On November 9-11, 2022, the Idaho School Boards Association celebrated its 80th Anniversary as it hosted its Annual Convention in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. School board members and school leaders from across the state joined the ISBA team for a jam-packed week of learning, networking, and growing as school board leaders. Some of our favorite highlights […]
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As school board members, we are invested in preparing students to enter the world and believe their success is not only critical for them, but also for the health of our communities. We are lucky to have passionate and excellent educators here in Idaho, but they can’t do their jobs without reliable internet access. The
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Student Clubs and The Board: The Basics From time to time, student clubs have become the object of controversy. Some clubs are based around controversial issues like religion, LGBT rights, and political or social causes; and there are sometimes calls from constituents to ban a club, to require parental membership to join, or to otherwise
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Every June Idaho celebrates School Board Appreciation month. The month is about honoring the over 800 school board members across the state that dedicate their time and talents towards strengthening our public and charter schools and ensuring student success for every child. But at this moment, school board appreciation is more than expressing gratitude—it is
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April 18, 2022 Members of the Idaho School Boards Association: On April 10, 2022, in Raleigh, North Carolina, our association, along with 21 other founding school boards associations, signed a resolution to officially form the Consortium of State School Boards Associations (COSSBA). COSSBA is a voluntary, non-partisan, national alliance of state school boards associations. We
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Dear School Board Member, The Idaho School Boards Association (ISBA) and Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (Idaho AEYC) is proud to promote and support recognition of and engagement in the nationwide celebration of the Week of the Young Child™ (WOYC). On behalf of our members and all early childhood professionals in Idaho,
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The second half of House Bill 669 is an Education Savings Account or ESA. ESA’s are simply vouchers by another name. Rather than giving the taxpayer funds directly to the private school like traditional vouchers, the government deposits taxpayer funds into an “education savings account” that the parents can use for various educational purposes, including
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Funding full-day kindergarten has been an adopted ISBA resolution for the last four consecutive years, and we will continue to advocate for the funding of full-day K. Data shows that children who attend full-day kindergarten show significantly stronger academic gains over the course of their kindergarten year than their counterparts in half-day programs. Idaho’s current
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Do you know who your legislators are? If not, use this link to find out: https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/whosmylegislator/. Once you do, you can find a name and email address to each legislator in this post. The ISBA staff is available to assist you in locating contact information. Your Legislators can be found HERE.
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Dear Outgoing, Returning, and New Board Members, I am always amazed at what children can create with whatever is laying around an old junk drawer. Somehow a single popsicle stick, a broken crayon, and some scratch paper can be transformed into a rocket ship or a bracelet. I believe school board members operate with the
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