Barbara Morgan, a former teacher in MDSD and an astronaut, visited BRMES on Monday, October 16! Her journey from the classroom to outer space is an inspiring story of determination and achievement.
5 months ago, McCall-Donnelly School District
Barbara Morgan Visit
MDHS AWARDED "BEST HIGH SCHOOL" BY US NEWS...AGAIN! - McCall-Donnelly High School achieved an overall score of 92.41/100. A great high school educates all students from different social and economic backgrounds, exposing them to challenging coursework on the path to graduation. The highest ranked U.S. public schools in U.S. News & World Report's 2023-2024 Best High Schools rankings are those whose students demonstrated outstanding outcomes above expectations in math, reading and science state assessments, earned qualifying scores in an array of college-level exams, and graduated in high proportions. In coordination with North Carolina-based RTI International, a global nonprofit social science research firm, U.S. News ranked approximately 17,680 public high schools out of nearly 25,000 reviewed. This is the count of public high schools that had a 12th grade enrollment of 15 students or greater, or otherwise had sufficient enrollment in other high school grades, during the 2020-2021 school year to be analyzed. McCall-Donnelly High School is ranked seventh within Idaho, following North Star Charter, Coeur d'Alene Charter, Renaissance High, Sage International School, Boise Senior High, and Rockland Public School. Idaho has 241 high schools. More information about McCall-Donnelly High School and its ranking is available at https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/idaho/districts/mccall-donnelly-joint-school-district/mccall-donnelly-high-school-6338
6 months ago, McCall-Donnelly School District
Best High Schools
Reading matters! We practice it here at Donnelly and it shows. Spring 2023 IRI - Donnelly Elementary - 94.2% of students reading at grade level. Far above the state average of 66.6%. Top performing traditional districts - MDSD - 81.6%. You can view the whole article here: https://www.idahoednews.org/top-news/top-10-lists-statewide-scores-are-down-but-heres-where-theyre-the-best/
6 months ago, McCall-Donnelly School District
DES Reading
MDHS AWARDED AP HONOR ROLL RECOGNITION - McCall-Donnelly High School has earned a place on the College Board's AP School Honor Roll for the 2022-23 school year! The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools that have done outstanding work to welcome more students into AP courses and support them on the path to college success. Research shows students who take AP courses and exams are more likely to attend college and graduate on time. The students who enter four-year colleges with credit from AP accelerate their path to graduation and build confidence for college success. And even for those who don’t earn college credit, AP coursework provides early exposure to college-level work and contributes to a college-going school culture. More info is available on the AP School Honor Roll website, https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/scores/awards/school-districts-awards.
6 months ago, McCall-Donnelly School District
AP Honor Roll Bronze
McCall-Donnelly School District received the ranking of #1 in Best School Districts in Idaho for Niche's 2024 Best K-12 Schools!
6 months ago, McCall-Donnelly School District
2024 Niche Best Schools Badge
Thank you, Harlow's Bus Company, for always ensuring our children's safe journey to and from school!
7 months ago, Christine Butler
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Celebrating a Successful Payette Lakes Middle School Open House! Thank you to all who attended, as well as our dedicated staff who made this event possible. Your presence made the event truly special, and we appreciated the opportunity to showcase our school. If you missed our Open House or have any further questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
7 months ago, Christine Butler
PLMS Open House
A huge shout out to Ridley's and Albertson's for providing us with fresh fruits and vegetables for the MDSD All District Breakfast! Thank you so much!
7 months ago, Christine Butler
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On Saturday, August 19, the staff at Donnelly Elementary with volunteers from the community and the MDHS football team moved five classrooms out of the old wing and into the new wing. This was an incredible undertaking and without the support of these volunteers, the job of moving teacher materials would have been much more time-consuming. With their help, we were able to get everything moved in less than two hours! Teachers are now in the process of getting their classrooms set up for the first day with students. Thank you for all your support and know that the MDHS football team has expanded their fan base. Go Vandals! David Pickard Principal, Donnelly Elementary School
7 months ago, Christine Butler
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The 8th-grade girls' track team from PLMS achieved an impressive victory by winning the SRV District Track meet for the second consecutive year. The team, comprised of Marie Duncan, Seneca Augustinsky, Piper Henderson, and Gracie Know, excelled in the Medley Relay event, securing first place. Melanie Skiftun and Mark Hanshue, members of the Donnelly Fire Department, generously volunteered their time to teach CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) in Janell Hodsdon's 8th-grade Health class at PLMS.
10 months ago, Christine Butler
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A heartfelt thank you goes out to each and every one of you who showed up to cheer on and celebrate our talented students at the BRMES Art Night! Your unwavering support and infectious enthusiasm made the event truly memorable. We are grateful for your presence and encouragement!
10 months ago, Christine Butler
BRMES Art Night 2023
Donnelly Elementary's 5th Grade has raised 100 fall-run Chinook salmon eggs- to the smolt life-cycle stage- in class with their teacher, Deirdre Abrams, and the Nez Perce Tribal Fisheries (NPTF) for the last three years. After students care for the salmon in two 55-gallon tanks in class for 7 months, NPTF biologists then tag each of the fish with a pit-tag (microchip) in the spring, and then they release them into the Salmon River at Hammer Creek and track them via their pit-tags, as they migrate through the Snake and Columbia River to the ocean. Because each of the 8 hydroelectric dams, which their fish must cross over during migration, have antennas, students can track their fish all summer whenever they are detected going over a dam spillway or bypass. Ideally, after 2-4 years in the Pacific Ocean, these fish will return home to Idaho to spawn if they are lucky enough to make the 600 mile round trip journey back to Hammer Creek. Students can keep checking the tag file for years in hopes of getting any return-migration detections!
10 months ago, Christine Butler
Fish
MDSD and Harlow's have added 2 McCall bus routes beginning with school return! Please visit https://mccalldonnellyid.sites.thrillshare.com/page/transportation to see the changes.
over 1 year ago, McCall-Donnelly School District
Did you know MDSD Instructional Coaches have their own website? This is a good resource for information on best practices and seeing how the instructional staff is engaged in professional development! Check it out here: https://sites.google.com/view/mdsd-coaches-corner/home
over 1 year ago, McCall-Donnelly School District
MDSD was offered the chance to have Dr. Phil Warrick from Marzano Resources come for a Professional Development Day on Friday, February 24, 2023. Dr. Warrick is a global presenter in the areas of high reliability school leadership, instruction, assessment, grading and collaborative teaming. He is currently booked out two to three years, so the opportunity to bring world class professional development to McCall-Donnelly staff was an easy decision. The districts intentional focus on best practice in teaching and learning will be supported by Dr. Warrick’s training. February 24th will mean no school for MDSD students.
over 1 year ago, Rachel Shrope
UPDATED: 2022-2023 School bus routes. Please visit the "Transportation" page of the website to view times and stops.
over 1 year ago, Bianca Imel
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Due to bus driver shortages, school bus routes will now be combined. Harlow’s Bus Service is currently updating the routes and the district will post those routes as soon as they become available. If you have any interested in becoming a school bus driver, please contact Harlow’s Bus Service at 208-634-1089.
over 1 year ago, Joe Luff
nowhiring
Applications for MDSD school bus drivers now open! Snap the QR code in the flyer or apply directly at: harlowsschoolbus.com
over 1 year ago, Joe Luff
hiring bus drivers
1ST DAY OF SCHOOL IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH. Starting school prior to Labor Day allows the district to authorize an emergency levy if additional resources are needed. Learn more about School Calendaring here: https://5il.co/1d616
over 1 year ago, District Office
Free Developmental Preschool Screenings at Donnelly Elementary School for children 3-5 years of age are offered. Upcoming dates are August 30-September 2. More > https://5il.co/1cvb4
almost 2 years ago, Chris Costa