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PAYETTE â While parents frequently wish for success for their children, those same children often need to learn from failure. Through its 2021 Onramp program which introduces children to the world of coding, Boise State University is providing Payette students one more route through which to learn from shortcomings.
âItâs to promote community engagement, creativity and coding, and works with innovative school districts and educators in and around the Treasure Valley,â said Superintendent Robin Gilbert. âThe Onramp program, specifically, provides a robust professional development curriculum for the educators that have participated and they put Apple products into the classroom for them to use for their students.â
PAYETTE â With its two-year supplemental tax levy set to expire in 2021, the Payette School District Board of Trustees approved a resolution in December to send a renewal to voters. The board submitted its ballot language in January for the March 9 election, as required under Idaho Code 34-439A.
During the boardâs regular meeting on Feb. 8, Chairman Andy Kirkendall asked trustees to review their list of registered voters and find those voters they felt could use more information about the levy.
âPayette School District has had this supplemental levy in place since 2013; it is not a new tax burden,â wrote Superintendent Robin Gilbert in a Feb. 15 email.
This letter is written to provide some clarification and additional information in response to the Feb. 9 article in the Independent-Enterprise regarding the remodeling plans at Payette School District.
PAYETTE â As the needs of its students and its support staff continue to change, the Payette School District is planning a few more projects to help change with them. During its regular meeting on Monday, the district Board of Trustees discussed putting to bid several remodeling projects designed to keep up with shifts in enrollment and to ensure student safety.
One project would involve switching office spaces of the maintenance department personnel which is currently at the Presidio Alternative High School Building with the district office personnel. A switch would move the maintenance director to the current district office with the warehouse, shop and equipment. Business offices would then move to Presidio to be closer to the district and board meeting rooms and records storage that are housed there.