Nampa School District
Nampa stops handing out letter-grade report cards
The district’s 14 elementary schools have moved to assessing students based on what they know, instead of what they can do. Teachers communicate with parents by using “progression reports” designed to demonstrate mastery of standards.
Nampa superintendent floats idea of bigger levy
A $6.8 million-a-year levy could be on the November ballot, the Idaho Press-Tribune reported Wednesday.
Nampa, Coeur d’Alene contracts aren’t settled yet
In both districts, contact talks will continue past Tuesday’s deadline.
Election results: Trustee shakeups, Bonneville bond fails
Incumbent school board members were unseated in West Ada and Nampa. In Bonneville, a third attempt at a bond issue falls just shy of passage.
Nampa budget: back in the black
A $5.3 million shortfall has officially been erased, and the district ended 2013-14 with $1.7 million in the bank.
David Peterson’s move, and Nampa’s transition
The district’s fourth superintendent since 2012 hopes to focus on academics.
Video vault: Nampa superintendent
See the KIVI/KNIN segment on our interview with new Nampa schools superintendent David Peterson, and our weekly “Making the Grade” education conversation.
Nampa ratifies contract — quickly
It took until mid-February for the Nampa School District to wrap up a 2013-14 contract. This year, it’s been a different story.
Nampa reaches tentative agreement
Employees would pay more for health insurance — but the state’s third-largest district would also reverse a series of furloughs.