Idaho Falls Education Association

08/20/2026

**Welcome Back! 🍕🎉**

Welcome to all of our **new teachers and members!** We’re excited to have you as part of the IFEA community!

We know the stretch from mid-August to that first September paycheck can feel like a *very* long haul, so come join us for some pizza, community, and a chance to reconnect as we kick off the school year.

📅 **September 14**
📍 **Elks Lodge**

Bring your **significant other and kiddos**—we’d love to meet the people who help support you through the school year! ❤️

We’ll also be holding our **Fall Children’s Fund Raffle** that night! 🎟️ The raffle helps provide support to students in need across Idaho, and we’ve got some great prizes lined up this year.

👀 **Keep an eye out for this year’s raffle prizes—you won’t want to miss them!**

Come for the pizza, stay for the community, and maybe go home with a great prize! 🍕🎉

08/10/2026

Board Business Meeting
5:30 pm at the District Office
Public comments that are not personnel related can be shared at business meetings.

07/28/2026

The board requested more information before they began discussing moving forward with a utilization plan. That meeting is Thursday, July 30, at 1:30pm.

07/21/2026

This afternoon at 4pm, there will be a Board Work Session at the district office.

📢 Public comment is not permitted at work sessions.
🤓 More in depth conversations occur at the work session.

07/14/2026

Board Business Meeting - tomorrow, July 14 at the district office.

07/13/2026

We are not talking about students with disabilities or medical issues, we're not talking about an occasional accident, and it's more common than you realize. If you have more than one student who needs this support, then the instructional time lost increases as the teacher tends to each student.

How does your district address potty training? With the push for public schools to be "more marketable" in the face of "school choice" tax credits and reduced funding, do think districts will begin to address the issue or will it continue to grow?

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07/08/2026

Who's pumped for our Vector Training this year? 😆

To be fair, after seeing the number of hours required last year, our admins were able to get some time approved for staff to complete the training during in-service and professional development days. The district also said they were reviewing the list to determine which trainings are truly required and which ones could be removed.

Here's hoping the list is a little shorter this year! 🤞

06/26/2026

06/25/2026

I reached out to my high school chemistry teacher a couple of years ago to tell him how much one small moment has stuck with me as I've moved through my life.

I was getting ready to leave for a choir festival when he came up to me with my chemistry test to show me my score. I don’t remember the score, but I remember him telling me that he knew I could do it, that he was proud of me, and that I should be proud of myself. I remember feeling awkward and uncomfortable, and brushing it off as teenagers do. Ugh, whatever.

I imagine he was always making encouraging comments. Anyone who knows me now knows how well I take encouraging or praising comments… with a hefty side of suspicion. Honestly, that’s an improvement from high school. 😂 But that moment at the music room entrance has stayed with me. I wanted him to know that.

It was such a small thing, but it meant something: someone saw me, believed in me, and said it out loud. Years later, I still carry that with me. The little things we say to students can stick with them in ways we may never realize.

Educators are important and valuable. Your impact is lasting and widespread.

You make a difference.

Jess

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06/24/2026

A Quick Clarification: