West Ada School District

Linda Clark: ‘I don’t have an exit strategy’

The West Ada district superintendent, a surprise appointment to the State Board of Education, faces increased scrutiny from trustees.

The 3-2 vote marks the latest clash between district trustees and Superintendent Linda Clark.

Last week’s appointment is the latest point of contention between the West Ada school superintendent and trustees.

The West Ada School District superintendent was one of two appointees to the State Board.

Two new West Ada trustees question Superintendent Linda Clark’s contract extension. A Caldwell trustee responds to a recall drive.

A Caldwell teacher and a former Meridian teacher received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

In both districts, contact talks will continue past Tuesday’s deadline.

Two of the three trustees who supported Linda Clark’s contract extension will be off the board next month.

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.

Idaho’s top-ranked high school: Renaissance High School, a “school of choice” operated by the West Ada district.