• Source: Idaho State Department of Education

The Idaho Department of Education is an executive agency of the Idaho state education system. The department is responsible for public elementary and secondary school matters as provided by Title 33, Idaho Code, or as determined by the Idaho State Board of Education. It is headquartered in the state capital, Boise, Idaho.
The Idaho Department of Education is helmed by the Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction, an elected official.
Each year the Idaho Department of Education serves more than 300,000 students, at 736 schools, across 115 districts.




Superintendents of Public Instruction


The Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction is an elected official and chief executive officer of the Idaho Department of Education responsible for carrying out the policies, procedures, and duties authorized by law or established by the Board for all public elementary and secondary school matters.
The office of superintendent is established in the Idaho Constitution Article IV, Section 1; "The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state controller, state treasurer, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction, each of whom shall hold his office for four years beginning on the first Monday in January next after his election, commencing with those elected in the year 1946..."
Before 1946, Idaho superintendents of public instruction were elected every two years.




Organization


Following is the management hierarchy for the Idaho Department of Education.
Office of the Superintendent

Superintendent of Public Instruction
Chief Deputy Superintendent
Deputy Superintendent, Operations
Deputy Superintendent, Communications and Policy
Communications and Policy

Deputy Superintendent, Communications and Policy
Operations

Deputy Superintendent, Operations
Director, Accountability
Director, Assessment
Director, Federal Programs
Director, Content and Curriculum
Director, Special Education
Coordinator, School Choice
Coordinator, Indian Education
Management and Educational Services

Chief Deputy Superintendent
Management Assistant
Chief Financial Officer, Public School Finance
Associate Deputy, Chief Financial Officer
Contracts and Procurement Officer
Director, Certification and Professional Standards
Director, Student Engagement and Safety Coordination
Director, Child Nutrition Programs
Director, Student Transportation
Director, Human Resources and Employment




Responsibilities


The Idaho Department of Education implements policies, distributes funds, administers statewide assessments, licenses educators, and provides accountability data for all kindergarten through grade-12 public instruction.
Idaho K-12 charter schools are managed by the Idaho Public Charter School Commission and abide by independent reporting and funding procedures, however, the Idaho Department of Education works closely with the commission to ensure access, equability, and accountability across all Idaho education efforts. This extends to the inclusion of charter schools in the Idaho Schools "report card" tool, which aggregates performance, progress, and enrollment data for all Idaho public schools.




Programs


The Idaho Department of Education supports Idaho schools and students through its work in fourteen areas.

Accounting
Assessment & Accountability
Idaho Reading Indicator
ISAT Comprehensive Assessment System
Certification and Professional Standards
Child Nutrition Programs
Child and Adult Care Food Program
School Meals Programs
Summer Food Service Program
Content & Curriculum
Idaho Content Standards
Federal Programs
Educator Effectiveness
English Learner Program/Title III
Title I, Title II, Title IV, Title V, Title IX
Idaho Indian Education
Mastery Education
Public School Finance
School Choice
Alternative Schools
Home School
Magnet School
Special Education
Results Driven Accountability Monitoring System
Student Engagement & Safety Coordination
Advanced Opportunities
Driver Education
Idaho Lives Project (in collaboration with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare)
School Health Services Program
Student Transportation
Technology Services
E-rate
Broadband Program




Challenges


Of the 44 counties in Idaho, seven are urban and 37 are rural as classified by the Idaho Department of Labor. That translates to three quarters of the school districts in Idaho being recognized as rural, per the Idaho statute definition. The schools in these rural areas are regularly challenged to find and retain effective teachers to meet the needs of all of their students, transport students quickly and safely to and from school, and respond to unexpected personnel or technology needs in order to deliver uninterrupted instruction.
In 2021, the statewide high school graduation rate was 80.1 percent while the college enrollment rate was 37 percent. In rural schools, these rates tend to be lower.




Idaho State Board of Education


The general supervision, governance, and control of the state educational institutions and public school system of the State of Idaho, as with the education system's executive agencies, are vested in the Idaho State Board of Education (SBOE). State statute requires that this Board "...shall consist of the state superintendent of public instruction, who shall be an ex officio voting member and who shall serve as executive secretary of the board for all elementary and secondary school matters..."
Board Members may be contacted through the Office of the State Board of Education. Current members of the Board include:

Dr. Linda Clark, President
Bill Gilbert
Shawn Keough
Kurt Liebich
Dr. David Hill
Cally Roach
Cindy Siddoway
Debbie Critchfield




References






External links


Official website
Idaho State Department of Education YouTube

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