Want to watch State Wrestling? Follow the link: https://kslsports.com/stream/?
Parents please be aware that the window to provide input into what fees will be charged in our secondary schools has opened. State Law requires every fee that a parent might be charged in our secondary schools to be approved by the District Board of Education after the public has had two opportunities to provide input. No fees can be charged in elementary schools. Secondary school fees for the upcoming school year must be approved by April 1st of the preceding year. On our January board agenda, one can find the spend plans and Program Sustainability Fee Schedule. (cut and paste link below) Spend plans are intended to let parents know the maximum that could be charged if their child participates in a sport or activity. Give them a look. Contact your local school administrator or school board member if you have questions or would like to provide input. We value your input!
https://go.boarddocs.com/ut/sjsd/Board.nsf/vpublic?open#tab-meetings
Parent Night.
Important Announcement for Wednesday, January 18, 2023
SJSD Students and Families attending the Blanding, Monticello and Lasal Schools
Due to the continued winter storm and uncertain weather conditions predicted for tomorrow in the Mountain Region, Blanding, Monticello and Lasal Schools will be participating in a virtual learning day from home. Buses will not be running tomorrow.
All students and parents will be receiving details from their school and teacher explaining how to access their coursework for the day through email by tomorrow morning at 9am. School will resume on the regular schedule on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Please reach out to the school office, your child’s teacher, or the principal if you have any questions. Thank you for your continued support and patience. Stay warm and safe! (For additional information please check your email.)
Due to the continued winter storm, all schools in the San Juan District will be on a two hour delay for Tuesday, Jan 17. All buses will be delayed two hours from their regularly scheduled time. No breakfast will be served. Please check your schools website often for possible updates. As always parents should take safety into consideration when deciding on student attendance decisions.
Thank you for your patience.
MHS's Late Start Bell Schedule
1st 10:00-11:05
2nd 11:09-12:14
Lunch 12:14-1:00
3rd 1:00-2:06
4th 2:10-3:15
REMINDER: Parent Connection Night tonight at MHS from 7 - 8. Classes will be provided on Canvas, Aspire, Eligibility, Clubs, Standards Based Grading, Emotional Support, Flex Time, and Others. Refreshments will be served. See you there!
Dear Parent(s) and Stakeholders,
The San Juan School District Board of Education members are seeking information to help best serve its patrons. As a consequence of the Covid19 Pandemic, it was necessary to suspend the practice of rotating board meeting locations from school to school within the county and hold them in one location (the Boardroom at the District Office in Blanding) and broadcast them virtually to parents and stakeholders. A modern, efficient broadcast system has been purchased and installed in the Board Room in the District Office in Blanding. This system was purchased using ESSER Care funds to help facilitate effective public participation into the virtual board meetings. A rise in participation of patrons resulted. In the past five months, the lowest number of viewers has been 60 with the highest being over a 100. These numbers are substantially higher than participation numbers in meetings prior to the Pandemic.
Now with the Pandemic subsiding to some degree, the Board of Education is seeking some input regarding the best way to provide stakeholder access to board meetings in the future. Should board meetings return to a rotation of in-person meetings at schools where broadcasting effectiveness is less than ideal due to many factors, or should board meetings remain in the Board Room in Blanding and be broadcasted virtually to patrons utilizing the modern, effective system? The Board of Education is asking you to provide your input into the decision by completing the attached survey. Thank you so much for your valuable time.
Ron Nielson
Superintendent of Schools
https://sanjuandistrict.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6r4WQRlfoBNHZzM
Attention SJSD Parents, Students, and Stakeholders,
On Monday August 15th, all San Juan School District schools and district office will be closed all day. SJSD staff will be attending a valuable training day to help them be ready to kick off another successful year. The focus of this training day will be to unite our district staff into one strong team and to remind teachers/staff of the critical role they each play in positively shaping the lives of our youth.
I appreciate your patience and understanding and apologize for any inconvenience caused by this change. Schools will reopen on Tuesday August 16th, and we look forward to seeing you then.
Sincerely,
Superintendent Ron Nielson
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you to our teachers and staff for helping make this year successful. Thank your teacher(s) today!
Your opinion matters!
Business owners, parents, students, community members, government agencies, we need your input! Please take a moment to provide essential feedback about Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs in San Juan School District and Utah.
You can scan the QR code below or navigate to https://qrco.de/CTESurveys. Thank you in advance!
Congratulations to these FBLA members at MHS who placed in their events at the FBLA State Conference.
Cami Dowell - 5th place - Healthcare Administration
Cami Dowell, Amy Lewis, Oakley Adams - 7th place - Social Media Strategies
Ashley Musselman, Alise Lewis, Gabi Dowell - 10th place - Intro to Event Planning
Don't forget to join us tonight for our Monticello High School Elective Night. Dinner will be served from 6:00-6:30. Also, all of our elective teachers have prepared a little presentation so everyone is aware of what is offered at MHS. See you soon!!
Parents, in the March 9th, SJSD board meeting, the SJSD Board of Education will be discussing school fees and spend plans for the 2022-2023 school year. These proposed fees and spend plans must be available at least twice for public input and must be officially approved before April 1st. This is the third opportunity for public input and the last opportunity to be approved before April 1st. These fees are included in the agenda which can be viewed by going to the district website. (www.sjsd.org) Anyone wishing to make a comment regarding the proposed fee schedule, can do so in next Wednesday Board Meeting either in person or virtually. Your input is greatly valued.
Notice: Due to COVID precautions and the Navajo Nation remaining in the 'RED" status, the March SJSD Board Meeting, previously scheduled for March 9th at Monument Valley High School, will be held at the District Office in Blanding Utah, and broadcasted to the public. A link to stream the meeting will be available early next week on the district website . Thank You
Dear Parent and Public,
Our number one goal is to ensure that students and staff have a safe and welcoming environment that promotes learning, and at this time I am happy to report that students and staff of San Juan School District are safe. Yesterday afternoon, a threatening comment was received at one our schools. Then, latter in the evening a suspicious device appearing to be some type of home-made explosives was found at a second SJSD school. The San Juan County Sherriff’s Department along with the Navajo Nation Police responded and determined it to be non-functional as an explosive device but still dangerous in nature. These incidents added to the recent activity on TikTok and our commitment to ensure the continued safety of students and staff, the decision to was made that Friday December 17th would be a virtual day of instruction for all students. This will allow time for further investigation. I thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue to work through this situation. We do believe these incidents are related to the TikTok challenge. We plan on students returning to face-to-face instruction Monday, Dec 20th. Should anything come to light in our ongoing investigation to require a change of plan, we will again reach out to inform parents and public. Again, thank you for your patience and understanding as we look further into these incidents.
Sincerely,
Ron Nielson
SJSD Superintendent
Congratulations to MHS FBLA students who placed at region competition.
Oakley Adams - 1st place in Journalism and 1st place in Hospital Management
Cami Dowell - 2nd place in Hospital Management
Madi Keyes - 2nd place in Insurance & Risk Management and 3rd place in Journalism
Abigail Crowley - 3rd place in Spreadsheet Applications
Amy Lewis, Cami Dowell, and Oakley Adams - 3rd place in Social Media Strategies
Dear SJSD Parents and Public,
In response to a growing need for more time for teachers to participate in and complete state required literacy training, as well as more teacher time to support lesson plan development for an 80 min instructional block, the SJSD Board of Education approved to change Dec 22nd from a regular day of school to a teacher work day. For students, this means this year's Christmas/Holiday break will begin on Dec 22nd and run through Dec 31st with regular school resuming on Monday, Jan 3rd. If questions or concerns arise regarding this decision, please reach out to your child’s school administration. As always, we appreciate and value our parents and other educational partners.
Sincerely,
Superintendent Ron Nielson
Want to watch our Volleyball team at the State Tournament?
Here is the link:
https://kslsports.com/471119/live-high-school-volleyball-monticello-v-wendover/
🧡HOMECOMING GAME🧡
MHS Volleyball hosts the Red Devils!
•Support C-team @ 4:00
•Support JV @ 5:15
•Support Varsity @ 6:30
Game Theme: WHITE OUT(wear all white, face paint, whatever you can find)
•Cheer loud with the Student Section and our MHS Cheerleaders🖤❕ @mhs.buckaroo.cheer
