Box Elder School District - Learning is Everything

Congratulation to the ESP Employees who were recognized at the April Board Meeting! Paras Linda Burns - McKinley Elementary Daleine Allen - Box Elder Middle School Facilities/IT Paul Quilter - Custodian at Alice C. Harris Intermediate School J. David Cook - IT at District Office Nutrition Kathleen Hess - Unit Manager at Bear River Middle School Lacie Smith - Unit Manager at Adele C. Young Intermediate School Secretarial Maegan Heiner - Personnel Administrative Assistant at District Office TeriAnn Hanks - Principal Secretary at North Park Elementary Transportation R. Mark Nelson - Bus Driver Shaila McClure - Bus Driver

Congratulations to Nicole Nelsen, teacher at Garland, who received the USBE Science of Reading Award!

What a great PD day! Teachers and staff heard from an amazing keynote speaker then were able to attend two breakout sessions.

HOPE Squad students from all BESD elementary schools attended the HOPE Squad Conference at Weber High.

School Board Members Connie Archibald, Nancy Kennedy, and Tiffani Summers, Superintendent Steve Carlsen, and Business Administrator David Roberts met with Legislators for the Day on the Hill to discuss issues important to public education.

Child Nutrition held a corn husking week in September. Corn was ordered from Shaffer Farms, a local farm in the Garland area. Eight schools participated including 7 elementary schools and Bear River Middle School. Students at each school husked the corn, the kitchen staff cooked the corn, and it was enjoyed by all! Students had a great time learning the process of husking and eating the corn on the cob.

Congratulations to Amy Ayotte, Teacher at McKinley, for receiving the USBA Teacher of the Year nomination!

National Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 - October 15. One school is introducing students to some notable Hispanic Americans on a bulletin board in the main hall.

Alyssa Lyman, a Box Elder High School student, was sworn in as the Student Board Member for the 2023-24 school year. Welcome Alyssa!

Walmart Supply Chain presented Box Elder School District with $10,500 for 16 teacher grants which were submitted and approved through Walmart. Thank you Walmart for your support of the Box Elder School District!

Nucor Steel - Utah presented Box Elder School District teachers with $23,551 for 40 teacher grants which were submitted and approved through Nucor. Thank you Nucor Steel - Utah for your support of the Box Elder School District!

Free Youth Mental Health First Aid Training https://www.eventbrite.com/e/699741935967?aff=oddtdtcreator Youth Mental Health First Aid is an evidence-based training consisting of 2-hours of self-paced content followed by 5 hours of instructor-led training. Youth Mental Health First Aid is an early intervention public education program. It teaches adults how to recognize the signs and symptoms that suggest a potential mental health challenge, how to listen nonjudgmentally and give reassurance to a youth who may be experiencing a mental health challenge, and how to refer a person to appropriate professional support and services. By the end of the course, participants will be able to: • Describe the purpose of Youth Mental Health First Aid and the role of the Youth Mental Health First Aider. • Apply the appropriate steps of the YMHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) to crisis situations. • Choose appropriate methods for self-care following the application of Youth Mental Health First Aid in a crisis or non-crisis situation. • Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges that may impact youth. • Explain the impact of traumatic experiences and the role of resilience on adolescent development. • Apply the appropriate steps of the YMHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) to non-crisis situations.

Two of our amazing instructional coaches, Kelbie Jackson and Christyn Kendrick, have been named as Teacher Fellows for the Hope Street Group. Teacher Fellows represent some of the state's most collaborative, positive, and solutions-oriented educators dedicated to elevating their profession and creating the best conditions for student learning. We are so proud to have these two represent Box Elder School District!

BESD welcomed 90 new teachers to our district this week. We are excited for our students to benefit from their energy and great ideas this year!

Thank you to all our summer school lunch employees!

A big thank you to all our summer school teachers!

Congratulations to Eric Stamps, Driver Education Teacher at Bear River High School for receiving the Utah Driver Education Teacher of the Year award.

Dual Immersion Teachers participated for the first time at the 19th Annual Student Research Symposium at the Department of World Languages and Cultures. DLI teachers from Logan, Cache County, and Box Elder School Districts: Agustín Rodríguez, Víctor García, Alberto Lanza, Angel González, Manuel Zúñiga, Patricia Novoa, Brenda López, and Begoña Giganto had the opportunity to share with the audience their experiences and insights about the Dual Immersion classroom in two different roundtables. Six of the eight are from Box Elder School District.

If you have a Kindergarten age student next school year, please get them registered! Kindergarten Round-Up is coming up at each of our elementary schools. 🤩

2/27/23 Monday, Due to snowy conditions and blowing snow, Box Elder will be on a 2 hour delay schedule. Please be safe in your travels. See this document for 2 hour delay details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aT2hOjdmxsDPznQbnLAX6h1johyaoXVURfSPt6nUzbc/edit