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2020 Magazine A PUBLICATION OF THE IDAHO SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION springSLATE 1 SLATE 2020 magazine 2020 Student Photography Contest p.18 SLATE Cover Photo: Overall Winner - Jake Stranzl Boise School District Saddleback Lakes / Sawtooth Mountains In This Issue: • Idaho’s Teacher Shortage • Message from the Governor • After School Matters • Day on the Hill Recap • 2020 Census SLATE / Volume 38 / No. 2 / Spring 2020 1 2 SLATE Supporting Education Through Activities MORE THAN A GAME • Students involved in activities average fewer absences per year than the general student population • Participation in high school activities is a valuable part of the overall high school experience • Students who compete in high school activity programs achieve higher grades and have better attendance • School activities teach lessons that include citizenship, teamwork, motivation, cooperation and self-discipline • Those who participate in activity programs are less likely to have discipline referrals than the general student population • High schools that offer multiple activities meet the needs of a wide variety of the student population • High school activities are fun! Students Now 2 SLATE / Volume 38 / No. 2 / CitizensSpring 2020 Forever TABLE OF CONTENTS SLATE 3 SPRING / 2020 P. 1 4 IN EVERY ISSUE: 5 About ISBA 6 President’s Message / Wally Hedrick 8 State Department of Education / Sherri Ybarra 10 State Board of Education / Debbie Critchfield 12 Safety Notes / Dane Higdem 17 Statistic of the Quarter / April Hoy 45 Business Affiliates & Partners FEATURES: 11 Board Member Profile/ Jason Knopp 14 How To Avoid Saying Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Things / Jess Flynn 18 ISBA Student Photography Contest P. 1 8 22 Education Is My Number One Priority As Governor / Governor Brad Litle 24 After-School Matters / Anna Almerico 26 Day On The Hill Recap / Photos 31 Popular Apps Parents & Educators Should Know / Josh Ochs 34 Board Member Conflicts Of Interest Based On Familial Status P. 2 2 36 IdahoPTV Seeks Nominations For Innovative Teachers / Kari Wardle 38 Idaho Census 2020 / Karen Echeverria 40 How PLEXUSS MyCounselor Illuminates The Next Steps After High School / Dave Moniz 42 The Process Of Resolutions P. 2 4 SLATE / Volume 38 / No. 2 / Spring 2020 3 4 SLATE SLATE MISSION: magazine Provide leadership and services to local school boards for the benefit of students Subscription to the SLATE, published four times per year, is by membership and for the advocacy of public education. to the Idaho School Boards Association. The material contained herein is for informational purposes only and may be quite divergent in point of view VISION: and/or controversial in nature. It is the belief of the Association that the democratic process functions best through discussions which challenge and School Board leadership for excellence stimulate thinking on the part of the reader. Therefore, this material does in Idaho public education not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Association or its members. STANDARDS: ISBA CALENDAR STAY CONNECTED 1. Vision and Mission April 4-6 NSBA Annual Conference www.facebook.com 2. Continuous Improvement • Chicago, IL /idahosba/ 3. Advocacy April 17-18 Executive Board Meeting 4. Accountability • Boise, ID idsba.org 5. Community Engagement May 25 Memorial Day 6. Board Operations and Professional • ISBA Office Closed Development July 4 Independence Day EDITORIAL OFFICE • ISBA Office Closed P.O. Box 9797 . Boise, ID 83707-4797 ISBA STAFF: July 7 Summer Leadership Institute 199 N. Capitol Blvd., Suite 503 • Rigby, ID Boise, ID 83702 Executive Director July 8 Summer Leadership Institute Phone: (208) 854-1476 Toll-Free: (866) 799-4722 Karen Echeverria • Twin Falls, ID Fax: (208) 854-1480 July 16 Summer Leadership Institute Chief Deputy Online: www.idsba.org Misty Swanson • Boise, ID July 22 Summer Leadership Institute Policy & Government Affairs Director • Lapwai, ID Quinn Perry July 23 Summer Leadership Institute Leadership Development & • Coeur d’Alene, ID Member Services Director Krissy LaMont * Just For Fun * Leadership Development Specialist Find Champion Ed David Brinkman There are 4 Champion Eds hidden throughout this magazine. See if you can find them all. Research & Policy Coordinator April Hoy If you are interested in contributing Printing & Graphics Coordinator an ad or an article to the SLATE Lance Corpus contact: Lance Corpus Executive Assistant Printing & Graphics Coordinator Mika Milette Email: [email protected] IDAHO Phone: (208) 854-1476 Finance & Office Coordinator School Boards Association Morgan4 SLATE Garcia / Volume 38 / No. 2 / Spring 2020SBA SLATE 5 2019-2020 ISBA Executive Board: OFFICERS: The Idaho School Boards Association is governed by a 22-member Executive Board which includes four officers and two representatives from each of the nine regions of ISBA. • REGION 1 • REGION 2 • REGION 3 • REGION 4 President President-Elect Vice President Imm. Past President REGION 5 Wally Hedrick Jody Hendrickx Jason Knopp Jennifer Parkins • Meridian Technical St. Maries SD #041 Melba SD #136 Genesee Jt. SD #282 • REGION 6 Charter HS • REGION 7 MEMBERS: • REGION 8 REGION 9 Region 1 Chair CHARTER Margaret (Margy) Hall West Bonner SD #083 SCHOOLS Region 2 Chair Region 9 Chair Ken Hart Louis Pifher Nezperce SD #302 Region 2 Vice Chair Meridian Medical Arts Alexis Morgan Charter HS Lewiston Ind. SD #340 Region 1 Vice Chair Michelle Lippert Post Falls SD #273 Region 9 Vice Chair Debbi Burr Region 7 Chair Xavier Charter School Brett Plummer Region 7 Vice Chair Challis SD #181 Karen Pyron Butte County Joint SD #111 Region 8 Chair Nick Petitmermet Cambridge Joint SD #423 Region 6 Chair Katie Taylor Firth SD #059 Region 8 Vice Chair Region 6 Vice Chair Matt Frye Brian Pyper Fruitland SD #373 Madison SD #321 Region 3 Chair Jason Sevy Region 5 Chair Marsing SD #363 Alan Erickson Soda Springs Joint SD #150 Region 3 Vice Chair Region 4 Chair Region 4 Vice Chair Region 5 Vice Chair Joy Thomas Starr Olsen Bryan Matsuoka Lon Harrington Kuna SD Dietrich SD #314 Twin Falls SDSLATE #411 / VolumeSnake River 38 SD / #52 No. 2 / Spring 2020 5 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 6 SLATE ISBA Dues Structure Review By Wally Hedrick ISBA President As I discussed in the February issue of the SLATE, reductions. Be assured that the committee will be we have a committee this year that is assigned the thorough and diligent in its review, and when they responsibility of reviewing the current ISBA Dues have completed their assignment, the option(s) will Structure. Nancy Gregory (representing a large dis- be presented to the Executive Board for a recom- trict) and Karen Pyron (representing a small dis- mendation to the entire membership at our Novem- trict) have agreed to serve as the Co-Chairs of the ber Annual Convention in Sun Valley. So, why am I Committee. Also serving on the Committee is Jason discussing this now? I want you to know what steps Knopp, ISBA Vice-President, Ed Klopfenstein, West your Executive Board is taking to ensure that ISBA Ada’s Board Chair, Louis Pifher, Board Chair of Merid- membership dues reflect a fair and straight-forward ian Medical Arts High School, representing charters, approach for each and every district and charter. and myself. I would encourage each of you to schedule your It has been several decades since ISBA had a com- training now with Krissy and/or David. The train- mittee review our dues structure. The committee’s ing reimbursement for this fiscal year must be com- assignment is to evaluate the current structure, pleted, signed, and sent to Julie Oberle at the State which is based on enrollment and the M & O reve- Department of Education by June 23rd in order to nue of each district or charter. That tends to make obtain reimbursement. Remember, the training is the current structure complicated and less than an totally reimbursable, and each district/charter has optimal structure as the M & O information dated up to $6,600 of state dedicated funds to use for and not always current year accurate. Thanks to April training. The funds can not be utilized for anything Hoy, ISBA’s Research & Policy Coordinator, the com- else, so this falls in the category of “use them or mittee has been able to review the dues structures lose them”. You can select your topic of training, and for several other states’ school boards associations. believe me, the Legislature is always changing the As you might imagine, some of those are similar to rules and regulations governing school boards and our dues structure, some more complex, and some their operations and procedures. Staying up to date less complex. Many of the states use tiers and/or with current laws is critical to maintaining a suc- brackets to group similar sized districts into varying cessful district/charter and will help you avoid the numbers of different levels. Other states use a vari- pitfalls that we all work to ensure never happen on ety of factors for each individual district’s dues that our watch. seem to be unique among the associations. What is important to our Committee is to evaluate various Remember, I am always available for questions or options and find a formula that is fair and reflects comments. Send me an e-mail at wallyhedrick@aol. a meaningful relationship to the voting structure of com. I want to leave you with this thought for the our association. The committee also does not want day....”A bad attitude is like a flat tire. You can’t go any district’s/charter’s dues to increase abruptly be- anywhere until you change it” cause other district’s/charter’s experience significant Wally Hedrick Idaho School Boards Association 6 SLATE / Volume 38 / No. 2 / Spring 2020 SLATE 7 Quality Expertise Service Timeliness SLATE / Volume 38 / No. 2 / Spring 2020 7 8 SLATE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tackling Idaho’s Teaching Shortage: By Sherri Ybarra Idaho Superintendent of We’re All In It Public Instruction Together My job, and my joy, is to support schools and stu- A recent State Board of Education report found that dents to achieve.
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