Gym Floor Maintenance

by Superintendent Robert "Bob" Lewandowski

The high school gym floor will be refinished this summer. The gym will be closed from June 10 to July 13, 2011 to address this need. All access and use of the gym will be restricted during this time to remove the current finishes that have built up over the last 13 years. The floor will be sanded and warped and damaged boards replaced. New lines and logos will be painted.This process is necessary to prevent human injury and permanent damage to the gym floor.

The layout to the right was reviewed by interested staff members and coaches for suggestions concerning lines, logos and paint on March 28, 2011. If you have additional ideas or suggestions please attend the community forum on Monday, April 4, 2011 at 6:00 PM in the District Board Room. All are invited! If you cannot make the meeting, please feel free to drop by my office or call beforehand and I will present your ideas at the meeting. Once the design is set, it will be presented to the board for final approval at the April 19, 2011 Regular Board Meeting.

See you there.

SCHOOL IN SESSION MONDAY, MARCH 21

This is a reminder that school will be in session on Monday, March 21, 2011 at regular scheduled times from 8:30 AM until 3:20 PM dismissal. Monday was scheduled as Spring Day on the calendar, but instead we will be making up our snow day from earlier in the year. Please know that Spring Day was scheduled for this very purpose. Our school must meet minimal attendance requirements set by the state. Scheduling a make-up day on Monday maintains District compliance with the School Laws of Montana 20-1-301.

All parents and staff should be receiving a District phone call through the automated calling system as a reminder. The call can be expected on Friday, March 18 and Sunday, March 20 at 6:30 PM. If you do not receive a call, please contact the District Office at (406)745-4420 to correct any technical problems. 

2011-2012 Calendar Selection for Recommendation

In a process that began in early January, the Calendar Committee will be recommending the "Blue" Calendar Option  to the Board of Education for consideration at the regular March meeting. The committee invited the surrounding stakeholders to vote on four proposed calendars. The results are indicated in the graph below.

Recommended Calendar
School Day: 8:10 AM – 3:37 PM

School Start: August 24, 2011

School End: May 24, 2012 (Before Memorial Day)

Graduation: June 2, 2012

Total Full Days: 144

Total Part Days: 21

Total Half Days: 0

Supplemental Education Service (SES) Days: 8 Note: These are optional days for student correctives and enrichment activities.

Student School Days:  165

PIR (Professional Development Days): 17.5

Staff Days: 182.5

Infinite Campus - Campus Messenger

by Superintendent Robert "Bob" Lewandowski

Attention all parents, the school messaging system will be communicating with you for the first time by phone on Friday, March 4 and Sunday, March 6 at 6:30 PM. You will recieve a phone call with the following message:

A very important school announcement for all parents and students here in St. Ignatius! Mission schools will be hosting a calendar meeting in the new multi-purpose room this coming Monday, March 7 at 6:30 PM. Your attendance is very important. You will have an opportunity to vote on the calendar of your choice to later be presented to the school board. This is the calendar that will be considered for next school year. Please plan on attending on Monday, March 7, at 6:30 PM in the new cafeteria.

This is the same phone system that will be utilized to make important school announcements and emergency announcements. It simultaneously calls all constituents at once and delivers the message. Please let the district know if you do not receive a call or message.

Congratulation Girls Basketball

Congratulations Lady Bulldogs for obtaining the B-7 District Champion Runner-Up last week in Libby. Best of luck at the Divisional Tournament at SKC.

Calendar Meeting - Setting a Heightened Desire for Achievement

by Superintendent Robert "Bob" Lewandowski

At the last calendar meeting on January 31, 2011 there were 56 in attendance that discussed our district's calendar needs. A lot of ideas were brought to the table by our stakeholders (students, teachers, parents and community members). I was very pleased with the interest and input by all. This type of  attendance certainly indicates a heightened desire for achievement. With this kind of input I believe we will be able to develop a better school calendar that best serves our students.

Our next meeting will be February 28, 2011 at 6:30 PM in the Multi-Purpose Complex (elementary cafeteria). At this time, we will review the survey data that has been recently collected from parents, students and teachers. We will also review other types of data like academic, attendance, discipline, graduation,  as well as demographic information. There will be a rough draft of the 2011-2012 Activity Schedule from the Activity Director, Alan Pule for addition calendar consideration. Upon data review we will break into groups for discussion and then strategically outline changes we need to consider. We will then use the base calendar as a starting point for change considerations.

This has been an exciting process that has been very student focused. I hope everyone will be able to join us.

State Bound Wrestlers

Junior Wrestler Scotty Gilleard begins match at home.

The Mission-Charlo Wrestling connection has worked well this year.  According to Head Wrestling Coach, Lyle Cronk: "This years Wrestling team was 7-3 in Duel meets, placed 6th at the Divisional Tournament while qualifying five wrestlers for the State Tournament."

Qualifying wrestlers and their Divisional Placing include the following: Sr. Dillon Edwards 3rd at 105; Jr. Scotty Gilleard 2nd at 130; Jr. Colton Toren 4th at 145; Fr. Jacen Petersen 1st at 152; and Jr. Chadd Anderson 4th at 215.

Cronk went on to say: "We also had two wrestlers place 5th who are alternates for the state tournament." Those wrestlers are: Sr. Ben Mittag and So. Barret Sargent.

Congratulations wrestling team and best of  luck at the State Tournament in Billings on February 11 and 12, 2011.

You can keep up with the individual results at the State Tournament by selecting the following: Montana State Wrestling Tournament 2011. This site will provide the individual and team results for the Bulldogs.