NOTICE
BUS DRIVER & MECHANIC POSITION OPENING

The Arbon Elementary School Board is accepting applications for the position of bus driver and mechanic for the north end of the valley for the Arbon Elementary School #383 for the 2012-2013 school year. The job description and salary will be discussed during interviews.  The person hired would also have to be fingerprinted for a background check.

Application may be requested by mail, phone (335-2197 or 335-2291), fax (335-2197) or email, cheri@arbonvalley.com

Application may be dropped off at the Arbon School, sent to Arbon Elementary School #383, Cheri Evans, clerk, 4405 Arbon Valley Highway, Arbon. ID 83212, faxed or emailed.

If you have any questions, you may contact any board member Jason Williams 335-2259, Melinda Campbell 335-2187 or Jake Evans 335-2176.

As a tribute to our Mother Earth, the Arbon Elementary School decided to do something great for our community for Earth Day.   On a beautiful sunny afternoon, the kids took a two mile journey (a mile down and a mile back), from the school to the post office picking up any and all litter on the sides of the highway.  If you ever want to see some energy… follow along for this adventure!  Ears were talked off… jokes were told… and of course as you can see by the photo, there was a lot of garbage picked up!  It is amazing at how much litter can be in such a short distance!  The running thing was, that those at the end, if there were any pieces of garbage found that was missed by the other kids, then they were owed a candy bar.  I lost count on who had what tally, but it was kind of funny!

After picking up litter along the highway, the kids returned to the school… not for treats or snacks or some great reward, but to do more work!  Yes, they created some flower beds by arranging bricks kept from the old cottage and filling it with dirt.  Then they planted flowers of different kinds and some herbs.  In the end, they did get to have some play time on the playground.  Surprisingly to burn off some more energy!

I felt that it is important to post this article and give a great big THANK YOU to our Arbon Elementary School teachers, aids, and students for their great work on helping to better our community!  It looks great!

NOTICE

The Arbon Elementary School is in need of substitute teachers.  If anyone is interested please contact the school board, teachers or clerk:

Jason Williams: 335-2259 or 242-7700

Jake Evans:  335-2176 or 220-3677

Melinda Campbell:  335-2187 or 705-7466

Debbie Curry:  335-2373 or 251-6416 or 335-2197

Robin Claunch:  220-0220 or 335-2197

Cheri Evans:  335-2291 or 335-2176 or 335-2197

Pay would be $10.00 per hour and you would have to be fingerprinted for a background check.

The school also has a HP Deskjet 6980 series printer that is not being used.  If anyone is interested in it please contact the school board, teachers or clerk.

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ARBON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

November 8, 2011

The Arbon School Board met on November 8, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. members Jason Williams, Melinda Campbell and Jake Evans were present as was Ryan Weston and clerk, Cheri Evans.

The motion was moved by Melinda and seconded by Jake to approve the agenda. The motion was moved by Jake and seconded by Melinda to approve the minutes after one correction. The bills were reviewed. The motion was moved by Melinda and seconded by Jake to approve them. The total M & O expenses for the month of November was $17,784.51. The school received $692.50 from the State Department and $10.11 from interest on investments. The school M & O balance is $76,551.36. The Plant Facility received $4.53 from interest the Plant Facility balance is $33,440.69. The motion was moved by Jake and seconded by Jason to approve the financial statement.

Robin participated in a technology plan webinar on November 3rd. It was mainly informational. The State Department will hold another webinar the end of November with the process and steps for filling out and submitting the plan. The plan is due in January. Debbie asked about the parties mothers do with the children. The Board agreed to leave it up to the teachers to set the length and time of day which fit their schedule and is less disruptive for instructional time.

Ryan Weston presented some estimates to the Board to upgrade the lighting and sound system for the programs. The Board approved moving forward with the estimate of $1,288.93 for upgrading the sound system. They will wait on upgrading the lighting until later. Jake will look into getting an estimate to upgrade the electrical for the computers.

Shawn Lish should be starting on the roof between the shed and school anytime. Jake will stay in touch with him on this project.

The next meeting will be held on December 13, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. The motion was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Approved 12-06-2011