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Superintendent warns House Bill 918 could reduce IDLA offerings and affect small districts
Summary
Superintendent Amanda alerted the board that House Bill 918 may sharply reduce IDLA-funded courses—cutting K–5 funding for online courses, limiting funded middle-school electives, ending online driver’s ed funding and capping advanced opportunities—potentially requiring students to pay for some classes.
The superintendent presented an informational update about proposed state-level changes under House Bill 918 that could affect Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) offerings used by small districts. She said the bill looks likely to cut enrollment funding for home and private K–5 options, discontinue funding for online driver’s education, and eliminate funding for many middle-school electives except credit recovery. She warned that under the bill, students seeking associate degrees through IDLA might face limits on funded courses (citing a cap of seven funded courses through the advanced opportunities fund) and may need to pay for additional classes if the bill passes.
Amanda said she and a coalition of superintendents had already written letters to representatives and encouraged board members to contact legislators if they wished to oppose or seek amendments to the bill. She characterized the potential changes as having a significant operational effect on small school districts that rely on IDLA to meet graduation requirements and provide advanced-course opportunities.
