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2022-23 School Calendar

January 28, 2022

Hello TFSD Families, Earlier this week, the TFSD Board of Trustees approved a calendar for the upcoming school year. You can access the calendar below. As always, there are a variety of opinions about the school year calendar. Here in Twin Falls, we utilize a committee to establish a recommendation for the calendar....

Attendance Zones

January 27, 2022

Hello TFSD Families, As Twin Falls grows, population changes in our community can put unpredictable pressure on our schools. To address the ways neighborhoods are growing and changing, the TFSD has proposed shifting a section of the Rock Creek Elementary School Zone to Perrine Elementary School beginning with the start of the 2022-2023 school...

Boys and Girls Club to Partner with TFSD for 21st CCLC Grant

January 26, 2022

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Magic Valley, in partnership with Twin Falls School District, intends to submit an application to the Idaho State Department of Education for a 21st CCLC grant. The grant will support an academic-focused after-school program for students at Oregon Trail Elementary. If you have any comments on the proposed program,...

Avenues for Hope

December 3, 2021

This year the Twin Falls School District will be participating in the Avenues for Hope campaign. This program will allow our district to inform our community about the challenges some of our students are facing. Hopefully, the community will provide financial support for these students. During the 2020-21 school year, the TFSD identified 360 school...

TFSD Employment Day

November 16, 2021

The TFSD is struggling to get applicants for our paraeducator positions. These are teachers’ aids that work in a few different capacities from student support, special education, and behavior support. The district has already made an effort to address this by offering a bonus ($1,000-1,500 depending on the position!) for all paraeducators who are employed...

Dr. Dickinson: Open Letter to the Community

November 5, 2021

We live in an interesting time when so much information is shared and received on social media. In the past year, it feels as if public education has been in the crosshairs with concerns about attempts to indoctrinate students and sway student opinions and/or political ideology. We know parents and patrons have concerns about what...

October is Bullying Prevention Month

October 1, 2021

Hello TFSD Families, October is National Bully Prevention Month and we want to take this opportunity to provide families with information about how they can help our school system address student conflicts and challenging student behaviors. Every child has the right to feel safe and supported. Student behaviors, bullying, and student conflict directly...

School Board Elections

September 14, 2021

The TFSD is pleased to announce the certification of election for two school board trustees. At the September 13 School Board Meeting, the board voted unanimously to certify the election of Jayson Lloyd as the trustee for Zone 3 and Eric Smallwood as the Trustee for Zone 1. Both trustees were running unopposed and as...

American Rescue Plan – Community Feedback

September 14, 2021

The Twin Falls School District has received a third round of funding from the federal government that is intended to provide additional relief to safely reopen and sustain safe operations of schools as well as to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on student learning for the next two years. To establish an overview...

TFSD to Offer Counseling Sessions for all Students

July 28, 2021

The Twin Falls School District is excited to announce a new partnership aimed at addressing student mental health and supporting families in our community. Starting in September, the TFSD will be offering the Student and Family Assistance Program (SFAP) through BPA Health for every student. This offering includes five counseling sessions for each student...

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