Pocatello-Chubbuck School District, Idaho
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[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Idaho school district websites
In 2011 Pocatello-Chubbuck School District earned a Sunny Award for having a perfect website transparency score.
This website was most recently evaluated on 12 Feb 2012.
[edit] The good
- Budget information, including federal, state, and local revenue information, is available.[1]
- Administrative and school board contact information is available.[2][3]
- Meeting schedule, minutes and agendas for upcoming meetings are available.[4][5]
- Academic performance information is provided.[6]
- The 2009 Financial Report is included on the district website.[7]
- The district website includes a Request for Public Records form.[8]
- Section 7000: Personnel of the School Policy Manual has information regarding criminal background checks.[9]
- Employment applications and salary schedules are posted.[10]
[edit] The bad
- Current teacher and vendor contracts are not available on the division website. Personnel and teacher contracts are posted on the Idaho State Department of Education website.[11]
[edit] School board
The school board controls school property, establishes, organizes, and operates the schools of the district, including: establishing schools, adopting enrollment plans, providing for school elimination and consolidation, cooperating with school boards of adjoining districts in maintaining schools, maintaining the school year schedule and other more specific duties as outlined in the Idaho statute. [12]
It operates, controls and supervises the district's public schools as well as determines the rate of school district taxes, with the option of two or more school districts operating and financing educational programs together.
The Pocatello Chubbuck School Board is comprised of five members representing the city zoning districts.[3]
Current School Board Members
| Member | District | Term | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marianne Donnelly, Chair | Zone 4 | ||
| Janie Gebhardt, Vice Chair | Zone 2 | ||
| Frank Rash | Zone 3 | ||
| John Sargent | Zone 5 | ||
| Jackie Cranor | Zone 1 |
The current division superintendent is Mary M. Vagner.
The Idaho Public School System is supervised by the State Board of Education (SBOE), which is the policy-making body for public education in the state. The SBOE provides oversight and governance for K – 20 education levels.[13]
Current Board of Education members include:[14]
| Member | District | Term | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Westerberg, President | Preston | March 1, 2014 | |
| Kenneth Edmunds, Vice President | Twin Falls | March 1, 2013 | |
| Don Soltman, Secretary | Twin Lakes | March 1, 2014 | |
| Emma Atchley | Ashton | March 1, 2010 | |
| Paul Agidius | Moscow | March 1, 2011 | |
| Rod Lewis | Boise | March 1, 2010 | |
| Tom Luna, Superintendent of Public Instruction | Boise | ||
| Milford Terrell | Boise | March 1, 2012 |
[edit] Budget
The Pocatello Chubbuck 2009-2010 budget totaled $71,835,110 in expenditures including $57,313,583 in state revenue, $700,000 in federal revenue, $6,203,271 in local tax revenue, and $814,500 in other local revenue.[1]
[edit] Academic Performance
- Main article: Idaho academic performance
Idaho’s educational assessment system is administered from kindergarten through high school and focuses primarily on math, reading, and language use skills. Tests include the Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI), the Idaho Direct Math Assessment (DMA), Idaho Direct Math Assessment (DMA), the Idaho English Language Assessment (IELA), and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), as well as the SAT and ACT.
Idaho’s accountability system monitors state and federal goals for increased student achievement; the system includes consequences and rewards for districts and school based on yearly results. Per federal and state law, every school and district must meet annual academic performance goals in reading and math, referred to as Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). High schools are required to meeting graduation goals and middle and elementary are required to meet a third academic indicator goal. Schools and districts that do not make AYP are identified as in improvement.[15]
The Idaho State Department of Education reports the Pocatello Chubbuck School District as having 22 schools in the district. The district did not make AYP for the 2008-2009 academic year.[16]
| Year | Reading (% proficient) | Math (% proficient) | Language (% proficient) | Graduation rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08[17] | 86.02% | 80.38% | 73.81% | 88.97% |
| 2008-09[17] | 89.74% | 81.64% | 79.15% | - |
[edit] School Choice
- Main article: Idaho school choice
Idaho passed its Charter School Law in 1998 in order to provide opportunities for teachers, students, parents, and the community to establish and maintain public charter schools. Charter schools operate independently from the school district but are a part of the public school system. Goals of the charter schools include improving student learning; increasing learning opportunities for students; incorporating innovative teaching methods; using virtual distance learning and online learning; creating professional development opportunities for teachers; providing parents and students with expanded school choice; and holding established charter schools accountable for meeting Idaho’s education standards.[18]
The Charter School Law allows for no more than six charter schools to open each year and since 1998, a total of 40 have opened with four closing voluntarily. As of 2009-2010, Idaho has six virtual charter schools and 30 physical charter schools in operation. Five more are set to open in the fall of 2010. [19]
The Pocatello Chubbuck School District includes the Pocatello Community Charter School, which opened in 1999 and serves grades K - 8.
[edit] Unions
The Idaho Education Association (IEA) is the teachers union for the State of Idaho.[20] The IEA is affiliated with the National Education Association (NEA).[21]
[edit] External links
- Pocatello-Chubbuck School District
- Great Schools - Pocatello-Chubbuck School District
- Public School Review - Pocatello-Chubbuck School District
- Idaho State Department of Education official website
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ‘Pocatello Chubbuck Public Schools’, Annual Budget 2009-2010, August 19, 2010
- ↑ ‘Pocatello Chubbuck Public Schools’, Administration, August 19, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ‘Pocatello Chubbuck Public Schools’, School Board Members, August 19, 2010
- ↑ ‘Pocatello Chubbuck Public Schools’, School Board Agenda’s, August 19, 2010
- ↑ ‘Pocatello Chubbuck Public Schools’, School Board Meeting Schedule, August 19, 2010
- ↑ ‘Pocatello Chubbuck Public Schools’, Curriculum and Testing, August 19, 2010
- ↑ ‘Pocatello Chubbuck Public Schools’, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, August 19, 2010
- ↑ ‘Pocatello Chubbuck Public Schools’, Request for Public Records, August 19, 2010
- ↑ ‘Pocatello Chubbuck Public Schools’, School Board Agenda’s, August 19, 2010
- ↑ ‘Pocatello Chubbuck Public Schools’, Human Resources, August 19, 2010
- ↑ ‘Idaho State Department of Education’, Educator Resources - Contracts, August 9, 2010
- ↑ Idaho Statutes,"Title 33, Chapter 5," retrieved April 1, 2010
- ↑ ‘Idaho State Board of Education’, August 9, 2010
- ↑ ‘Idaho State Board of Education’, Board Members, August 9, 2010
- ↑ ‘Idaho State Department of Education’, Statistics – Test Reports, August 9, 2010
- ↑ ‘Idaho State Department of Education’, Report Cards, August 19, 2010
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Idaho Department of Education, "Pocatello Chubbuck District Report Card," retrieved August 30, 2010
- ↑ ‘Idaho State Department of Education’, School Choice, August 9, 2010
- ↑ ‘Idaho State Department of Education’, Idaho Charter Schools, August 9, 2010
- ↑ 'Idaho Education Association', August 9, 2010
- ↑ 'National Education Association', August 9, 2010
