Coeur d’Alene School District

Olson named interim superintendent in Coeur d’Alene

Former Boise Superintendent Stan Olson will lead the Coeur d’Alene School District through June 2018, while trustees search for a long-term successor.

Coeur d’Alene community rallies behind literacy effort

The University of Idaho-Coeur d’Alene will implement the Coeur d’Alene Early Reading Project in partnership with the local school district.

CDA picks finalists for interim superintendent’s job

Challis district Superintendent Peter McPherson and former Boise district Superintendent Stan Olson are vying to lead Coeur d’Alene through a one-year transition period.

Outgoing CDA superintendent to receive an extra $20,000 for consulting

Outgoing Superintendent Matt Handelman’s exit strategy is spelled out in an April 21 amended contract. The Coeur d’Alene Press spent weeks trying to get a copy of the paperwork.

CDA superintendent leaves for job in Washington state

Matthew Handelman had been Coeur d’Alene’s superintendent since 2013. He is leaving for a job with Evergreen Public Schools in Vancouver, Wash.

North Idaho teen aspires to sing, dance, act on Broadway

Hannah Verdi, a junior at Coeur d’Alene High School, has focused her entire life on becoming a Broadway performer.

Doubleheader: CDA to seek bond issue, levy in March

The district will seek a $35.5 million bond issue and a $32 million supplemental levy on March 14.

Coeur d’Alene considers supplemental levy, bond issue

The district’s two-year, $30 million supplemental levy comes off the books in 2017 — and trustees are weighing their options.

New enrollment numbers, familiar hotspots

Enrollment is up by more than 4,400 students statewide — but that growth is far from uniform.

Coeur d’Alene makes all-day kindergarten a priority

In Katie Harris’s kindergarten class at Borah Elementary, kids learn colors, shapes and numbers. They also learn to identify pronouns and sentence structure. The Coeur d’Alene teacher for more than a decade is teaching 5 year olds to read. Borah is one of four elementary schools in the Coeur d’Alene School District that offers full-day…