Today is the first day of Board of Education Appreciation Week! We’re celebrating the incredible individuals who serve on our Board of Education and volunteer their time, energy, and passion to our students, staff, and community. Their leadership helps shape the future of our schools, ensuring a high-quality education for every student.
Join us in saying THANK YOU for their commitment and dedication to excellence and for making a difference each day!
The Annual Online Registration Update for the 2025-2026 school year and for 2025 K-12 Summer School is now open. All families must complete the online registration by May 2, 2025, to ensure transportation for both 2025 Summer School and the 2025-2026 school year. Summer School is tentatively scheduled for June 2 - June 30, 2025.
If registration is not complete by the deadline, your student will not receive transportation for the first full week of summer school or for the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year.
Please visit the Northwest R-I School website at https://www.northwestschools.net/o/nsd/page/online-enrollment-and-registration.
Looking for a career that makes a difference? Our school district is now hiring passionate educators and staff members who want to inspire the next generation!
Be part of a supportive community where you can grow and thrive! Apply online today at https://www.northwestschools.net/o/nsd/page/human-resources and bring out the Lion in you!
Looking for a career that makes a difference? Our school district is now hiring passionate educators and staff members who want to inspire the next generation!
Be part of a supportive community where you can grow and thrive! Apply online today at https://www.northwestschools.net/o/nsd/page/human-resources and bring out the Lion in you!
Due to snow covered roads and continued snow, the Northwest R-I School District will be closed for a traditional snow day on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
Our last day of school is now scheduled to be Friday, May 30, 2025.
Stay safe, stay warm, and enjoy your snow day.
Good morning, Lion Nation. The snow band arrived early this morning and looks to keep going through the morning commute. Though this band is light, it will accumulate, and we are expecting heavy snow around dismissal.
Out of an abundance of precaution, the Northwest R-I School District will be closed on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Be safe, stay warm, and enjoy your snow day.
Due to forecasted wintry precipitation, the Northwest R-I School District will have an AMI DAY on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
PreK-5 students should check for teacher communications for AMI lessons.
Secondary students should check their email and Google Classroom for assignments.
The weather may be cold, but construction is heating up!
Today, we broke ground on the Fine Arts addition at Valley Middle School! The addition is projected to be finished and ready for students this fall!
Thank you to our community for passing our bond issue, Proposition S, which makes this progress possible.
In the Spring of every year, the Northwest School District recognizes outstanding employees and community members for their dedication to our students, staff, and community. Our three different employee awards are the Apple Award, Golden Bell Award, and Teacher of the Year. Our community recognition award is the PRIDE Award.
To nominate someone, please visit https://www.northwestschools.net/page/human-resources and click the Employee Recognition Awards section. The nomination form deadline has been extended, and will close on January 17, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.
We know today is an AMI Day, but we’ll be back in person on Monday, January 13!
Please note: The cafeteria menus planned for this week (January 6, 2025) will now be served next week (January 13, 2025).
We can't wait to see everyone back on Monday!
Due to inclement weather, the Northwest R-I School District will have an AMI Day on Friday, January 10, 2025.
Students with devices should charge their Chromebooks today, and PreK-2 students will be contacted by their teachers through SeeSaw.
Secondary students should check their email and Google Classroom for assignments.
Due to continued unsafe road conditions in subdivisions across the district, the Northwest R-I School District will have an AMI day on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
Students with devices should charge their Chromebooks today, and K-2 students will be contacted by their teachers through SeeSaw.
Secondary students should check email and Google Classroom for assignments.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and flexibility.
The Northwest R-I School District will have a traditional Snow Day on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Activities and events will be communicated through school Facebook pages.. This day will be made up at the end of the school year.
We encourage you to monitor district communication channels for any further updates.
Stay warm, stay safe, and enjoy your snow day!
The Northwest R-I School District will have a traditional Snow Day on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
All buildings will be closed. This day will be made up at the end of the school year.
We encourage you to monitor district communication channels for any further updates.
Stay warm, stay safe, and enjoy your snow day!
The Northwest R-I School District will have a traditional Snow Day on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
All buildings will be closed. This day will be made up at the end of the school year.
We encourage you to monitor district communication channels for any further updates.
Stay warm, stay safe, and enjoy your snow day!
Congratulations go out to Loressa Krolak, lead custodian at Valley Middle School. She is this week's #SupportStaffSuperstar! VMS principal Dr. Spencer Storey said, "VMS would be lost without having Loressa in our building guarding the night shift!" Thank you, Ms. Krolak, for all you do for our students, staff, and making VMS look its best!
If you feel that your child demonstrates gifted characteristics and would benefit from being referred for further testing, please visit the district website for more information about the C.A.T.S program and testing.
Click on Menu then Academic Services and then choose Gifted Education. The Parent Referral Form is at the bottom of the page. If you have any questions, please contact Kim Sult ksult@northwestschools.net.
Donate to the Santa’s Little Snackerz Food Drive and help ensure Northwest students have enough to eat over the winter break! Santa's Little Snackerz Food Drive takes place Dec. 2-13, 2024. Students can leave their donations at the Cashier Desk at participating Northwest schools, or at the front office at the Early Childhood Center.
Congratulations to this week's #TeacherProudTuesday honoree, Valley Middle School coding and Project Lead the Way teacher Janet Kirkpatrick!
Dr. Spencer Storey, principal at Valley Middle, said "Her natural ability to connect with students is a gift that she possesses and helps in each of her classrooms."
Thank you for all you do for the Valley Middle School and Northwest community, Ms. Kirkpatrick!
Water has overtaken many of the roads in the Northwest School District today. Currently, the Big River is set to crest at 28’ at 6:00 p.m. tonight. We would not have time for the water to recede and for us to have adequate time to check roads before morning buses. Therefore, we are going to have another (Alternative Method of Instruction) AMI day Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.
