Joint School District No. 2; Boise, Eagle, Meridian, Star

     This year the school district will continue the program that gives teachers time to collaborate on improving students’ academic progress, with students arriving at school after teaching teams have finished their Wednesday collaboration sessions.  Bus-pick up times will be 15 minutes later, and students who walk will arrive to school 15 minutes later on Wednesdays.
     To keep you informed on how this plan will work – and why it will be beneficial for your students – the following are questions and answers about how collaboration will work this year.

The Board or Trustees found enough savings in transportation costs for next year to allow kindergarten to remain on a half-day schedule for next year.

Major changes to the delivery of bus services, however, are still planned for next year as part of the need to the district to reduce its transporation costs by $1.5 million.

Chris Stoker is obsessed with teaching.  He loves the material, and loves the challenge of trying to better himself as a teacher even more.  His greatest goal is to create the ultimate lesson for his students.  Teaching has become his hobby, in and out of the classroom, so it’s no wonder that he was recently named Joint School District No. 2 Teacher of the Year.
 From reading and studying materials in his free time, to helping the Physics Club students give more than fifteen demonstrations to elementary students throughout the year, Stoker has definitely earned his title.