The Board of Trustees is reviewing a number of policies, including changes to D91's attendance policy and how board policy is formulated. We welcome parents, patrons and staff to provide input on these policies. You can review the proposed policy changes and provide input here.

In response to feedback from parents and staff, D91 has expanded its COVID-19 Dashboard. The dashboard now includes weekly case counts, number of cases confirmed by EIPH and those confirmed by parents/teachers/staff, impacted schools/departments and infection rates. Here's a link to the new dashboard and D91's COVID Response Plan.

Calling all High School Students! The SE Idaho College Fair is Wednesday, Oct. 20, from 5 pm to 8 pm at Idaho Falls High School. This is a great opportunity to meet representatives from dozens and dozens of local, state and regional colleges and universities. Representatives from the military and technical schools will also be on hand. In addition, students can learn about scholarship programs, way to pay for college and they can win prizes. Register ahead of time at StriveFair.com!

As part of our efforts to keep students and staff safe, all D91 schools are taking part in the Great American ShakeOut at 10:21 on Thursday, Oct. 21. The ShakeOut is the world's largest earthquake drill designed to teach people what to do in case of an earthquake. Our students will be taking part in Drop, Cover and Hold On drills. Learn more about the event in Idaho here.

Just a reminder: Idaho has updated its vaccination requirements and 7th graders are now required to have the meningococcal vaccine, and 12th graders are now required to have a second dose of the meningococcal vaccine. Learn more about Idaho's school immunization requirements in the Parent's Guide to School Immunization Requirements here.

If you haven't had a chance to catch Dr. Shank's State of the District event yet, tune in to a special Facebook LIVE Chat at 11:30 am on Monday, Oct. 25, on the D91Proud Facebook Page. Dr. Shank will discuss the district's goals and objectives, review student performance, share highlights from the budget and talk about the district's facility needs. If you don't Facebook, we'll post a recording of the presentation on the district website afterward.