Schools

Cascade Education

Growing up in Cascade

Our mission

Our mission is to engage every student, every day, in character development and rigorous education. 

Our Vision

The Cascade School teachers and staff will:

• Engage all students and set standards for excellence that will prepare them to be effective community members.
• Meet as a professional learning community to collaborate with purpose, to develop high–quality learning for all.
• Commit daily to provide opportunities that encompass the whole child through a well-rounded educational curriculum, family engagement, and community and cultural enrichment.

Cascade Elementary School

School Hours: 

• Mon, Weds, Thurs, Fri – 8:00am – 3:18pm
• Tuesday – 8:00am – 2:22pm

Cascade Elementary school consists of grades Kindergarten through 5th grade.  We proudly host one classroom per grade level with the average class size being 16 students.  Cascade Elementary School has a strong focus on the core curriculum for Reading, Writing, and Math.

Our Elementary Curriculum:  In the area of Reading and Writing, Cascade School District utilizes a program called American Reading Company (ARC).  ARC is a Reading and Writing curriculum that consists of 4 units, each unit focuses on a different type of text (informational, expository, etc).  One of the fundamental beliefs of ARC is that each learner should be given the opportunity to read both at their individual level and the grade level while developing a love of reading.

In the area of Math, Cascade Schools utilizes a rigorous curriculum called Eureka Math.  Eureka math curriculum was developed by a consortium of educators and is updated regularly to ensure that that content is current.  Eureka Math curriculum has earned some of the highest rankings for rigor and alignment to standards for all math curriculum available to schools.  Within our Eureka Math curriculum, we utilize Kahn Academy to support the understanding of math.

Cascade Elementary school believes that early intervention is a must for our youngest learners, therefore, ALL of our K-5th grade students have a built in lab time each day for Math and Reading/Writing to assure that all students are getting what they need in a timely manner to be successful in school.  Our commitment to focusing on getting students what they need in a timely manner to achieve has earned Cascade Elementary School a reputation for being one of the fastest improving elementary schools in the state of Idaho.

Hello Cascade Families!

At Cascade Schools, we believe that all children can learn and deserve the opportunity to in a clean, healthy, whole minded environment.  We take our Cascade School District mission to heart and work every day to make sure that we are reaching every student every day in as many capacities as possible.

We pride ourselves in our strong academic outcomes and systems, we have interventions for students at every grade level and every core subject area to ensure that we are supporting kids that need support before they have a chance to fail.  We have implemented a high quality core curriculum that is aligned with State Standards through all of our Kindergarten through Senior level classes.  We believe that a focus on the basics and priority standards is setting our students up for success.

We trust the families of our students with assisting us in making decisions and engage with them on a regular basis.  It is our goal to never have surprises coming home to the families, we want our families to be informed and thinking partners with us to better serve our students.  Being a PreK-12 school, we value a family centered approach to teaching and learning and we love having entire families under one roof.

We are always working on our practices and continuing our pursuit of excellence in keeping up with the everchanging academic and social environment.  We focus on building healthy, trusting, honest relationships with all of our stakeholders and commit ourselves to understanding the whole child so we can better serve as educators and community leaders.

It is such an honor for me to serve Cascade Families and Community members in the capacity of School Superintendent, I hope that you feel welcome to come and visit with me.

Sincerely,

Joni Stevenson

Cascade School District Superintendent