Blaine County School District

Blaine County School District 61 (BCSD) is a school district headquartered in Hailey, Idaho.^[1]

It is the sole school district with jurisdiction in Blaine County.^[2] The school district covers the entire county.^[3]

Students living in the rural Yale area in the county's southeastern panhandle are sent to schools in neighboring Minidoka County, operated by the Minidoka County School District.^[4] The Blaine district pays money to the Minidoka student to send the Yale students to Minidoka schools. In 1994, there was bus transportation provided by both districts, with Acequia Elementary School in Acequia, operated by the Minidoka district, as the handoff point where the students switch drivers. In 1994, 16 students were sent from Blaine County to Minidoka County.^[5]

History

In 1973, nine students from the Yale area went to Minidoka schools. In 1973 there was Senate Bill 2021, a bill in the Idaho Legislature which, if passed, would have facilitated redrawing school district boundaries. The Commissioners of Blaine County opposed the bill as they did not want the county school district to lose the "Yale" area.^[6]

In 2021, James Foudy became the superintendent of this district. He was previously the superintendent of McCall-Donnelly School District. All board members voted to make Foudy the superintendent.^[7]

Schools

Schools include:^[8]

PK-12 schools

• Carey School

High schools

• Wood River High School
• Silver Creek High School (alternative)

PK-8 schools

• Ernest Hemingway STEAM School

Middle schools

• Wood River Middle School

Elementary schools (PK-5)

• Alturas Elementary School
  • It is a magnet school.^[9] Prior to 2014, it was named Woodside Elementary School,^[10] and was a zoned elementary school for southern Hailey.^[11]
• Bellevue Elementary School
• Hailey Elementary School

References

1. "Home". Blaine County School Distric. Retrieved 2024-03-12. Visit Us 118 Bullion St. Hailey, ID 83333
2. "Blaine County School District". Blaineschools.org. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Blaine County, ID" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-03-12. - Text list
4. . Blaineschools.org. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011. Students in the Yale/Minidoka Area are excluded. Students in this area attend school in Minidoka County School District.
5. Jones, Douglas S. (1993-07-07). "Out on a limb Boundary quirk puts Yale area residents there". Times-News. Vol. 88, no. 188. Twin Falls, Idaho. pp. A1, A2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Blaine aides oppose Gem redistricting bill". Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. 1973-02-13. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Blaine County School Board Selects Next Superintendent". Boise State Public Radio. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
8. "BLAINE COUNTY DISTRICT schools for this district". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
9. . Blaine County School District. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
10. Smith, Terry (2014-02-28). "District renames Woodside school". Idaho Mountain Express and Guide. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
11. . Blaineschools.org. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.

External links

• Blaine County School District