Home
|
Home |
|
Boundary County School
District Annual Report
November, 2007
Mission Statement: Teaching effectively, learning successfully.
Vision Statement: In Boundary County Schools, student success is not only an achievement it is an expectation.
· Educators actively engage and challenge all students to master an academically focused curriculum to reach their highest potential
· Parents and community members are welcome, active partners
· Our schools accept and celebrate diversity in safe, nurturing environments
· Educators and support staff are dedicated and enthusiastic
· Staff and students feel free to take educational risks
· Students are eager to learn
District Philosophy
In Boundary County School District #101, student success is not only an achievement – it’s an expectation.
· In order to encourage lifelong learning, students are our first priority academically, socially, and emotionally.
· Educators actively engage and challenge all students to master an academically focused curriculum to reach their highest potential
· Parents and community members join with the schools in an active partnership.
· Ours school accept and celebrate diversity in safe nurturing environments.
· Educators and support staff are dedicated and enthusiastic
· Staff and students feel free to take educational risks.
· Students will be both knowledgeable and comfortable using current technology.
Boundary County School District #101
6577 Main Street, Suite 101
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone: 208-267-3146
FAX: 208-267-7217
Board of Trustees
Gil Hagen, Zone 1
Tim Bertling, Zone 2
Sulét Hiatt, Zone 3
Melanie Staples, Zone 4
Maria La Barbera, Zone 5
Administration
Superintendent of Schools
Don Bartling
6577 Main Street, Suite 101
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone: 267-3146
Business Manager/Clerk of the Board
Diane M. Cartwright
6577 Main Street, Suite 101
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone 267-3146
Director Special Education
Ken Olson
6750 Augusta Street
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone: 267-7962
Technology Coordinator
Rob Kent
5477 Main Street, Suite 100
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone: 267-5852
Curriculum Coordinator
Brenda Walter
6750 Augusta Street
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone: 267-7962
brenda.walter@mail.bcsd101.com
Bonners Ferry High School Principal
Curt-Randall Bayer
6485 Tamarack Lane
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone: 267-3149
Riverside High School Principal
Ken Olson
7128 Kootenai
Street
Bonners Ferry,
ID 83805
Phone: 267-0887
Boundary County Middle School Principal
Dick Behrens
6577 Main Street, Suite 101
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone 267-5852
Valley View Elementary Principal
Cynthia Orr
6750 Augusta Street
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone: 267-5519
Naples Elementary Principal
Jim Nash
PO Box 134
Naples, ID
83847
Evergreen Elementary Principal
Jim Nash
HCR 62 Box 421
Moyie Springs, ID 83845
Mt. Hall Elementary Principal
Angela Armstrong
HCR60 Box 166 A
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
angela.armstrong@mail.bcsd101.com
Activities Director
Ted Reynolds
6485 Tamarack Lane
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone: 267-3149
Food Services Director
Gail Reoch
6750 Augusta Street
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
267-3796
Maintenance Supervisor
Jim Bace
6577 Main Street, Suite 101
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
267-2021
Transportation Director
Art Linnemeyer
6577 Main Street, Suite 101
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone: 267-2425
art.linnemeyer@mail.bcsd101.com
District Goals
Instruction Goal:
To provide opportunities for all students to
achieve at their highest level.
Curriculum Goal:
To develop and implement course offerings
that meet the needs of all students.
Assessment Goal:
To maintain an effective assessment system
that guides and evaluates instruction and learning.
To acquire and effectively manage all human
and fiscal resources to achieve the greatest benefits for all Boundary County
students.
Community Partnership Goal:
To maximize involvement in the educational
process between the school, community and businesses.
Environment Goal:
To provide a safe, secure and caring
educational environment for students, employees, and community.
Facility Goal:
To provide safe facilities that will
adequately meet the educational needs of students and the community now and in
the future.
A quick look at the
District...
District size: 1277 square miles Enrollment: 1629
Budget: $ 10.7 Million Personnel: 234
Transportation
$ The number of bus miles driven annually is 266,054
$ 28
buses; 824 riders covering 1,684 miles per day
$ 19
bus drivers, 2 mechanics, 1 transportation supervisor
Food Service: 196,691 meals served per year
Maintenance: 7 Buildings
Facilities:
Starting
in January, 2002, many patrons, parents, students and staff worked on
educational specifications to advise and assist the project architects, the
Board of Trustees and the administration in the design and development of the
new Bonners Ferry High School. The
Facility Levy was approved by the voters on February 5, 2002 and the school
received a $1,300,931 Safe School Facilities Grant. The bond election to lower the interest rate
on the school building project, passed June 10, 2003. Construction on the new high school started
October 2003 and was completed January, 2005.
·
Vocational
Building ● 506 Seat Auditorium
·
99,800
total square feet ● Space for 700 students
·
19
standard classrooms ● 4 Locker Rooms
·
Media
Center/Library ● Cafeteria Area
·
Student
commons area ● PE gymnasium
·
3
Special Ed. Classrooms ● Music room
·
3
Computer Labs ● 4 Lab Classrooms
·
Built
on district owned property
The Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees believes that
involved, informed parents and patrons are vital to ensuring excellence in our
public school system.
The District is governed The District is governed by a five-member
elected Board whose members serve staggered three-year terms of office. The Board is a policy-making body whose
primary function is to establish policies for the district and to oversee the
property, facilities and financial affairs of the District. The Board appoints the District=s chief administrative officer, the
superintendent. The members of the Board
serve without compensation. Correspondence for the Board of Trustees can be
addressed to:
Boundary County School District #101
6577 Main Street, Suite 101
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
The Board=s responsibilities include the formation and
adoption of policies consistent with state and federal law and with the
considered interest of students, staff and community. Others Board activities include securing
money for operational needs, authorizing major expenditures, authorizing the
purchase or sale of school property, giving final authority to the hiring and
discharge of personnel, setting educational standards and goals, reviewing and
evaluating all phases of the district=s instructional programs and other operations, and expressing and
representing the views of the community.
Gil Hagen, Zone 1
Gil has been a resident of Boundary County
for 58 years. He spent seven years out
of the county while attending college and the military. Gil ran a farm operation, raising grain,
cattle and alfalfa, until 2003. He owned
and operated a grain elevator for 20 years.
He has been involved in some form of public
services since 1973.
He has served as County Commissioner,
Planning and Zoning Board and etc.
Gil=s wife is Renna. He has three step children (Chad & wife,
Amy Kerstiens, Amy and husband, Ryan Comer, and Elizabeth Kerstiens) and three
step grandchildren (Emily, Tim and Cody Kerstiens).
Tim Bertling, Zone 2
Melanie Staples, Zone 4
Maria La Barbera, Zone 5
Curriculum and Instruction
Boundary County School District places
particular emphasis on (what is taught) curriculum and (how it is taught) instruction. The district curriculum is aligned to Idaho
state standards but is much broader. The
district emphasizes student development in the core academic areas of reading,
language usage, math, and science in order to prepare our students to meet and
exceed the state standards. However, the district places great value on a well
rounded education and maintains a focus on social studies, the art/humanities,
career education, and citizenship.
Boundary County School District is very
fortunate to have a highly qualified staff providing student instruction that
is systematic, thorough and creative.
The district encourages staff to improve their instructional techniques
by participating in the many district-sponsored, research-based professional
development opportunities offered each year.
Idaho State Standards
The Boundary County School District
continues to address implementation of the State Content Standards as
appropriate. The district has aligned its core curriculum with the standards
and teachers address them daily in their classrooms. The standards set targets for what students
are expected to know and understand.
State assessment of the core standards is
delivered via computer. That
computer-delivered assessment is the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT).
Students in grades 2 through 10 take the
ISAT twice a year, in the fall and again in the spring. The ISAT is comprised of three sections -
language usage, reading and math (science is in the process of pilot testing). The assessment measures whether students have
mastered essential skills and knowledge in these areas.