Blaine County School District Explained

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 (Carey)

High schools

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

PK-8 schools

• Ernest Hemingway STEAM School (Ketchum)

Middle schools

• Wood River Middle School (Hailey)

Elementary schools (PK-5)

• Alturas Elementary School (Hailey)
  • 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

External links

• Blaine County School District

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home. Blaine County School District. 2024-03-12. Visit Us 118 Bullion St. Hailey, ID 83333.
2. Web site: Blaine County School District. Blaineschools.org. November 13, 2011.
3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Blaine County, ID. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-03-12. - Text list
4. Web site: Blaine County School District : Neighborhood School Boundaries. Blaineschools.org. November 13, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929021025/http://www.blaineschools.org/District/Neighborhood_School_Boundaries.aspx. September 29, 2011. Students in the Yale/Minidoka Area are excluded. Students in this area attend school in Minidoka County School District..
5. News: Jones. Douglas S.. Out on a limb Boundary quirk puts Yale area residents there. Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. 1993-07-07. 88. 188. A1, A2. Newspapers.com.
6. News: Blaine aides oppose Gem redistricting bill. Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. 1973-02-13. 13. Newspapers.com.
7. Web site: Blaine County School Board Selects Next Superintendent . Boise State Public Radio. 2021-01-22. 2024-03-12.
8. Web site: BLAINE COUNTY DISTRICT schools for this district. National Center for Education Statistics. 2024-03-12.
9. Web site: BCSD #61 School Transportation Zones. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929225014/https://www.blaineschools.org/Page/4069. Blaine County School District. 2020-09-29. 2024-03-12.
10. Web site: Smith. Terry. District renames Woodside school. Idaho Mountain Express and Guide. 2014-02-28. 2024-03-12.
11. Web site: Blaine County School District : Neighborhood School Boundaries. Blaineschools.org. November 13, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929021025/http://www.blaineschools.org/District/Neighborhood_School_Boundaries.aspx. September 29, 2011.