West Ada School District

West Ada approves in-person learning on alternating days for all grades

It’s not clear how the district will respond Monday if hundreds of teachers call in sick to protest.

Klopfenstein abruptly resigns as West Ada school board chair

“I can’t continue like this, this is ridiculous,” Klopfenstein said after citing relationships among the board.

West Ada records first enrollment drop in decades

Boise and West Ada, the state’s two largest school districts, are reporting 5 percent enrollment declines from last year.

The complicated math of the West Ada recall campaign

What would it take to recall West Ada’s five trustees? Here’s a look at the process.

Parents launch recall against West Ada trustees

“As parents, we have exhausted all avenues to work to reopen schools,” said Morgan Wigle, chairman of the group seeking to recall all five West Ada trustees.

Lawmakers push West Ada to fully reopen

“We understand that you are concerned about the risks,” the 13 lawmakers said in a letter to trustees. “However, we believe that the benefits to our students and families outweigh the risks.”

Analysis: West Ada and Boise are reopening, but ‘the hard part is staying open’

The state’s two largest school districts are likely to face the same reopening challenges that have confronted other Idaho schools — just on a larger scale.

For West Ada and Boise schools, yellow means go … gradually

West Ada students will be back in school starting Monday. The Boise School District will begin allowing students back in school on Sept. 21.

West Ada starts the first day back with connectivity issues

The district says web-filtering issues and problems with national service Blackboard are slowing down connectivity.

West Ada will allow full in-person classes for youngest students first — but not yet

Boise and West Ada will give younger students more in-person class time once Central District Health says it’s OK for kids to be in schools.