The 34-year educator will step down as superintendent and begin taking state retirement benefits, but he won’t be leaving the education profession entirely.
East Idaho
Forensic audit ordered at Shelley
Documents obtained by Idaho Education News detail a range of past transactions at the high school that may have contributed to an ongoing outside investigation.
Forensic audit to probe possible embezzlement at Blackfoot charters
An accounting firm will search for “misuse or misappropriation of assets and cash” at both Bingham Academy and Blackfoot Charter Community Learning Center, according to an agreement obtained by Idaho Education News.
Students clash in annual quiz bowl
Hundreds of East Idaho students competed in the science-focused event covering a range of academic subjects.
Salmon district under investigation for election law complaints
The Lemhi County Sheriff’s office is investigating allegations that the Salmon School Board used taxpayer dollars to encourage voters to pass a $25.6 million bond issue, which failed Tuesday.
Ririe names new superintendent
Firth High School principal Jeff Gee will take over as the district’s new superintendent on July 1.
Bonneville trims Shackett’s separation payments by $59,000
Bonneville trustees approved an addendum to Shackett’s original separation agreement with the district. He’ll now leave the district in May instead of December.
Online learning fuels Oneida’s continued, massive growth
Nearly 1,000 additional online students helped the remote district garner millions in state tax dollars, which are largely diverted to for-profit digital curriculum providers. These students perform well below their brick-and-mortar peers on standardized tests.
Charter commission expedites improvement deadlines for embattled charter school
Blackfoot has an April 1 deadline to clean up financial practices if it wants to stay open.
Diverse resume made him Bonneville’s best bet
The incoming superintendent of East Idaho’s largest school district says education “always comes back to teaching and learning.”
Ririe names superintendent finalists
Candidates include the longtime former superintendent of a nearby school district, three East Idaho school administrators and a Wyoming middle school principal.
State finds ‘financial distress’ at Blackfoot charter schools
A lack of “strong internal controls” of finances has fueled cashflow challenges at the schools, according to an investigation by the Idaho Public Charter School Commission.
Bonneville names new superintendent
Scott Woolstenhulme will replace outgoing superintendent Chuck Shackett at the end of this school year.
Insurance company to cover stolen funds in Teton
The more than $300,000 will reimburse what the district lost to an email scam.
AG outlines renewal conditions for embattled charter school
The state is recommending changes to the school’s financial practices, training for trustees and improved academic achievement.
Sugar-Salem considering four-day school week
Trustees have been mulling the change since December and could make a final decision during a school board meeting Wednesday night.
Charter commission to visit two schools under investigation
The state agency plans to interview trustees and review financial records at Bingham Academy and Blackfoot Charter Community Learning Center.
Utah college has no record it sold modulars to Idaho charter school administrator
Fred Ball says he purchased modulars from Salt Lake Community College. He has not produced a bill of sale, yet his school paid him $16,000 for their purchase.
Pocatello-Chubbuck elementary teacher charged with child rape
Tiffany Marie Petersen was charged in Bannock County on Wednesday with one count of rape of a child under 16 and lewd conduct against a child.
Administrator shares documents — but no receipts — to explain financial transactions
Fred Ball gave EdNews copies of his bank and credit card statements and an estimate from Lowe’s Home Improvements to verify thousands in reimbursements from two charter schools he heads.