Critchfield First 100

Day 8: House Education Committee’s first meeting

Tuesday’s meeting was organizational.

“Once again, I see that Governor Little is demonstrating his commitment to education,” Critchfield said, following the governor’s annual speech.

The State Department of Education also released the salaries of Critchfield’s first hires Friday.

She’ll be back in Boise Friday for her formal swearing in on the Statehouse steps.

“It feels like an avalanche,” Debbie Critchfield said of the transition. “But it also is really exhilarating.”

And so it begins — a new era in Idaho education.