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Department of Education previews updated content standards, special‑education manual and proposed graduation‑requirement changes to House committee
Summary
Idaho Department of Education staff briefed the House Education Committee on newly updated content standards, a revised special‑education manual to address federal compliance, and a package of proposed changes to the state's high‑school graduation requirements; staff said they will return with detailed rule language for negotiation.
Greg Wilson, Idaho Department of Education, told the House Education Committee the department updated multiple administrative rules and is incorporating revised content standards and a revised special‑education manual by reference; the department also proposed a set of changes to high‑school graduation requirements designed to broaden pathways and align assessments.
Wilson said the department completed 2024 review cycles for several content areas — including driver education, arts and humanities, world language, social studies, and computer science — and that the updated standards were adopted by the State Board of Education on June 12, 2024. He said the standards-review committees were composed of classroom teachers, regional representatives and content experts, and that the department solicited public comment in April 2024.
On special education, Wilson said the department revised the Idaho…
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