West Ada School District
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The divided West Ada school board will meet behind closed doors on Friday evening, 10 days after rescinding a contract extension discussed in a June 23 executive session.
The latest from West Ada: dueling recall drives
The moves come after trustees voided a 2017-18 contract extension for Superintendent Linda Clark.
West Ada trustees void Superintendent Clark’s contract
A former superintendent called the move a “travesty” and said she’d start an effort to recall some board members, who voided the contract because they said they believed it was approved when open meeting laws were violated.
Japanese diplomat honors Centennial High’s language program
Consul General of Japan recognizes staff and students in the West Ada School District for contributing to a “mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and the United States of America.”
Costs increase on West Ada elementary school project
The Hillsdale Elementary School project could include an adjacent public library and YMCA campus.
Meridian Library joins partnership with school district, YMCA
On Nov. 3, voters will head to the polls to decide whether to approve the library’s $12 million bond issue.
West Ada puts levy on the ballot
Voters will decide the fate of the two-year, $14 million-a-year levy on Nov. 3.
West Ada delays action on supplemental levy
School board members are expected to revisit the issue Thursday, during a special meeting they plan to call.
West Ada mulls Nov. 3 supplemental election
District leaders say the supplemental levy would not represent a tax increase, since they would seek to reauthorize the same supplemental levy that is already on the books.
West Ada opens computer science magnet school
Sophomore Chris Johnson was all smiles on his first day of school at Centennial High School. He was sitting in what he said is “by far my favorite class.” He is a four-year track to earn a computer programing certification so he’ll be instantly employable when he graduates. “I love computers,” Johnson said. “We get…