West Ada School District
Emergency levy bill exceeds $10 million
At least 12 growing districts across the state will collect emergency levies. Last year’s emergency levies totaled $9.1 million. Unlike other levies, emergency levies do not require voter approval.
West Ada teacher takes on New York and Shakespeare
Sally Mitchell, an English teacher at Renaissance High School, was one of 25 teachers nationwide selected as a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar.
Idaho teen is better at Microsoft Word than you
A Boise senior finished second at the National Microsoft Office Specialist Competition, performing better than any Idahoan.
Education news from around Idaho
This week’s briefs highlights West Ada teachers who are at the NASA Johnson Space Center, a Rocky Mountain High teen who won a business contest and find out how to win a $500 educator grant.
West Ada kids engineer hands for children in need
Joplin Elementary students are participating in a service learning project by building prosthesis with a 3D printer.
West Ada kids build NASA satellite; teachers travel to Johnson Space Center
Galileo STEM Academy students and teachers are participating in the Microgravity University for Educators program hosted by NASA.
So many choices, so little time for Ian Muir
The Meridian senior, like every other senior, is trying to decide what’s next after high school. He has a lot of interest so has a lot of options.
West Ada to seek 10-year, $160 million plant facilities levy
The state’s largest district will seek its levy on March 14 — which looms as a busy day for school elections.
West Ada teens fund school for Kenya kids
Nine thousand miles away in Nguluni, Kenya, four teen girls are attending Caring Hearts High School thanks to tuition raised by Idaho Fine Arts Academy students.
West Ada breaks ground on new alternative school
For nearly a decade, Pathways Middle School’s students have been crammed into portable buildings.