West Ada School District
Teacher connects Germany’s language to its culture to engage teens
A record 300 students take German classes from Cassie Shelton, selected Idaho’s Foreign Language Teacher of the Year.
West Ada’s students head out to learn
An outdoor classroom debuts at a Lowell Scott Middle School, featuring a space for imagination.
K-12 enrollment tops a milestone: 300,000 and counting
Enrollment increased by nearly 5,000 students statewide — with most of the growth centered in urban and suburban school districts.
Goodbye desks, hello pedal pushers
A Central Academy High School English teacher turned her classroom into a kinesthetic room, keeping students on the move while learning.
West Ada puts class accounts on hold, temporarily
The accounts are on hold, the Meridian Press reported, while the West Ada district makes sure it complies with a recent court ruling on student fees.
Two new West Ada schools open today
New elementary and middle schools will accommodate 1,315 students. The schools were equipped with the latest technology and modern learning designs.
Counselor dips dogs during summer
West Ada’s Alison Terrill cooks battered-and-fried Pronto Pups at Treasure Valley summer events.
West Ada labor agreement approved
Trustees voted to ratify the agreement Tuesday night — 11 days after a federal mediator helped district and union negotiators strike a deal.
Young student turns a crafting hobby into a business
Meenah Sukasem, a seventh-grader at Lowell Scott Middle School, turned her passion for crafting into a business, through a program that leads students to become entrepreneurs.
West Ada reaches tentative labor agreement
If the teachers’ union ratifies the 2016-17 deal this week, trustees would vote on the plan on July 26.