ISBA president resigns from McGeachin s education task force: I don t know what they re doing
The president-elect of the Idaho School Board Association told KTVB that McGeachin s task force to investigate the scourge of critical race theory felt political. Author: Brian Holmes Updated: 5:34 PM MDT June 10, 2021
BOISE, Idaho The president-elect of the Idaho School Board Association resigned from Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin s education task force a week after its first meeting, citing how the task force failed to define critical race theory before searching for cases of it in Idaho s schools.
However, during the task force s first meeting, Jason Knopp said members were asked to write down what they thought critical race theory but the group failed to define what it actually was, which even school board superintendent candidates struggled to define.
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PAYETTE â As the Western Treasure Valley continues to grow, Idaho Code 33-313 dictates that K-12 school districts not only maintain at least five trustee zones but not more than nine, but also that these districts balance the number of citizens and students each trustee represents within 120 days of receiving the official tallies of each decennial census. The task of evaluating these results appeared on the Payette School District Board of Trusteesâ regular meeting agenda for May 10.
At the heart of the trusteesâ discussion was whether to authorize a proposed agreement with the Idaho School Boards Association to compile census data to adjust trusteesâ zones, or to pay for a separate company to compile the data as was done ten years prior. The board is presently composed of five trustees.
TSD 401 modifies current mask requirements, adopts opening plan for next school year
DRIGGS, Idaho (KIFI) - At its regular monthly meeting Monday, the Teton School District 401 Board of Trustees voted to make masks optional for students and teachers for the remainder of the 20-21 school year, effective Tuesday.
Principals disseminated the information by email and video to their staffs and families, asking all to be respectful. Those who choose to continue to wear masks will be supported in their choice, as will those who opt to not wear them.
The board also discussed and approved the plan regarding reopening of schools in the fall. Based on the district’s school-based decision-making model, in place since December, the plan calls for in-person learning unless a state-mandated stay-at-home order is in effect. If the virus were to re-escalate, the plan provides the ability to make adjustments at the building level based on the level of risk.