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Senate committee backs bill allowing school buildings or districts to convert to charter status with local approval
Summary
The Idaho Senate Education Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1097 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation; the bill would permit school districts or individual school buildings to convert to charter status following a locally approved plan.
The Idaho Senate Education Committee voted to send Senate Bill 10 97 to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation after a brief discussion of the bill’s intent and mechanics.
Senator Janie Ward‑Engelking, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure is intended to give traditional public schools flexibility that charter schools already enjoy. "Some of the flexibility and curriculum, some of the reporting that if you're a highly performing…
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