Dear Students, Parents and Guardians, 

This week marks my sixth year as the superintendent in West Ada School District—three years longer than I promised the Board in 2016. Serving in this capacity has been a dream come true personally and professionally, and I will be forever grateful and dedicated to our staff, students, parents and patrons. 

For personal reasons involving my family, I have submitted a letter of resignation to the Board of Trustees as Superintendent of Schools effective June 30, 2021. By making this announcement now, the Board will have time to conduct a thoughtful search for the next superintendent. 

During the next six months, we will continue to focus on educating our children and taking care of one another. Thank you for the opportunity to serve. 

Warm regards, 

Dr. Mary Ann Ranells

Superintendent of Schools

West Ada School District

Reminder: The deadline for the West Ada Board of Trustee Zone 4 application has been extended from January 1 to January 11 at 5 p.m. The extension was made to allow applicants more time to apply due to the busy holiday season.

Application Process -

The resignation of the Trustee in Zone 4, and the declaration of a vacancy in the zone, requires West Ada School District to fill the seat according to Idaho Statute section 33-504.

Timeline:

Application Posted to Website - Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
Application open and available until 5:00 p.m., Jan. 11, 2021
The clerk of the Board will verify applicant eligibility
The applicant will be interviewed by the Board of Trustees during the online January 19, 2021, Special Board Meeting
The Board will appoint the new Trustee during the January 19, 2021 meeting
The new trustee will be sworn in on January 26, 2021, during the Regular Board meeting
The new trustee shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term of the office, which ends January 1, 2024
Click here to access the online Zone 4 application

Criteria & Eligibility:

The applicant must:

• be able to attend the online candidate interview, on Thursday, January 19, 2021, starting at 5pm
• be over 18 years old
• be a registered voter
• currently live in Zone 4 - (Yellow Area on this map)
• provide a current resume
• not be an employee of the West Ada School District
• attend regularly scheduled meetings and special meetings (calendar of regular meeting schedule is established in January)
• attend high school graduations

The main responsibility of a Trustee is governance of schools, not the daily operations of the District.

The Board is an entire body. No one trustee, other than the Chair may speak for or represent the will of the Board.

The full duties of a Trustee are outlined in Idaho Statutes Section 33-512

NOTE: This is not a paid position.

For more information about the West Ada Board of Trustees, go to: https://www.westada.org/BoardofTrustees

Dear West Ada Family, For those wishing to make public comment on the proposed attendance area plan please see the information below.

It is important to note that based on the feedback we received, the attendance committee did review the feedback and in some cases changes have been made to several of the proposed attendance areas. The changes include:

            Extending the proposed Eagle Hills Elementary attendance area to include the students living north of Floating Feather (east of Eagle Rd) in the walk zone.

            Extending the Star Elementary area to include students living south of Highway 44 just to the East of Star Road.

            Changing the northern boundary of Owyhee High School from the Farmers Canal to New Hope Road and then extending east in a straight line until Highway 16.

            Extending the Willow Creek, Sawtooth and Rocky Mountain boundary west to Black Cat Road just north of Chinden.

            Changing the proposed Hillsdale Elementary attendance area to include The Keep subdivision on Eagle Road south of Lake Hazel.

The list of schools that will have proposed attendance area changes are:

Elementary Schools:

Seven Oaks

Eagle Hills

Eagle

Star

Pleasant View

Willow Creek

Chaparral

Peregrine

Mary McPherson

Hillsdale

Pepper Ridge

Middle Schools:

Star

Sawtooth

Lake Hazel

Lewis and Clark

High Schools:

Rocky Mountain

Eagle

Meridian

Please click on the individual school proposals to see updated maps here  https://www.westada.org/AttendanceAreaProposal  

Three public hearings are available for patrons wishing to provide in-person commentary on the attendance area proposal for the 2021-22 school year. These meetings will be live streamed with a link provided on the school district’s website. Go to www.westada.org/AttendanceAreaProposal, click on the link that says “Live Stream Public Hearings”.

These meeting will be focused by area but if you're unable to make a specific meeting, you will be allowed to speak at any of meetings about any attendance area.

• January 5 from 6-8 p.m. - High School Attendance Area Proposal Hearing (minor changes will also affect Sawtooth and Star Middle School)
• January 6 from 12-2 p.m. - Southern Elementary School Attendance Area Proposal Hearing (Chaparral, Peregrine, Mary McPherson and Hillsdale. Minor changes will also affect Pepper Ridge Elementary, Lake Hazel Middle and Lewis and Clark Middle)
• January 6 from 6-8 p.m. - Northern Elementary School Attendance Area Proposal Hearing (Seven Oaks, Eagle, Eagle Hills, Star and Pleasant View. Minor changes will also affect Willow Creek Elementary)

Due to COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, the number of people who can physically attend the meeting is limited. Stage 2 order restricts gatherings to less than 10 people. West Ada School District will provide an overflow room for attendees (10). Wi-Fi information will be shared with those viewing from personal devices in the parking lot. Meetings need to be held this week in order to put this proposal in front of the board on January 12 and send the information to registrars for the 2021-22 school year.

Patrons wishing to provide in-person commentary will sign up to speak upon entering the District Service Center east entrance (1303 E Central Dr, Meridian). Patrons will receive a text message when it is their turn for testimony. Patron comments are limited to three minutes each. Please do not sign up for in-person testimony if you have already provided your testimony using the online form. For the sake of time we won’t be able to answer questions during these sessions, just take comments.

View the attendance area proposal and see interactive maps here: https://www.westada.org/AttendanceAreaProposal  

The proposal will be reviewed by the committee after these meetings, changes considered, and will be presented to the Board of Trustees on January 12, 2021.

Three public hearings are available for patrons wishing to provide in-person commentary on the attendance area proposal for the 2021-22 school year. These meetings will be live streamed with a link provided on the school district’s website. 

·         January 5 from 6-8 p.m. - High School Attendance Area Proposal Hearing 

·         January 6 from 12-2 p.m. - Southern Elementary School Attendance Area Proposal Hearing (Chaparral, Peregrine and Mary McPherson)

·         January 6 from 6-8 p.m. - Northern Elementary School Attendance Area Proposal Hearing (Seven Oaks, Eagle, Eagle Hills, Star and Pleasant View)

These meeting will be focused on the above topics but if you're unable to make a specific meeting, you will be allowed to speak at any of meetings about any attendance area.

Due to COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, the number of people who can physically attend the meeting is limited. Stage 2 order restricts gatherings to less than 10 people. West Ada School District will provide an overflow room for attendees (10). Wi-Fi information will be shared with those viewing from personal devices in the parking lot. Meetings need to be held this week in order to put this proposal in front of the board on January 12 and send the information to registrars for the 2021-22 school year.

Patrons wishing to provide in-person commentary will sign up to speak upon entering the District Service Center east entrance (1303 E Central Dr, Meridian). Patrons will receive a text message when it is their turn for testimony. Patron comments are limited to three minutes each. Please do not sign up for in-person testimony if you have already provided your testimony using the online form. For the sake of time we won’t be able to answer questions during these sessions, just take comments.

View the attendance area proposal, see interactive maps, and submit written testimony/questions here: 

https://www.westada.org/AttendanceAreaProposal  

The proposal will be reviewed by the committee after these meetings, changes considered, and will be presented to the Board of Trustees on January 12, 2021.

The deadline for the West Ada Board of Trustee Zone 4 application has been extended from January 1 to January 11 at 5 p.m.

Application Process -

The resignation of the Trustee in Zone 4, and the declaration of a vacancy in the zone, requires West Ada School District to fill the seat according to Idaho Statute section 33-504.


Timeline:

Application Posted to Website - Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
Application open and available until 5:00 p.m., Jan. 11, 2021
The clerk of the Board will verify applicant eligibility
The applicant will be interviewed by the Board of Trustees during the online January 19, 2021, Special Board Meeting
The Board will appoint the new Trustee during the January 19, 2021 meeting
The new trustee will be sworn in on January 26, 2021, during the Regular Board meeting
The new trustee shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term of the office, which ends January 1, 2024
Click here to access the online Zone 4 application

Criteria & Eligibility:

The applicant must:

be able to attend the online candidate interview, on Thursday, January 19, 2021, starting at 5pm
be over 18 years old
be a registered voter
currently live in Zone 4 - (Yellow Area on this map)
provide a current resume
not be an employee of the West Ada School District
attend regularly scheduled meetings and special meetings (Calendar of regular meeting schedule is established in January)
attend high school graduations
The main responsibility of a Trustee is governance of schools, not the daily operations of the District.

The Board is an entire body. No one trustee, other than the Chair may speak for or represent the will of the Board.

The full duties of a Trustee are outlined in Idaho Statutes Section 33-512

NOTE: This is not a paid position.

For more information about the West Ada Board of Trustees, to: https://www.westada.org/BoardofTrustees

Good morning Students, Staff, Parents and Guardians,

This fall a committee was convened to address several important attendance area concerns in our school district. This committee has created a proposal which is ready for patron review.

Below is the link where you will find a video explaining the process, interactive maps and details of the committee’s proposal. Within this webpage, a question and feedback form is available. Feedback is an important part of this process and the committee will consider all submissions. The Board of Trustees will see a presentation on this attendance area proposal during their January 12 meeting. 

https://www.westada.org/AttendanceAreaProposal 

Sincerely,

West Ada School District's Operational Planning Team