The board meeting agenda focused on several key educational initiatives. The superintendent provided an update on K-12 funding, budget requests, and legislative implementation. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to the Idaho Mathematics Instructional Guide, which provides educators with evidence-based instructional practices, tiered support systems, and resources for supporting diverse learners, including those with learning disabilities and gifted students. Additionally, the board considered items related to the Praxis Steps Modular Assessment and the 2026 Curricular Materials Review.
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The meetings covered a wide range of administrative and academic topics. Key discussions included the Boise State University President search and the eventual appointment of Dr. David W. Hahn, as well as the review of annual reports from Boise State University and the College of Western Idaho. The Board adopted changes to College and Career Competencies, approved various university employment agreements, and finalized multiple board policy revisions, including those concerning retirement plans, grants and contracts, and student scholarships. Additionally, the Board reviewed reports on the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Plan, CTE industry endorsements, and the 2027 legislative ideas, alongside approving FY2027 operating budgets and a temporary rule regarding educational expenses for virtual schools.
Jun 16, 2026·Board meeting
State Board of Education Meeting
The meeting includes an executive session for presidential and executive director evaluations, as well as personnel matters. Key agenda items involve the review of employment agreements for athletics staff, approval of infrastructure and license agreements, and administrative actions regarding professional standards, assessment committee appointments, and tuition waivers. The Board will receive annual reports from Boise State University and the College of Western Idaho, address higher education policies including retirement plans, grants, scholarships, and operating budgets, and review legislative ideas. Additionally, the agenda covers the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Plan, career-technical education reports and assessments, and various policy revisions related to student admissions, articulation, and instructional materials.
Dec 17, 2025·Board meeting
State Board of Education Meeting
The State Board of Education meeting included discussions and action items related to various topics. These included FY2025 college/universities audits, retirement program restatements, university ticketing services, capital plan updates, and employment contracts. Appointments to the Idaho State Rehabilitation Council and Data Management Council were addressed, along with a review of the College of Southern Idaho Educator Preparation Program. Emergency Provisional Certificate Recommendations and a General Education Committee Appointment were also on the agenda. Further discussions covered educator apprenticeship programs, accountability oversight, federal flexibility recommendations, curricular materials, certificates and degrees, admission standards, instructional material access and affordability, applied science programs, a family nurse practitioner graduate certificate, nuclear and critical materials postsecondary programs, policies regarding faculty, gifts and affiliated foundations, audits, construction projects, intercollegiate athletics, LIMBR Center planning and design, Morrison Center bathrooms remodel, university plaza parking garage repairs, student housing development, renovations and improvements project, undergraduate medical education, a regional medical education campus model collaboration agreement, outcomes based funding, postsecondary civics education, enhancing postsecondary civic knowledge and engagement, academic program exemptions, a re-brand, campus master plan summary, financial ratios annual report, net position balances annual report, educator evaluation review, and an English Learners Proficiency Report.
