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Dear Parents,
Today the Jerome School District made some very difficult decisions. After much discussion and consultation with South Central District Health Department and a local physician it was determined that in a good faith effort to keep students and staff healthy, face coverings will be required of all staff and students. We understand there are medical exceptions that will be considered. (See below for definitions) The hope is that by taking these measures at this time we can prevent school closures down the road, which further disrupts the educational process as well as family schedules.
Due to this change, we anticipate some families changing their mind one way or the other on having their student attend face-to-face instruction or online. To give our secretaries and counselors time to make schedule changes, the school start date for students has been delayed until September 8, 2020. Daily instructional time will be adjusted to make up for the lost two weeks.
If this impacts your decision regarding face-to-face instruction or the remote learning option, please contact your child’s school.
The board also determined that on September 8, school will start in the yellow category. This means all students, with the exception of those choosing the remote learning option, will be attending school face-to-face.
Watch for additional schedules from individual schools.
I’d like to thank our board for all the extra time they have put into additional meetings, listening to input from the staff and community, and making these difficult decisions.
Dale Layne
Superintendent of Schools
Face covering is defined as a mask or shield that covers the nose and mouth and is made of material capable of containing droplets. Face coverings shall be worn within the school building. Exceptions will be made for breakfast and lunch while eating and other instances designated by school administration where social distancing can be maintained (not less than six feet for 15 minutes). Staff will ensure students have the opportunity for a “covering break” every hour with social distancing maintained. Considerations and/or exceptions will be made for staff and students who provide documentation from a state licensed medical professional stating the wearing of a face covering could be a health risk for that individual. Considerations and/or exceptions will also be made per IEP/504 team recommendation.
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What is Dual Immersion?
Dual Immersion is a program that offers a rich bilingual experience for young learners when their minds are developmentally best able to acquire a second language. Instruction is divided between two high quality, creative classrooms: one English and one in Spanish. Jerome Schools has a 2-way Spanish Dual Language Immersion program that started in 2016 with Kindergarten and 1st grade and has expanded by a grade level each year. In 2020, 5th grade will be added and will continue expansion into the Middle School (2021) and High School (2024). The mission of the JSD DLI program is for participants to become highly bi-literate, bi-cultural, and bi-lingual members of society.
Dual Immersion Applications:
We are pleased to open the application for the 2020-2021 Dual Immersion Cohort. Applications and parent commitment forms are due to Jefferson Elementary by Friday, May 1, 2020 at 3:30PM. All applications received by that time will be given an equal opportunity at placement in the program. In lieu of the Parent Information Night on April 24th, families who submit applications will be asked to view a short video and complete a survey.
The videos below cover important information and act as attendance to the parent information meeting.
DLI Parent Information Video - Spanish
https://drive.google.com/a/jeromeschools.org/file/d/1BoYuSjT684hY4G4kRrKrgVlYayH8maC2/view?usp=sharing
DLI Parent Information Video - English
https://drive.google.com/a/jeromeschools.org/file/d/1zFEZkTF6O1GLKH5eHvj3KcuwOXOTGR-K/view?usp=sharing
Parent Information Video Completion Form (Required)
https://forms.gle/QbiQUfQFtzRugyAM9
Families are also welcome to submit applications for students in grades 1-5, though placement on the waiting list is subject to further assessment and considerations. Please feel free to call Jefferson Elementary at 208-324-8896 if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your applications and starting the journey to biliteracy with our 6th cohort this fall!
Forms:
Dual Immersion Parent Commitment (English)
Dual Immersion Parent Commitment (Spanish)
JSD Dual Immersion Application (English and Spanish)
Optional Full Day Kindergarten Available in Jerome School District
Idaho Governor Brad Little formed a task force in May of last year to review the priorities of Idaho K-12 public education. Over the last several months, the 26-member task force named “Our Kids, Idaho’s Future” developed five recommendations on which to focus. Two of these recommendations focus on early literacy. Recommendation 1 is a focus on kindergarten through third grade literacy and recommendation 2 is to provide greater All-Day Kindergarten opportunities to support K-3 literacy and future student achievement.
In conjunction with these recommendations, the state provides each school district with money targeted specifically to improve literacy in the early grades. Many districts, including Jerome, are using part of this funding to provide an optional full day kindergarten program to give students more time in the early years of learning. The district is excited about this opportunity and are in the planning stages to begin next year.
Kindergarten new student registration begins August 10. If you registered last spring, see below.
Due to the soft closure, we weren't able to have our regular kindergarten registration and we missed the opportunity to meet you and your child.
Thank you so much for taking the time to complete the online registration. We were able to collect some basic information which helped us begin to make plans for students joining us this fall. The information we were able to collect online was only part of the information needed to fully register your child for kindergarten. We found some errors in the data collected, such as phones and computers auto-corrected names of students and parents and many photographs of immunizations and birth certificates were blurry or unreadable.
To help us ensure that we have accurate information for your child on file, please complete the registration packet attached and return to the school by Thursday, August 6th. If you are unable to print these forms, copies will be available beginning at 9:00 am on August 3rd. Note: Only print necessary pages: English and Spanish forms are included as well as informational items.
Along with the registration packet, please also bring copies of the following:
- A completed registration packet)
- A copy of your child's certified birth certificate
- A copy of your child's immunization records
- Proof of residency (This is only required for families new to Jerome School District.)
We are also happy to make copies of any of your documents at the school. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office beginning on August 3 when staff have returned. We are excited to meet our newest Kindergarten students and appreciate your patience as we work through registration. Thank you for your help and returning the necessary documents. We look forward to meeting you and your child very soon.
2020-2021 Registration Form
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