Don't forget to vote Tuesday, March 10th
An election to approve or reject a Plant and Facility Reserve Fund Levy for the Weiser School District takes place Tuesday, March 10 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Voters should go to their regular polling places to cast their ballots. If you are unsure of your polling place you can call 414-2092 for directions. If you will be out of town on March 10th or would like to cast your vote earlier, you can request an absentee ballot (by mail, if requested by March 4) or you can vote absentee by walking into the County Clerk's office by March 6th. New or unregistered voters can register at the polls at the time of the election. They must bring a photo ID and proof of residency. For more information about the election see the posts below.
An election to approve or reject a Plant and Facility Reserve Fund Levy for the Weiser School District takes place Tuesday, March 10 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Voters should go to their regular polling places to cast their ballots. If you are unsure of your polling place you can call 414-2092 for directions. If you will be out of town on March 10th or would like to cast your vote earlier, you can request an absentee ballot (by mail, if requested by March 4) or you can vote absentee by walking into the County Clerk's office by March 6th. New or unregistered voters can register at the polls at the time of the election. They must bring a photo ID and proof of residency. For more information about the election see the posts below.
District to ask voters to approve a $2.48 million Plant and Facilities Levy
The Weiser School District Board of Trustees has approved a resolution calling for a Plant and Facilities Reserve Fund Levy election to be held Tuesday, March 10th. Passage will require a 55% majority. Superintendent Overgaard reported that the current bond levy that has been in place since 2005 has raised enough funds to retire the bond used to build the auxiliary gym and walking track at the high school. He has proposed a plan, which if approved by the voters, would reduce the size of the levy to $310,000 for eight years in order to allow the district to repair, replace, and remodel buildings and maintenance systems throughout the district. If approved, the levy will raise $2.48 million dollars over eight years and would be used to address safety issues arising from the annual state building safety inspections, upgrade the districts technology infrastructure, replace outdated and inefficient HVAC and communication systems at the high school, add a new Preschool/Special Education wing at Pioneer, provide for asphalt repair and replacement at several buildings, improve the irrigation and drainage systems at several locations around the district, repair and replace parts of the high school fire suppression system and the high school track. Additionally, the district would have a contingency fund to take care of emergency repairs like what occurred recently in December when the boiler at the Middle School developed a leak and had to be rebuilt.
The proposed Plant and Facility Levy will decrease the tax liability of the citizens living within the school district boundaries below the bond levy rate currently in place. Weiser’s school property taxes will remain the lowest of all the schools in the Snake River Valley Conference (see chart below).
The Weiser School District Board of Trustees has approved a resolution calling for a Plant and Facilities Reserve Fund Levy election to be held Tuesday, March 10th. Passage will require a 55% majority. Superintendent Overgaard reported that the current bond levy that has been in place since 2005 has raised enough funds to retire the bond used to build the auxiliary gym and walking track at the high school. He has proposed a plan, which if approved by the voters, would reduce the size of the levy to $310,000 for eight years in order to allow the district to repair, replace, and remodel buildings and maintenance systems throughout the district. If approved, the levy will raise $2.48 million dollars over eight years and would be used to address safety issues arising from the annual state building safety inspections, upgrade the districts technology infrastructure, replace outdated and inefficient HVAC and communication systems at the high school, add a new Preschool/Special Education wing at Pioneer, provide for asphalt repair and replacement at several buildings, improve the irrigation and drainage systems at several locations around the district, repair and replace parts of the high school fire suppression system and the high school track. Additionally, the district would have a contingency fund to take care of emergency repairs like what occurred recently in December when the boiler at the Middle School developed a leak and had to be rebuilt.
The proposed Plant and Facility Levy will decrease the tax liability of the citizens living within the school district boundaries below the bond levy rate currently in place. Weiser’s school property taxes will remain the lowest of all the schools in the Snake River Valley Conference (see chart below).
Southwest District Health Alert for possible Measles outbreak
Due to the recent increase in measles cases in several states bordering Idaho, the Southwest District Health Department has issued a Health Alert. They recommend that schools prepare for a possible outbreak and notify parents of the district policy regarding an outbreak of contagious or infectious diseases. If a case of measles is reported for a student enrolled and attending school in the Weiser School District, the district response will be in accordance with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare guidelines and school district policy. According to school district policy (504.1)
"Attendance at school may be denied to any child diagnosed as having a contagious or infectious disease that could make the child's attendance harmful to the welfare of other students...Attendance may be denied to a child with suppressed immunity in order to protect the welfare of the child with suppressed immunity." Please refer to the Southwest District Health Alert below.
Due to the recent increase in measles cases in several states bordering Idaho, the Southwest District Health Department has issued a Health Alert. They recommend that schools prepare for a possible outbreak and notify parents of the district policy regarding an outbreak of contagious or infectious diseases. If a case of measles is reported for a student enrolled and attending school in the Weiser School District, the district response will be in accordance with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare guidelines and school district policy. According to school district policy (504.1)
"Attendance at school may be denied to any child diagnosed as having a contagious or infectious disease that could make the child's attendance harmful to the welfare of other students...Attendance may be denied to a child with suppressed immunity in order to protect the welfare of the child with suppressed immunity." Please refer to the Southwest District Health Alert below.
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Follow-up to the Internet Safety presentation by Officer David Gomez of the Meridian Police Department
Officer David Gomez, a School Resource Officer at Mountain View High School in Meridian, gave his "Internet Safety" presentation to students at Weiser High School and Weiser Middle School on Monday, January 26th. He also gave a parent version of the presentation to parents in the evening at WHS. His presentation included information on the current use of Social Media by students based on his experiences as a School Resource Officer. He emphasized that unrestricted and unsupervised access to Social Media has left children vulnerable to online predators, cyberbullying, and sexting. He discussed the many different forms of Social Media that are currently in use by kids and how those programs are used inappropriately. For those who were not able to attend the presentation and are interested in the information he had to share - here is a link you can cut and paste into your web browser to view one of his earlier presentations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O0MEyEXPWA&safe=active
Officer David Gomez, a School Resource Officer at Mountain View High School in Meridian, gave his "Internet Safety" presentation to students at Weiser High School and Weiser Middle School on Monday, January 26th. He also gave a parent version of the presentation to parents in the evening at WHS. His presentation included information on the current use of Social Media by students based on his experiences as a School Resource Officer. He emphasized that unrestricted and unsupervised access to Social Media has left children vulnerable to online predators, cyberbullying, and sexting. He discussed the many different forms of Social Media that are currently in use by kids and how those programs are used inappropriately. For those who were not able to attend the presentation and are interested in the information he had to share - here is a link you can cut and paste into your web browser to view one of his earlier presentations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O0MEyEXPWA&safe=active
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