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Idaho Digital Learning Academy rule update encourages LEA coordination and allows comprehensive final projects
Summary
Staff proposed small rule changes for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy to encourage cooperation with local education agencies and to add comprehensive final projects as an acceptable capstone alternative to high‑stakes exams.
Staff from the State Board of Education described a proposed rule update for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) that would encourage stronger coordination with local education agencies and explicitly add a comprehensive final project as an approved capstone option.
Matthew Scribe said IDLA requested the changes to support collaboration with local districts "especially, the finals process," and to recognize that many online courses are shifting away from high‑stakes exams toward project‑based final assessments. The proposed language would clarify that a "comprehensive final project" is an acceptable option in approved IDLA courses.
Why it matters: the change would give districts and IDLA clearer authority to use project‑based assessments as a culminating measure for online courses, which staff said can improve student engagement and better align with local practices.
The committee treated the item informally and did not vote on the rule; staff said they will continue to work with LEAs and present further details in rulemaking.
