committee cut a possible replacement for the patchwork building out of a list of projects that it hopes to cover with a 10-year levy that will likely go before voters next year.
The Hailey Planning and Zoning Commission voted Monday to support a Blaine County School District plan to reactivate beeping reverse alarms on school buses at the bus parking and maintenance facility, or bus barn, at 1250 Fox Acres Road.
Three valley high-schoolers were named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists last week, putting them in the running next spring for one of the organization’s 7,600 awards, worth a total of $31 million.
The Blaine County school board on Tuesday opted to leave the Community Campus—other than for its own meetings—to the rest of the community, shelving a proposal to move district operations into the Hailey facility.
The Blaine County School District board of trustees tried out a new process for taking public comment during its regular September meeting on Tuesday, pushing its traditional open comment period deeper into the session, while inviting constituents to speak before each agenda item.
A three-year-old school meal policy sent fresh shock through parents last week, as many learned that they could be reported to the Department of Health and Welfare for unpaid bills.
Two of the three seats up for election to the Blaine County School District’s board of trustees this November are all but filled, but the third will have a full ballot.
A three-year-old school meal policy sent fresh shock through parents last week, as many learned that they could be reported to the Department of Health and Welfare for unpaid bills.
Idaho’s District 26 delegation met with constituents in Hailey last week to discuss the Blaine County School District, as an outspoken group opposed to district leadership continued to elevate its criticism in advance of November’s school board elections.
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