July 30, 2010 Salmon Superintendent Meet & Greet
Joey Foote, our new superintendent of schools, invites community members to bring celebrations and concerns to a series of public meetings. Joey would like to introduce himself to our community and hear from Salmon residents what's right with our schools. In addition, he hopes residents will bring hopes and ideas for how to make our schools better here in Salmon.
Each of the five community meetings will be held at the City Park, in the large pavilion. Residents are encouraged to attend the meeting for their specific School Barod representation zone. Your elected School Board member for each zone will attend with Superintendent Foote. Use the internet to connect with our new district web site at www.salmonschools.com. Use the maps there to find the zone for your residence. Dates for each zone gathering are litsed below. If you are unable to attend on the date for your zone, feel free to come any of the other dates. Join us from 5:30 - 6:30pm for light refreshments and what is sure to be a series of interesting discussions with our new superintendent!
August 10th 
Zone 5 - Gail Baer (Chairperson) - Map of Zone 5* (West and South of Salmon to Iron Creek)
Zone 5 - Gail Baer (Chairperson) - Map of Zone 5* (West and South of Salmon to Iron Creek)August 19th Zone 1 - Robyn Holmes - Map of Zone 1 (Center of Salmon, East of the Salmon River - downtown)
Zone 1 - Robyn Holmes - Map of Zone 1 (Center of Salmon, East of the Salmon River - downtown)*To zoom in on any of the maps, use your web browser's tools, or Ctrl + (Ctrl - to zoom back out).
Salmon School District #291
907 Sharkey Street
Salmon, ID 83467
Tel: 208-756-4271
Fax: 208-756-6695
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August 18, 2010 - From the Superintendent, Joey Foote
My thanks to those taking time to attend our ‘meet and greet’ sessions. It has been enjoyable to meet folks from our community. Your insights are informative as well. Some common themes are emerging as we chat:
Building Needs – It seems the residents of Salmon are in support of replacing the Pioneer and Middle School buildings. However, many concerns arise about the need to build efficiently. Great feedback is coming from the community on making sure we utilize all external fund sources. Of critical importance is the need to recognize that we have a limited tax base here in Salmon, and that we must NOT call on citizens to bear an undue burden for extravagant buildings. I am pleased at the positive support expressed for the need to get our children into safer, more educationally inviting buildings as soon as possible. Thank you for this support.
District/Community Relationship – It is clear there is a desire in the community for Salmon School District to be more transparent. I am delighted to report that this continues to be one of my primary goals for our district. We have a new website, and are using it to improve our communication in both directions! Look for information on a monthly basis about the operating budget and expenditures for the district. Please feel free to respond to my blog posts. In addition, my door is open to you and I welcome your phone calls as well (208-756-4271). Ask questions of our principals and teachers. You will find them more than willing to assist you.
School Volunteers – There is need for clarification on some procedural aspects of volunteering in Salmon School District, particularly around the issue of fingerprinting and background checks. When a volunteer is working with students under the direct supervision of a teacher (e.g. in the classroom) and is not alone with students, we do not fingerprint and background check. We welcome your participation in supporting classroom activities whenever your time allows. Please work directly with your child’s or grandchild’s teacher to arrange time to come in. If you don’t have a direct connection into the classroom, check with the office staff at the respective school where you’d like to volunteer. (Note: We check the Sex Offender Registry weekly and immediately report the presence of offenders on or near our schools to law enforcement.)
Other items will be discussed in coming weeks. Thanks for visiting this site!
A public meeting has been scheduled for March 7th 6-7:30pm at the Salmon Valley Business &Innovation Center. We invite the community to come and be informed about the architect and the new building.
January 27, 2010 - Request for Proposals for Architectural Services
To read and respond to this RFP, please click here to download the document in an Adobe PDF file. Proposals are due 12noon February 17, 2010.
Information about the August 30th Bond Election can be found here.
