The IEA advocates for the professional and personal well-being of Idaho public school employees and the vision of a great public school for every child.
IEA Core Values
Public Education: Preserving the foundation of democracy
Justice: Upholding fair and equitable treatment for all
Unity: Standing together for our common cause
Integrity: Stating what we believe and living up to it
IEA members are actively involved in their communities, inside and out of school. The IEA Children's Fund has provided nearly $1 million in assistance to Idaho publi
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Today we are 130!
On the Idaho Education Association’s 130th anniversary today, we wanted to get the perspective of Jim Shackleford, a former long-time IEA executive director of IEA (1992-2008) and patriarch of the modern IEA, about the milestone’s significance.
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The first Wednesday of every month is Red for Ed. We will stand united as experts in our field! #redfored
Thank you, House Education Committee members, for standing by the Idaho Constitution and our public school system today. HB669, like all voucher schemes, would undermine the financial integrity of our public schools by robbing already-slim education resources from our students, especially those in rural areas.
Thank you for keeping public schools public.
Rep. Gary Marshall (R-Idaho Falls)
Rep. Julie Yamamoto (R-Caldwell)
Rep. Ryan Kerby (R-New Plymouth)
Rep. (House Ed Comm. Chair) Lance Clow (R-Twin Falls)
Rep. Lori McCann (R-Lewiston)
Rep. Steve Berch (D-Boise)
Rep. John McCrostie (D-Garden City)
Rep. Sally Toone (D-Gooding)
"We cannot meet our commitment to students without supporting the people who teach them in the classroom." Thank you Governor Brad Little for being a great partner and supporter of Idaho's students, public schools and educators.
https://gov.idaho.gov/pressrelease/opinion-celebrating-teachers-our-partners-in-the-education-of-idahos-future/
OPINION: Celebrating teachers, our partners in the education of Idaho’s future - Office of the Governor By Governor Brad Little For generations, our family has run a ranching operation in Idaho. It is a rewarding but difficult business that requires dedicated and very hard-working employees. One thing I learned as a rancher and businessman that I apply to my job now as Governor is this – you can onl...
“When our collective voice is shared, you just get heard a little bit better.”
- Megan Dallimore, a kindergarten teacher at Cloverfield Elementary School and member of the Idaho Education Association
“All we want is for students to have a good learning environment … As much as we love our jobs and making a difference, making a difference won’t pay the bills.”
- Daniel Gutierrez, a Black Canyon Middle School seventh-grade math teacher and association member.
Eastern Idaho teachers 'ecstatic' as health insurance bill moves to Little's desk Representing thousands of their peers across Idaho, a group of about 100 teachers traveled to Boise on Jan. 17 to lobby for education bills, primarily the health insurance bill.
Congratulations Idaho educators! A top IEA priority – educator access to quality, affordable health insurance – was approved by Idaho lawmakers in a final 32-3 Senate vote on Thursday. Governor Little will sign the legislation early next week. More details to come!
https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/H0443/
HOUSE BILL 443 – Idaho State Legislature The status of each bill, resolution, proclamation, and memorial is updated when the offices of the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House publish the un-official daily journals and should not be deemed official. The official bill actions are located in the final journal, which are....
IEA President Layne McInelly spoke with Boise State Public Radio's George Prentice earlier this week about the state of education in Idaho today and the 2022 legislative session. Listen or read the full transcript here:
https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2022-02-02/idaho-teachers-pay-salaries-legislature-education-association
IEA president to lawmakers: more than half of Idaho educators are considering leaving When Layne McInelly, veteran teacher and current president of the Idaho Education Association stood before the Idaho House and Senate education committees in January, his remarks raised more than a few eyebrows.
Creating a more trauma-informed Idaho got a boost today when the House Health & Welfare Committee endorsed HCR29. Thank you to Darcie DeLeon, IEA member and school counselor extraordinaire from Twin Falls, for testifying! https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/HCR029/
Nominations are now open for Idaho Teacher of the Year!
We are now accepting nominations for our state's top teaching honor, Idaho Teacher of the Year! ANYONE can make a nomination, so please take a moment to nominate a special teacher! Nominate here: https://www.sde.idaho.gov/events/teacher-year/
“Idaho is full of passionate, innovative teachers who inspire their students to dream and achieve,” says Superintendent Sherri Ybarra. “Choose a favorite teacher who has made a difference for you or your child, then send us a nomination. Public school teachers in all parts of Idaho, all subjects and grade levels are eligible for this honor.”
Nominations will be accepted through Monday, March 14. Last year, Idahoans nominated about 150 teachers.
Nominated teachers will be notified and will have until May 9 to apply for the honor. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee, and the winning teacher will be announced in September during a surprise visit to their school.
The 2023 Teacher of the Year will receive a cash award and travel across Idaho talking with other teachers, legislators and policymakers about education in our state. She or he will serve as Idaho’s nominee for National Teacher of the Year.
This school year’s Idaho Teacher of the Year is Todd Knight, who teaches science, engineering and coding classes at Crossroads Middle School, a West Ada School District “school of choice” for students who may struggle in large traditional schools. Other recent winners include: 2021 Teacher of the Year Jorge Pullerio, then a dual-immersion Spanish Language Arts teacher at Wood River Middle School; 2020 Teacher of the Year Stacie Lawler, a health and physical education teacher at Timberlake Junior High School ; 2019 winner Marc Beitia, an American Falls High School agriculture instructor and FFA advisor; and Vision Charter School chemistry and language arts teacher Becky Mitchell, Teacher of the Year for 2018.
Idaho's educators are one step closer to better, more affordable health insurance after the Senate Education Committee unanimously endorsed House Bill 443 this afternoon. Next stop is the full Senate.
https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/H0443/
HOUSE BILL 443 – Idaho State Legislature The status of each bill, resolution, proclamation, and memorial is updated when the offices of the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House publish the un-official daily journals and should not be deemed official. The official bill actions are located in the final journal, which are....
Health insurance for educators cleared its first major legislative hurdle earlier today when the Idaho House approved House Bill 443 in a 55-14 vote.
The bill now moves to the Senate Education Committee for deliberation. If made law, this legislation’s impact on the lives of Idaho’s educators and their families will be monumental.
Stay tuned as it moves through the process.
The IEA Center for Teaching and Learning is now taking training proposals for Summer Institute 2022.
Do you have a skill, knowledge, or new concept you would like to share with other educators? Submit a proposal!
https://idahoea.org/summer-institute-2022/
IEA President, Layne McInelly talked with CBS 2 Boise after Governor Little's education budget was presented to lawmakers.
"It's one of the largest increases that we've seen in the time that I've been an educator, we're really looking forward to working with the governor and working with the legislators to make sure that these priorities get through."
https://idahonews.com/politics/gov-littles-education-budget-presented-to-lawmakers
Today is IEA Lobby Day. Educators from all over the state are meeting with legislators to advocate for their profession and work to build the schools our students deserve. #iealobbyday
Make sure to take advantage of the many classes offered through the IEA Center for Teaching and Learning for credit too. Here are just a few of the upcoming classes being offered:
👉Educator and Student Self-Care
👉Organizing Your Classroom During this Disorganized Time
👉Train the Trainer – Become a CTL Certified Trainer
👉Finding Focus in Chaos
👉 Technology and Strategies for Teaching: Remote, Flipped, or Flipped Out?
AND MORE, Register here
https://idahoea.org/centerforteachingandlearning/
IEA and WAEA West Ada Education Association member, Tim Fulwood is KTVB Innovative Educator. He keeps his students playing with a purpose. Thank you for your dedication to Idaho students!
Innovative Educator:West Ada P.E. teachers gets kids motivated to move From drumming to cosmic bowling, Tim Fulwood has no shortage of ideas to help keep his students engaged.
The House Education Committee met to kick off the 2022 Legislative session. IEA Assoc. Executive Director, Matt Compton introduced the IEA team to the members of the committee.
To get weekly updates of what is happening in the legislative session sign up for the IEA Hotline here, https://idahoea.org/hotline-home/
What are our top priorities for this Legislative session?
Idaho Ed News, Kevin Richert recently interviewed IEA Assoc. Executive Director, Matt Compton, Rod Gramer of Idaho Business for Education; and Quinn Perry of the Idaho School Boards Association to discuss, respect for educators, All-day kindergarten, pay raises, and staffing.
Episode 36: Previewing the 2022 Legislature, a roundtable The Legislature is back again — and already, after wrapping up its 2021 session in November. So what will 2022 bring? All-day kindergarten? Pay raises for teachers and other school staff? Political…
Retirement looks more like Returnment for these IEA members as they continue to give back.
Tama Meyer, Jan Studer, Bette Price, and Mary Lee Ruch are forces to be reckoned with, these four women, along with more than 30 other members, comprise the North Idaho Education Association Retired Chapter (NIEARC).
Retired Members in North Idaho Remaining Active—and Then Some Tama Meyer, Jan Studer, Bette Price, and Mary Lee Ruch were forces to be reckoned with as professional educators and IEA members, so it really shouldn’t come as a surprise that they have carried their enthusiasm and energy into retirement. These four women, along with more than 30 other members, c...
Governor Brad Little was in great company yesterday during his State of the State Address.
He was joined in his office by IEA members, (left to right) Katie Weise, Library Instructional Paraprofessional, Vallivue School District, Peggy Hoy, Instructional Coach, Twin Falls School District, and Kendall Lancaster, Shop Teacher, Rigby School District.
Idaho Education President Layne McInelly issued the following statement on behalf of Idaho’s educators in reaction to Governor Brad Little’s State of the State address today.
https://idahoea.org/news/governorsaddress/
"Through my experience, our teachers, administrators, and their staffs are dedicated to our children. They want them to succeed. They are not the parents but often are expected to fulfill that role."
Rep. Lance Clow, chairs the Legislature’s House Education Committee.
Teachers deserve our thanks for stepping up under the strain of COVID “It is not news, but our teachers daily greet, educate, help and care for our nation’s treasure, our children,” writes House Education Committee chair Lance Clow.
Idaho's over-reliance on "supplemental" levies has a direct correlation to underfunding schools at the state level. While our state remains last in per student funding, local districts set a record for the sixth straight year in local levies. The reliance on levies creates a constitutional inequity from district to district. All while Idaho sits on a $1.6 billion budget surplus. #IDedu #idleg https://www.idahoednews.org/news/six-years-and-counting-idahos-supplemental-levy-bill-sets-another-record/
Six years and counting: Idaho’s supplemental levy bill sets another record Property owners will bankroll more than $218.2 million in supplemental levies this school year.
Early Childhood Education is a critical piece of the puzzle for public education funding and student achievement. This Idaho Statesman editorial calls on Gov. Little and the legislature to prioritize Early Childhood Education over another round of tax cuts. That's a New Year's resolution we should all get behind! #idedu #idleg https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/editorials/article256876317.html
Idaho Gov. Little should demand: No tax cuts until early education fully funded Idaho should not be cutting taxes while basic government services, such as education, are being starved. │ Opinion
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