LPOSD reviewing school security
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Trustees of the Lake Pend Oreille School District heard a presentation June 14 from Superintendent Tom Albertson on school safety and security — a concern that has only grown...
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Albertson to retire from LPOSD
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Tom Albertson, superintendent of the Lake Pend Oreille School District, announced his retirement at the district’s board of trustees meeting Dec. 14, marking the end of a 35-year career...
LPOSD eases COVID-19 quarantine restrictions
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Trustees of the Lake Pend Oreille School District at their regular meeting Dec. 8 reiterated a commitment to keeping schools open amid the ongoing — and...
Trustees: LPOSD stays in ‘yellow’ category, but with more flexibility for teachers, administrators
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Gathered for a special early morning meeting Nov. 17, the Lake Pend Oreille District Board of Trustees, along with Superintendent Tom Albertson, looked with a measure of alarm at...
‘Tell us what you need’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Sitting down in the Sandpoint High School library across from Lake Pend Oreille School District Superintendent Tom Albertson and a host of other administrators, Gov. Brad Little made the...
A ‘drive-in’ graduation
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Every graduation ceremony is memorable, but, for the senior class of 2020, their big day will go down in history as the first to adapt to the social distancing...
LPOSD board votes to continue distance learning until May 29
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its May 6 virtual meeting to extend distance learning until May 29 — ending the 2019-2020 school...
Idaho schools to close for rest of the school year
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Idaho State Board of Education voted Monday, April 6 to extend the soft closure of all public school buildings in the state through the end of the 2019-2020...
LPOSD stands by levy election validity pending court decision
By Tom Albertson Special to the Reader Teaching and learning is the main focus in Lake Pend Oreille School District (LPOSD). Decisions on personnel, budget, student opportunities, funding and facilities all impact the student...
LPOSD to oppose indefinite levy challenge
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor A supplemental school levy has been in place since Lake Pend Oreille School District became its own district in 1999, requiring administrators to return to voters every two years...
