Idaho / School Districts / Moscow School District
Trustees discussed moving district policy to the ISBA model, vendor integration (Simbly vs BoardDocs/Diligent), and three engagement levels (subscription, $4,000 fresh-start rewrite, and a higher-customization $7,000 option). Trustees signaled support for adopting the ISBA model and exploring the $4,000 approach.
Idaho / School Districts / Moscow School District
District staff presented K–12 college-and-career (CTE) pathway data, including program enrollments, capstone and certification pass rates and a gap in graduation and math outcomes the board flagged for further attention.
Idaho / School Districts / Moscow School District
McDonald Elementary principal presented school demographics, programs and assessment results, highlighting monthly benchmark testing ("ice station"), supports for economically disadvantaged students and partnerships with the University of Idaho and Idaho Fish and Game.
Idaho / School Districts / Moscow School District
Trustees reviewed ISBA-recommended technology policies covering acceptable use, mobile devices, student data privacy and cybersecurity. Members requested stronger controls on teacher disabling of internet filters and clarified TikTok and device-take-home language for the second reading.
Idaho / School Districts / Moscow School District
District leaders reviewed three options for secondary facilities — buy a new campus, build a unified campus, or swap middle- and high-school sites with staged renovations — and said they will form a steering committee to study costs, staging and community support.
Idaho / School Districts / Moscow School District
Trustees and staff reviewed how assessment is used across grade levels, differences in ISAT reliance, and raised questions about the state’s adoption of commercial platforms (Istation/Amira) and data privacy and parental‑choice implications; staff said they are preparing pilots and training but did not adopt new policy at the meeting.
Idaho / School Districts / Moscow School District
Trustees reviewed a proposed policy to formalize approval for animals in classrooms and to address live‑feeding and visiting animals; staff will rework Section 12 and return the policy as a first reading at a future meeting.
Idaho / School Districts / Moscow School District
Staff updated the board on a major PowerSchool registration migration that will create a brief data‑transfer gap, a recently launched work‑order system, a National School Lunch fresh‑fruits grant of roughly $17,000, a new phone system rollout, and a new effort to collect districtwide student behavior data.
Idaho / School Districts / Moscow School District
The Moscow School District Board of Trustees authorized the district to join multi‑party litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Idaho parental choice tax credit enacted in House Bill 93 and to execute an engagement letter with attorney Holly Troxell; the board voted 4–1.
Idaho / School Districts / Moscow School District
The Moscow School District board unanimously adopted multiple policy revisions and approved a revised Technology Supervisor job description at its July 23 meeting.