33-115. TEACHERS’ REGISTER. The state board shall keep in its department of education, a register of persons qualified to teach in Idaho, or of any persons otherwise qualified but not having received a teaching certificate, upon the request of such person. Information concerning persons so registered shall be available to any Idaho person seeking to […]
33-116. SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDER BOARD SUPERVISION. All school districts in Idaho, including specially chartered school districts, shall be under the supervision and control of the state board. History: [33-116, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 16, p. 27.]
33-117. PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS. The state board shall submit to the budget director the financial requirements for appropriation to the public school income fund, for the foundation program of public school districts. History: [33-117, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 17, p. 27.]
33-118. COURSES OF STUDY — CURRICULAR MATERIALS. (1) The state board shall prescribe the minimum courses to be taught in all public elementary and secondary schools, and shall cause to be prepared and issued, such syllabi, study guides and other instructional aids as the board shall from time to time deem necessary. (2) The board […]
33-118A. CURRICULAR MATERIALS — ADOPTION PROCEDURES. All curricular materials adoption committees appointed by the state board of education shall contain at least two (2) persons who are not public educators or school trustees. All meetings of curricular materials adoption committees shall be open to the public. Any member of the public may attend such meetings […]
33-118B. CURRICULAR MATERIALS — ADOPTION OF CONTENT STANDARDS. (1) Effective July 1, 2022, the Idaho content standards for English language arts and literacy, mathematics, and science shall be the content standards prepared by the 2020-2021 standards review committee dated January 3, 2022. (2) The state department of education shall take any necessary action to begin […]
33-119. ACCREDITATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS — STANDARDS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. The state board shall establish standards for accreditation of any secondary school and set forth minimum requirements to be met by public, private and parochial secondary schools, and those in chartered school districts, for accredited status; and the board may establish such standards for all […]
33-120. UNIFORM REPORTING. (1) The state superintendent of public instruction shall prescribe forms and format for uniform accounting for financial and statistical reports and performance measurements to provide consistent and uniform reporting by school districts. (2) The state board of education may adopt rules pursuant to the provisions of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, […]
33-121. EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AT INSTANCE OF THE STATE BOARD. Whenever in its judgment the public welfare demands it, the state board may direct the trustees of any school district to cause an examination of the books and accounts, and the assets and liabilities of their district, to be made, and a report thereof to […]
33-122. SANITATION — SAFETY — COOPERATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES. The state board shall cooperate with the board of health and welfare in establishing regulations covering school building sanitation, sewage disposal, water supply, or other matters affecting the public health, as shall in the opinion of the board be required. It may cooperate with any […]
33-123. EDUCATION FOR INMATES UNDER JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION. The state board for career technical education, in cooperation with the state board of correction, shall have prepared suitable courses of study, including career technical training, for prisoners held under the jurisdiction of the department of correction, and the state board of correction shall make […]
33-124. SPECIAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. Any school district, or combination of school districts, within the state of Idaho, including charter districts, may submit to the state board of education a plan for the operation of a program providing instruction and training for students with disabilities under the age of twenty-two (22) years in vocational education. […]
33-125. STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — CREATION — DUTIES. There is hereby established as an executive agency of the state board of education a department known as the state department of education. The state superintendent shall serve as the executive officer of such department and shall have the responsibility for carrying out policies, procedures and […]
33-125A. DUTIES OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Under the direction of the state superintendent of public instruction, the state department of education shall: (1) Coordinate with the Idaho digital learning academy as provided for in chapter 55, title 33, Idaho Code, the state board of education and […]
33-125B. PAY FOR SUCCESS CONTRACTING — DUTIES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (1) The state department of education may enter into contracts for approved services. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 92, title 67, Idaho Code, the department may issue a request for information for a contract upon identification of a need for a special […]
33-126. ORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT. The state department of education shall be organized in a manner as determined by the state board of education acting on the recommendations of the executive secretary. History: [33-126, added 1972, ch. 126, sec. 2, p. 249; am. 1974, ch. 10, sec. 8, p. 49.]
33-127. EMPLOYEES. Employees of the department shall be appointed by the superintendent of public instruction in accordance with the provisions of chapter 16, title 59, and chapter 53, title 67, Idaho Code. History: [33-127, added 1972, ch. 126, sec. 3, p. 249; am. 1989, ch. 94, sec. 1, p. 220.]
33-128. STATEMENT OF PUBLIC PURPOSE. The Idaho constitution established a system of free common schools recognizing that "the stability of a republican form of government depends mainly upon the intelligence of the people." The legislature finds that there is a need for expanded educational experiences including a need for additional positive science education experiences for […]
33-129. MATCHING GRANTS FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS — GRANT CRITERIA. The state department of education shall administer a program of matching grants to encourage the expansion or maintenance of science education programs in the state of Idaho. Matching grants shall only be made to nonprofit corporations incorporated or registered in the state of Idaho and […]
33-130. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OR APPLICANTS FOR CERTIFICATES OR INDIVIDUALS HAVING CONTACT WITH STUDENTS — STATEWIDE LIST OF SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS. (1) The department of education, through the cooperation of the Idaho state police, shall establish a system to obtain a criminal history check on individuals to include, but is not limited […]
