Blaine County School District
Blaine County HR director files tort claims against district
The claims stem from an alleged sexual harassment incident involving the HR director’s son, a fellow student and an unidentified female school staffer, the Idaho Mountain Express reported Friday.
Wood River student paintings spark a political backlash
One former legislative candidate said the paintings smack of “indoctrination.” The head of the Blaine County School District says the artwork reflects a variety of political viewpoints.
Former students sue Blaine County School District
The two former students say they were denied their right to free speech.
Blaine County disputes Ybarra’s mastery ‘waiting list’
Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes is the third administrator to question the list, which state superintendent Sherri Ybarra has touted in her push to expand Idaho’s mastery pilot.
Hailey senior named National Merit Scholar
Wood River High valedictorian Mason Johnson wants to protect and restore the Earth as a environmental engineer.
Holmes signs extension in Blaine County
GwenCarol Holmes, Blaine County’s superintendent since 2014, will stay on through 2021.
Principals adopt schools in Texas through a Google Doc
Hundreds of principals from across the nation, including three Idaho administrators, have signed up to help more than 260 Texas schools.
Summer school: Some districts still at work on teacher contracts
The 2017 Legislature gave school districts and charter schools $61.9 million for teacher pay raises. But more money doesn’t always simplify the bargaining process.
Blaine County negotiations hit a deadlock
The proposed offer would have provided about $1 million for automatic pay raises, and Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes says the district’s options are limited.
Blaine superintendent pledges ‘corrective action’ in wake of bus crash
“The transportation director at the time of the accident is no longer employed by the district,” Blaine County Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes said in a statement Wednesday evening.