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Blackfoot Charter credits governance overhaul and new facility with drops in discipline and rising test scores
Summary
Blackfoot Charter School told the Senate Education Committee it addressed governance, curriculum, behavior systems and facilities, reporting a nearly 60% drop in out-of-class disciplinary consequences and measurable gains in literacy and math proficiency.
Board member Janelle Hill and Executive Director Craig Girard told the Senate Education Committee that a multi-year, board-led governance overhaul at Blackfoot Charter School produced measurable declines in disciplinary incidents and improvements in academic proficiency.
Hill said the board recognized about five years ago that leadership, academics, behavior systems and facilities were disconnected. The board worked with Idaho School Boards Association consultants and asked administration to develop a corrective plan; the plan included a uniform behavior-management…
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