Castleford School District

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Castleford High School senior class graduation parade! 

Music credit: Green Day. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)."

Patrons, on Tuesday, May 26, there will be a special board meeting, beginning at 7:00 p.m. 

The meeting will be conducted virtually. You can observe it on Zoom, an audio/visual conferencing platform. In order to do that, you’ll need the following information:

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Patrons, on Wednesday, May 20, there will be a regular board meeting, beginning at 7:00 p.m. 

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HELP US CELEBRATE THIS YEAR’S GRADUATING CLASS OF 2020!

You are invited to participate in a graduation parade for this year’s senior graduates! The community is encouraged to participate, but social distancing guidelines must be followed. 

To participate, please meet at Jeans Park at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 21. Officer Matt Radmall will lead participants in a parade route to campus, where seniors will be stationed. 

Decorate your car, make signs, make noise — just don’t get out of your car.

Castleford Elementary teachers want to say goodbye to their students! Families and students of Kindergarten through fifth-grade students are invited to participate in a farewell parade on Tuesday, May 19th. For this parade to adhere to social-distancing guidelines, the following protocol will be followed.

Meet Mrs. Allred at Jeans Park at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19. She will lead your car in a parade through the school campus, where elementary teachers will be stationed to wave goodbye. Parade participants MUST stay in their vehicle at all times.

It’s time to sign up for Castleford Youth Baseball! Follow this link to find a registration form that contains detailed information. Please address your questions to Mrs. Laurie Howard at 208-308-6335.

Kindergarten screening, which gauges students’ readiness for kindergarten, will be held sometime during the summer, probably in July. Definitive dates will be set in the future. Parents/guardians of in-district kindergarten students, please contact the district office so that you can be informed of screening dates once they’re determined. The district office phone number is 208-537-6511. To be eligible to attend Kindergarten, students need to be at least five-years-old by September 1, 2020.

DATE:  5/6/20

To:  Castleford students and patrons

FROM:  Lyle Bayley, Superintendent/Principal

RE:  End of year schedule

Patrons and students,

Below is the schedule for the end of our school year, including graduation information for the seniors.

Kindergarten:

• May 14^th at 10:00 a.m. there will be a virtual Marco Polo Graduation with Mrs. Corson.

Elementary Students:

• Packets will continue through the week of May 15^th and this will end elementary instruction.
• Individual student and desk items will be available for pick-up on Monday, May 11^th from 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.  Each class box will be identified by grade level with the teacher’s name to find the bags of supplies.

Junior High and High School Students:

• The final day of new instruction will be on May 15^th.
• The week of May 18-21 will be a “Success Week”.  Success week will be a time that students can use to finalize assignments that have not been completed.
• Student Checkout
  • Seniors will check out on May 18^th from 9:00 a.m. until noon.
  • May 20^th  checkout times for students in grades 6-11 with times as follows:
    • Grade 6—8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
    • Grade 7—11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
    • Grade 8—1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    • Grade 9—1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    • Grade 10—11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
    • Grade 11–8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

****Social Distancing Guidelines will be followed during checkout times.  Please be patient.

Food Service:

• Foodservice will continue with the final day of service being May 21^st.

Graduation Information: Because of the COVID-19 distancing rules, we will not have a formal graduation on the May 21^st date.  We will, however, have a parade on May 21^st at 7:00 p.m. for the seniors.  We will attempt to host a formal graduation in June.  Dates that are being looked at in June are the 26^th and the 27^th.  Senior families will be surveyed and the best date will be selected.  Please check the website for more information on both the parade and the formal graduation, which will be announced soon.

Thank you,

Lyle Bayley, Superintendent/Principal

Castleford School District is accepting applications for the following secondary teaching positions for the 2020-2021 school year: Secondary Math and Secondary Science. Both positions are full-time. Castleford will be operating on a four-day school week schedule beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year. Successful candidates must hold or be able to obtain a valid Idaho Education Credential with the applicable endorsement(s). You can access a teacher application here, or you can contact district clerk Ms. Kris Kline at 208-537-6511 or by email at KKline@castlefordschools.org.

Castleford School District is currently accepting applications for a full-time elementary teaching position. The district will be operating on a four-day school week schedule beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year. Successful candidates must hold or be able to obtain a valid Idaho Education Credential. You can access a teacher application here, or you can contact district clerk Ms. Kris Kline at 208-537-6511 or by email at KKline@castlefordschools.org.

Castleford School District is currently hiring substitute teachers. Click this link to access the non-certified application for employment. Contact the district office for more information: 208-537-6511.

Castleford School District is currently accepting applications for the following positions for the 2020-2021 school year: Junior High Football Coach, Junior High Volleyball Coach, Head Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach, Cheer Coach/Advisor, Junior High Boys’ Basketball Coach. Contact Castleford School District Athletic Director Brian Lowry if you’re interested at BLowry@castlefordschools.org or at 417-849-7911.

Castleford School District is an equal opportunity employer. 

Patrons, on Wednesday, May 6, there will be a special board meeting, beginning at 7:00 p.m. 

The meeting will be conducted virtually. You can observe it on Zoom, an audio/visual conferencing platform. In order to do that, you’ll need the following information:

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