The committee that could help rewrite Idaho’s school funding formula includes a dozen legislators, several prominent education lobbyists and three district superintendents.
State superintendent Debbie Critchfield also named three of her top aides to serve on the committee.
The committee met for the first time last week, and is expected to meet again next week.
Critchfield hopes the committee will rework the K-12 formula by Sept. 1 — her deadline to submit a 2024-25 budget proposal.
The state has not rewritten its funding formula since 1994.
Critchfield, Sen. Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, and Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, are co-chairing the committee.
Here’s the rest of the roster:
- April Burton, Bonneville School District, Idaho Association of School Business Officers
- Ryan Cantrell, deputy state superintendent, State Department of Education
- Sen. Cindy Carlson, R-Riggins
- Linda Clark, president, State Board of Education
- Rep. Jaron Crane, R-Nampa
- Brady Dickinson, superintendent, Twin Falls School District
- Angela Durick, Coeur d’Alene Charter School
- Katie Ebner, Post Falls School District, Idaho Association of School Business Officers
- Rep. Soñia Galaviz, D-Boise
- Jonathan Gillen, West Ada School District, Idaho Association of School Business Officers
- Andy Grover, executive director, Idaho Association of School Administrators
- Sen. C. Scott Grow, R-Eagle
- Nichole Hall, director, Idaho Public Charter School Commission
- Chris James, Cassia County School District, Idaho Association of School Business Officers
- Jason Knopp, Melba school trustee, Idaho School Boards Association
- Brian Kress, superintendent, Blackfoot School District
- Sen. Dave Lent, R-Idaho Falls
- Rep. Ron Mendive, R-Coeur d’Alene
- Bobbi-Jo Meuleman, deputy chief of staff, Gov. Brad Little
- Becky Meyer, superintendent, Lake Pend Oreille School District
- Stephanie Myers, Idaho Education Association
- Chris Parri, Idaho Education Association
- Quinn Perry, deputy director, Idaho School Boards Association
- Rep. Elaine Price, R-Coeur d’Alene
- Matt Reiber, education policy adviser, Gov. Brad Little
- Anne Ritter, vice chair, Idaho School Boards Association
- Jacob Smith, Idaho Public Charter School Commission
- Paul Stark, executive director, Idaho Education Association
- Misty Swanson, executive director, Idaho School Boards Association
- Jared Tatro, deputy division manager, Legislative Services Office
- Jenn Thompson, chief policy and government affairs officer, State Board of Education
- Gideon Tolman, chief financial officer, State Department of Education
- Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking, D-Boise
- Greg Wilson, chief of staff, State Department of Education
- Sen. Chuck Winder, R-Boise
- Rep. Julie Yamamoto, R-Caldwell
- Blake Youde, Idaho Charter School Network
