Rost only confirmed to EdNews that the board consulted with an attorney before ratifying the stipends. According to a meeting document describing the review process, committee members utilized Common Sense Media as a resource, which provides a sexual content score for different books, as well as scores on other metrics, and an overall score. The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill that would have penalized librarians for distributing allegedly pornographic material to children, and the city of Meridian is facing a possible tort claim over allegedly questionable material in its libraries. Information from the document will be presented at the Nampa School Board meeting on Tuesday. The district is recommending the move take place. Our district is located in the heart of Idaho and serves over 15,000 students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. DeLaney was infuriated by the book ban, which included several titles her store has recommended for years. Westfall to Ross: (H)ave we given our executive the power to increase her pay without Board approval?, Rost to Westfall: I am extremely concerned about this and would like to understand to the extent of is this a fireable offense.. The Nampa school district is asking voters to approve a $210.2 million bond, part of which would pay for a new Nampa High School. Nampa High School and Centennial Elementary in Nampa would be replaced as part of a $210.2 million bond to modernize campuses. The mission of Idaho Education News is to produce independent, comprehensive and thoughtful journalism about public education policy and practice in Idaho. School information is provided by the government. It will also help all of our schools level that playing field so that the educational opportunities or access to those opportunities is consistent across the board.". Nampa School District Superintendent Paula Kellerer submitted a letter of resignation to her board, stating the need for mutual separation.. Residents would have paid $85 per $100,000 of their homes' taxable value per year, which would have replaced a. Committees of staff and parents were formed to begin reviewing the books, Tuck said. The wave of attempted book banning and restrictions continues to intensify nationwide, the American Library Association reported Friday. The board can appoint a replacement. Before Sweeneys complaint, no books had been banned in the Nampa school district. One attendee demanded the books be removed without a review over fears that leaving books in the libraries while any reviews continued would add lifetime trauma to a child.. NAMPA, Idaho The Nampa School Board of Trustees abruptly stopped their special meeting Wednesday night after a disruption. Discussion of what to do about the books lasted for about half an hour, and centered on what should be done about the books under review as well as having a process to remove them. The district added that If we were using our benchmarks from last year, all high schools would be in the red and virtual, middle schools would be in the orange and on alert. On August 30, 2,692 students were not in school. Not Applicable Public School This is the official Facebook page for the Nampa School District, moderated and run by the Community Relations Office. However, the planned review was never finished, and the books were axed. At least 138 school districts across 32 states have been affected by book bans, leaving nearly 4 million students without access to these books. Kellerer told Westfall in an email that she also received a stipend on Nov. 12, but that she would give the money back. He lives and works in East Idaho. And we think that that will be a huge boost. Nampa School District spends $7,781 per student each year. NAMPA, Idaho Voters in Nampa will head to the polls next month to make a $210.2 million decision - that decides the future of two Nampa schools. 2022-2023 A B Day Calendar Rev Feb 10. Didnt even think about that. She covers Canyon County, including agriculture, education, and government. The interior of the Columbia High School library in Nampa in May 2022. The Nampa School Districts board of trustees scheduled a special meeting for 3 p.m Saturday to accept the resignation and name an interim. The next day, Laurie Maughan, director of curriculum and instruction, emailed Nampa librarians and told them to box up the books that were banned and send them to the districts warehouse. Out of Darkness involves themes of race and love across segregation. And yet, the Nampa school board removed all the books on Sweeneys hit list without a formal review being finished. "The idea came up that we need to do some things to increase the educational opportunities for some of our kids, given our facilities.". "One of the things that we want to do is make sure that if it's in the classroom, or in extracurricular facilities and extracurricular activities, that we give our kids a state of the art, cutting-edge opportunity so that they can come into the 21st century with the skills that they need," Yarbrough said. All of last year, 2,579 students were asked to quarantine. However, trustees expressed interest in crafting a formal process for reviewing challenged books in the future. Also, 30.2% of students are economically disadvantaged. Those seven titles include The Bluest Eye and The Handmaids Tale.. Nampa School District contains 27 schools and 14,899 students. In October 2021, a Republican state representative, Matt Krause, sent a list to various Texas school districts asking them to remove 850 books from their libraries. The bond would be paid for by a property tax in Nampa. MLS# 98498962. It breaks down recent student absences, staff attendance, substitute teachers, vaccine rates, number of COVID-19 cases, and previous indicators. 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It is a limited open forum whic The recall effort is from a group of parents frustrated with Kipp's votes last fall to continue. It would add an approximate $25 increase per $100,000 of net taxable property value. Following the session, the board will potentially take action on a back-to-school 2021-2022 plan revision on Wednesday. Nampa School District is a district of choice, offering a wide range of open-enrollment options to meet the diverse needs and interests of our students. The student-to-teacher ratio is lower than the state average, at 17:1. Welcome to the official YouTube channel of the Nampa School District! This is a developing story. But, as House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel (D-Boise) said, the bill never defined what would constitute harmful materials. Russell said at the meeting that he believed the board is well within its purview to vote to remove the books. According to Pen America, there were 2,532 instances of books being banned last school year, removing 1,648 unique titles from library shelves. Sign up for a new subscription today and get home delivery or digital-only access for only $10/month!. NampaSchoolDistrict Facebook Instagram ParentSquare NSD's Strategic Vision Strategy Area 7: Community Engagement Example video title will go here for this video. The three seats were won by Jeff Kirkman, Brook Taylor and Tracey Pearson - each gaining at least 63% of the. When the books were banned, Aadika Singh, legal directorof ACLU of Idaho emailed the superintendent saying the organization was deeply concerned by the decision to remove the 24 books. Heres what it would do, Nampa school district is asking voters for $210 million. When that occurs, it creates division and prevents a district from effectively focusing on the important work of student achievement., When that happens, she writes, change needs to occur.. Nampa School District spends $7,781 per student each year. (Click here for a statewide list of contested races .) But it wasnt a coordinated group. MVolodymyr/Shutterstock In Nampa School District, 46% of elementary students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 40% tested at or above that level for math. 41 S Drifter Loop is a 1400 square foot property with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. Hes a military brat and former health care reporter who holds degrees in Journalism and Political Science from University of Idaho. The victim, who is over the age of 18, was "unconscious or asleep" at the time of the incident, according to an indictment filed on Nov. 10. Now that all of the books are to be removed from the schools, they will likely be boxed up and taken to the districts warehouse, Tuck said. EdNews assistant editor and reporter Devin Bodkin is a former high school English teacher who specializes in stories about charter schools and educating students who live in poverty. In the meeting, Russell said that the books could be disposed of the way the district disposes of old textbooks: throwing them in the garbage.