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01-25-12No Changes to High School Attendance Areas for Next Year
There will be no changes to the high school attendance areas for next fall. Since plans for altering the current attendance areas were proposed earlier this month, the overwhelming response from parents in the vast majority of areas was to not be moved from the area where their students are currently attending high school. Based on this input, the district will continue to monitor student enrollment, and will periodically post enrollment updates for the district's five major high schools on this website. Read more...
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10-05-11Are You College and Career Ready?
The partnership with ISU, along with the educational programs that have been developed in the former Jabil Manufacturing facility on Central Drive in Meridian, are resulting in exciting new ways that students are preparing for college and the real work world. In what was once an empty manufacturing facility, more than 1000 students are now taking courses in engineering, architecture, law enforcement, fire fighting, pharmacy, construction, and more every school day. While saving millions of dollars in local revenue support on facility costs, the new programs are making it possible for students to earn college credits while pursuing subjects that may become their life-long vocations. A video link shows more about some of the exciting programs Read more...
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11-30-10Inclement Weather and School Closures
With the recent series of winter storms, Joint School District No. 2 is again planning and ready for the possibility of school closures.
The decision to close schools is a process that is not taken lightly by the district. As storms approach, district staff monitors weather forecasts to be prepared to check road conditions during the night and into the early morning before the start of school. If school is canceled because of poor road conditions, information about the closure will be posted on the district web site and local media will also be notified.
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