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CDA Schools FY25 Budget Public Hearing
The Coeur d’Alene School board had their FY25 budget public hearing last night to go through the changes to balance the $6 million deficit..
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Erin B.
Apr 30
CDA Schools Votes to Repurpose Borah Elementary School In Effort to Balance FY25 Budget
The Coeur d’Alene Schools Board of Trustees made the hard decision Monday night to close down Borah Elementary School and repurpose it...
Erin B.
Apr 22
CDA Schools Needs a Therapy Session about Enrollment
CDA School District is going through budget issues this year and next. Enrollment is DOWN - again - and the school district does not have...
Erin B.
Jan 9
CDA School District Finances Looking Dismal, Low Enrollment to Blame
The big news of Monday’s CDA School District Board of Trustees meeting came in a 5 minute update by Finance Director Shannon Johnston...
Erin B.
Nov 21, 2023
Mike Waggoner Named New Chair for North Idaho College Board of Trustees
Every year during the November regular meeting the board elects new officers and this year the board unanimously voted in Mike Waggoner...
Erin B.
Nov 14, 2023
CDA Schools Board of Trustees Meeting 11/13/23 Update
Below are the updates from the Coeur d'Alene School District Board of Trustees meeting held at 5pm on November 13, 2023. The updates are...
Erin B.
Oct 10, 2023
CDA Schools Trustees Meeting Recap 10/9/23
Midtown Meeting Center and Dress Code Policy updates, along with a Call to Action for the public. Full meeting video here. Dress Code...
Erin B.
Sep 19, 2023
CDA School Board Meeting Recap September 11, 2023
This recap has taken me FOREVER to post just because LIFE was getting in the way, but there was also a lot of background and history that...
Erin B.
Aug 25, 2023
Coeur d'Alene School District Set to Receive $3.7M in FY24 from Property Tax Relief Bill
The 2023 Idaho State Legislature made a huge splash in passing HB292, a bill aimed at reducing $274 million in property taxes. One of the...
Erin B.
Aug 24, 2023
North Idaho College Hires Boyles Law for General Counsel
After a 3-hour uneventful meeting, where the trustees were giving each other compliments of how well they were working together in the...
Erin B.
Aug 15, 2023
CDA School District August Board Meeting 8/14/23
The local government meetings have been relatively light on agenda items over the summer, so it was a shock to the system when the CDA...
Erin B.
Aug 8, 2023
Kellogg Bus Driver Files Lawsuit for Wrongful Termination
Remember the Kellogg bus driver who was fired for attending a protest on his off time? Here's a reminder: Now there's an update about bus...
Erin B.
Jul 11, 2023
CDA School District Spring Assessment Results Dismal
New Remedial Math Courses ‘Participation Trophy Classes' TL;DR Math assessment results are worse than ELA, but not by much. Silver lining...
Erin B.
Jul 7, 2023
North Idaho College Accredited, NWCCU Confirms
On Friday, North Idaho College leadership received a letter from the NWCCU confirming that the college is still accredited. After much...
Erin B.
Jun 27, 2023
CDA School Board Approves FY23/24 Budget
The Coeur d’Alene School Board met in a workshop on Monday to approve the FY 23/24 budget, go through a mandatory dyslexia training, and...
Erin B.
Jun 16, 2023
CDA School Board Proposes Public Comment Changes
At Monday’s CDA School Board meeting, Trustee Casey Morrisroe proposed a change to the public comment procedure at future board meetings....
Erin B.
Jun 13, 2023
CDA Schools Present FY24 Proposed Budget
The hot topic of the June 12th Coeur d’Alene School Board meeting was the annual budget hearing for FY24. The board will have a special...
Erin B.
May 17, 2023
CDA Schools Want to Buy Benchmark Advance ELA Curriculum
These are my observations with the Benchmark Advance ELA curriculum that the CDA School district wants to buy. This is a multi-part...
Erin B.
Apr 13, 2023
CDA Schools Board Meeting and Bathroom Policy Workshop Recap
The CDA School District board of trustees met for their usual meeting this past Monday; they met again on Tuesday to discuss proposed...
Erin B.
Mar 21, 2023
CDA School Board Has No Remorse for Actions Against Community, Votes to Put $25M Levy on May Ballot
Yesterday was the anticipated CDA School Board special meeting and I’m giving away the ending: the board voted to put a supplemental levy...
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