Colstrip School District 19 -

CHS Track and Field— Good luck to Colts and Fillies as they compete in the District track and field in Baker. Go Colts! Go Fillies!

FBMS Spring Concert Wednesday, May 18th at 7 pm in the FBMS Gym Please use the Auxiliary Gym/ Activity Entrance. Doors open at 6:45 pm and will close at 7:15 pm. See you all there!

SUPERINTENDENT NOTICE: Notice is hereby given to the governing Board and general public that the Facilities & Transportation Committee of the Governing Board for the Colstrip School District #19 will be held Monday, May 16, 2022 beginning at 4:15 PM. The meeting can be attended at Colstrip High School in the Lower Level Commons. Entry through Door 24 from the Lower Parking Lot.

CHS Track and Field-- District Track and Field has been move to Monday 5/16. If you have any questions please let me know. Andrew Torgerson, AD 406-740-0862 Andrew.torgerson@colstrip.k12.mt.us

CHS Golf-- Good luck to our CHS Colts and Fillies Golf team as they compete in their Divisional Golf Tournament held at Eagle Rock today. Start time for the tournament is 9:00 AM. Go Colts! Go Fillies!

SPRING POPS CONCERT for CHS will be in the auditorium on Tuesday, May 10th at 7:00 pm. See you there!

SUPERINTENDENT NOTICE: Notice is hereby given to the governing Board and general public that a regular meeting of the Governing Board for the Colstrip School District #19 will be held Monday May 9, 2022 beginning at 6:00 PM. The meeting can be attended at Colstrip High School in the Lower Level Commons. Entry through Door 24 from the Lower Parking Lot. The meeting can also be attended electronically through Zoom: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwudOGqrjIpGN0P7XjLv0NIfWRv1SgJlSe4

SUPERINTENDENT NOTICE: The unofficial results from the Elections Administrator, Joanne Schrupp: Both general fund levies passed by margins of 44 (elementary) and 28 (high school). The results of the trustee election are as follows: Sarah Cookman - 97 Jon Currier - 191 *Tiffany Davenport - 368 DeeAnne Egan - 135 *Wade Steere - 427 Congratulations to the new school board members, Tiffany Davenport and Wade Steere, and a "super" job well done to everyone who assisted in passing the levies. Congratulations and thank you!

ELECTION NOTICE: The annual school election is Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The polling site is the Colstrip High School activities mezzanine. Please use the CHS Activities entrance (Door 10) in the upper parking lot when coming to vote. Polls will be open from Noon until 8:00 p.m. Absentee ballots can be dropped off at CHS Door 24 in the lower parking lot until 8:00 p.m. on the 3rd. Please remember to sign your affidavit envelope! If you are not registered to vote, you can register up to and including election day, May 3rd. You must register at the Rosebud County Clerk & Recorder's office in the Rosebud County Courthouse in Forsyth. You must return to Colstrip with your certificate in time to vote prior to the close of polls at 8:00 p.m.

CHS Track and Field— Congratulations to athletes being selected to Midland Roundtable Top Track meet Tuesday 5/3 in Laurel. Gracie Bradley: Compete in 100 M Hurdles and 300 M Hurdles. Selected for HJ and 400 M as well. Malea Egan: 400 M Canzas Hisbadhorse: HJ Talen Rogers: Shot put Jamie Whitedirt: Shot Put and Discus Weston Means: HJ and LJ Go Colts! Go Fillies!

SUPERINTENDENT NOTE: This week is so important as it is Teacher Appreciation Week (May 2-6)! As trite as it sounds, most educators don't get into this profession to make money, they are in it to make a difference. In cleaning up after COVID, they are working to bring our communities back together. Their classrooms are filled with numerous losses, mental health challenges, in addition to learning gaps that were created by the pandemic. Teachers are a part of so many different lives. They are MAKING DUST AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE! We need to recognize that teachers can provide the pathway back to normal. Our country needs public education and the people that serve our families more than ever. Teachers need support and we need more of them. Please take the time to let them know that they have your support. Take time to let them know that you appreciate the work they are doing. When you VOTE, keep teachers in mind. The payment that comes from appreciation does more for our youth than we know. I know we all appreciate the road that our teachers have been down serving our community during this pandemic. Let them know it. Go out of the way to give them a call, text, email or thank them personally. It is in giving that we receive. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

CHS Track and Field— Due to weather Colstrip home high school track meet will be rescheduled for Wednesday May 4th starting at 3:00 pm. There will be no home track meet tomorrow Saturday 4/30. If you have any questions please contact Andrew Torgerson,AD Andrew.torgerson@colstrip.k12.mt.us 406-740-0862

SUPERINTENDENT NOTICE: By action of the Colstrip Board of Trustees at the April 26, 2022 Board Meeting; due to schools days lost because emergency closure, the District will declare a partial day of school on Friday, April 29, 2022 to meet MCA 20-1-301. Once again, there will be a partial day of school scheduled for this Friday, April 29, 2022. Students will be counted absent if they do not attend. See attendance times below: Partial day times Elementary K-3: 8:15 AM - 2:25 PM Elementary 4-5: 8:15 AM - 2:30 PM Middle School: 8:10 AM - 2:45 PM High School: 8:05 AM - 2:35 PM

FBMS Music department will be presenting their final concert for the year on Wednesday, May 18th. It will begin at 7:00 PM. Please enter through the Activities Entrance. Students in the Band/Choir will need to arrive at 6:30 PM.

CHS Athletics-- Updated Spring sports schedules are on the news feed and also under the documents tab under activities as well. We hope weather cooperates with us to finish these seasons strong! Go Colts! Go Fillies! Go Mustangs! Go Ponies!

A presentation for Parents to help educate them on possible signs of substance abuse. Come learn about possible spots children are hiding things within their bedrooms. Come to this short presentation put on by Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center. This presentation will be held at the Colstrip High School Cafeteria from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening April 27th.

SUPERINTENDENT REMINDER: Notice has hereby given to the governing Board and general public that a regular meeting of the Governing Board for the Colstrip School District #19 will be held Monday April 25, 2022 beginning at 6:00 PM. The meeting can be attended at Colstrip High School in the Lower Level Commons. Entry through Door 24 from the Lower Parking Lot. The meeting can also be attended electronically through Zoom: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwudOGqrjIpGN0P7XjLv0NIfWRv1SgJlSe4 Meeting ID: 883 3820 9329 Passcode: TC4CSi

CHS Track and Field— Track meet in Laurel for Saturday April 23 has been cancelled due to weather. We have added a meet in Hardin Tuesday April 26th. Go Colts! Go Fillies!

FBMS Home track and field meet will start at 10:00 am held at CHS Friday April 22nd. Go mustangs!

SUPERINTENDENT NOTE: RE: Emergency Closure Makeup Days During the 2021-2022 school year, the School District had to declare emergency closures and cancel school on the following days: August 20, 2021 - Partial Day - Power Outage March 3, 2022 - PM Only - Water Outage April 12, 2022 - Full Day - Weather April 13, 2022 - Full Day - Weather April 14, 2022 - Full Day - Weather The State of Montana allows one day each year for emergency dismissal without penalty. The April 12, 2022 date is dismissed by the state and will be counted as a full day. This year’s District's Calendar has a built-in allowance. This emergency allowance provides (2 1/2) two and one-half days in addition to the (1) one day allowed by 20-9-806 MCA. This leaves the District short one partial day of school from meeting compliant requirements during the 2021-2022 school year. In order to keep from adding additional days beyond the last day of school (May 25), The Board of Trustees will consider that students and staff be required to make up a partial day of school on April 29, 2022 to meet hourly requirements in 20-1-301 MCA. Currently the day is marked as a PDW day and teachers and most staff are already assigned to be here. With this makeup, the District will be in compliance with the hourly requirements for school outlined in 20-1-301 MCA. The School Board of Trustees will take action on Emergency Closure Makeup Days at its April 25, 2022 meeting. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Superintendent’s Office.