What does this bill mean to you?

Students

  • Every student will have a highly effective teacher every year they are in school.
  • School will no longer be the least technological part of a student's day. Classrooms will be interactive and engaging as well as educational.
  • Every student will have access to high-quality courses no matter where they live in Idaho.
  • If students meet state graduation requirements early, they can take dual credit courses paid for by state.
  • Students will take a college entrance exam, such as the SAT, ACT or Compass, free of charge before their senior year.
  • Student achievement will be a factor in teacher and school administrator performance evaluations.

Parents/Families

  • Every high school will receive more funding for math and science
  • The state will make unprecedented investments in effective classroom technology to aid students in the learning process.
  • High school students can take dual credit courses and earn college credit while still in high school at no cost to parents, if they meet state graduation requirements early.
  • The state is paying for all students to take college entrance exams, such as the ACT, SAT or Compass, before their senior year.
  • All parents will have input on teacher and principal performance evaluations.
  • Student achievement will be a factor in teacher and principal performance evaluations.
  • Locally elected school boards will have more local control than they have had in decades.
  • The state will phase out tenure for new teachers.
  • The state will make unprecedented investments in technology for every classroom, including the implementation of a one-to-one ratio of students to computers in high school over the next five years.
  • Every Idaho student will have access to high-quality courses no matter where they live in Idaho.