We are please to announce that the Jerome Completion Bond passed with 68.7% voter approval. This approval means that when Frontier Elementary School is complete, Jefferson Elementary School will temporarily move over to Frontier while construction takes place at Jefferson to remodel. The K-6 Elementary model will take place the when Jefferson resumes school at it's remodeled home, and Frontier opens its doors as our newest elementary school. Jerome Community, thank you again!

Jerome School District is pleased to announce that Barbara Brown has been selected as the principal for the new elementary school being constructed in the Jerome School District! Barbara is currently the Vice-Principal at Jefferson and Horizon Elementary Schools. The New Elementary School is planned to bring the Jerome School District to 4 equitable K-6 elementary schools, a 7-8 Middle School, and our 9-12 High School. Benefits include: Shortened Bus Routes Reduced Traffic Equitable Facilities Overcrowding Relief at JMS

Big news here at JMS!!! Honor Roll is back! We will celebrate Honor Roll students once first quarter grades are released.

This Saturday from 9-10 JMS will be hosting an informational breakfast for males interested in becoming a DUDE. Come learn all about it this weekend! See you there!

1 in 5 students missed 18 or more days of school last year. Community Schools is working on our schools attendance this year! We want you to be hopeful for your future, it starts now!

Welcome back! We are currently still in summer mode trying to finish district-wide projects. If you have a technical issue, including phones, please put in a support ticket-request. Please note, we are not currently pulling technicians off of summer projects to work on issues in teacher classrooms until teachers are on contract. Please feel free to go to the Tech Support Request form, or the Technology Support shared Google Drive to see if it's a problem you can fix yourself. All our District Technicians can see the ticket system, as opposed to emails to one person that often get missed. We want to help you as soon as we can! School District Contact Information: Skyward Questions - HR Gina Cakebread ext. 1040 Copiers/Large Format Printers - Yost Business Systems (Have your building admin call them to troubleshoot). Tech Building Support: - HS - Brady Flores x7244 - MS - Denice Baugh x8107 - SE - Stacie Rambo x5121 - HE - Megan Bell x4118 - JE - Chris Conover x3117 Technology Department - If you have a dire technology need, please call Shanel at ext. 1500 Thank you! Technology Department Jerome School District #261

July 21, 2022 Dear Jerome School District Families, Teachers, and Staff, Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year in the Jerome School District! I hope that you had anopportunity to relax, recharge, and enjoy the summer break. This is a great time to be a part of the Jerome School District. If you are new, welcome to a vibrant, growing school district that is poised to do great things. If you are returning, welcome back! As Superintendent, there is no better feeling than the start of a new school year. Regardless of your role or title, we are all part of the JSD family (One Team, One Town, One Family!) and share in the excitement that comes with the new year. We know that the BA.5 covid variant is lurking out there, but it appears to be fairly mild, so I’m feeling optimistic that we will be able to get back to a more normal school year and start making up for lost academic time with our students. I’m also very excited about the implementation of the college preparation program, AVID, in our entire school district, grades K through 12. It won’t happen overnight, but district-wide all of our students will begin to learn the academic and organizational skills that students need to be able to succeed in college and life beyond high school. Regardless of their path, whether college, a career technical program, or a trades program, AVID will help Jerome students assimilate the academic skills required to achieve success in school and in life. Another exciting thing is the August 30 bond election that would provide funding for a complete renovation of Jefferson Elementary. Passage of this $12 million bond would give the school district four quality elementary facilities that would be on par with each other. The solid financial position of JSD allows this to be done without raising the tax levy rate. A one-year construction project at Jefferson would delay by one year the shift to a K-6 configuration, since Jefferson students would attend the new Frontier Elementary while their school was being renovated. I look at this as a small sacrifice for something that will benefit the whole JSD family for decades. Please take a moment to look at the “Frequently Asked Questions” document that follows this letter and mark the August 30 election day on your calendar. It will take every Jerome School District employee, parent, grandparent, and friend to reach the two-thirds majority needed to pass the bond levy. I wish everyone a great first day and a fantastic school year!

During the July 19, 2022 Regular Board Meeting, the Jerome School District Board of Trustees voted on the new Jerome elementary school name. The motion passed and the new Jerome School District elementary school will be named Frontier Elementary School. The site for the new school is located at 525 South Tiger Drive Jerome, ID 83338

Jerome School District celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site for the new Jerome School District Elementary School. Elementary students sang The Star-Spangled Banner and other songs. Attendees included Jerome School District personnel, community members, construction personnel, Mayor Davis, and Representative Lickley. See the Groundbreaking Page for full videos and pictures.

Last School Day is May 20, 2022