Nampa School District
Nampa rolls out school tech initiative
About 2,000 laptops will be distributed this week at Columbia High School.
Innovation schools grant applications trickle in
The State Board of Education has four applications in hand. The state has money to fund 10 grants.
Innovation grant applications open Friday
The 10 innovation schools will not just receive a share of $100,000 from the state; they may get permission to waive some state laws and rules.
Nampa invests in summer school for migrant kids
Migrant students are able to catch up and prepare for the coming school year by taking part in a three-week summer program featuring lessons in English, math and STEM.
Nampa launches marketing and outreach campaign
The Canyon County school district hired a marketing firm to update its logo and branding. Other efforts are focused on improving communication with patrons.
Nampa receives $1 million grant for new high school
The $1 million grant would pay for the first two years of the new school’s operation, so long as it qualifies as an innovative school under a new state law.
Moving away from crisis management to ‘kid issues’
Nampa school Superintendent David Peterson discusses the job of moving a school district out from under the cloud of crisis.
Playground bench helps Nampa kids make friends
The ‘buddy bench’ allows students to meet others on the playground if they have no one to play with.
Nampa schools to offer all-day kindergarten
Parents will pay an additional cost of $2,160 for the year, the Idaho Press-Tribune reported.
Two districts collect emergency levies — despite enrollment decreases
The levies, designed to offset growth, are based not on enrollment, but on daily school attendance. And it’s up to districts to do their own math.