Audit: Teacher evals playing hooky

When it meets Thursday, Idaho’s State Board of Education will discuss next steps after an audit showed 99 percent of teacher assessments from the 2014-15 school year were incomplete, late or done incorrectly.

Educators have expressed concern the audit results could affect education funding, since teacher pay under a career ladder program implemented in 2015 relies in part on assessments.

“I’m hoping the Legislature doesn’t take it at face value,” said Geoff Thomas, superintendent of the Madison School District in Rexburg. “Legislators are busy people. What I worry is they are not going to take time to take a second look.”

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra said she’s confident that won’t happen.

“I know that legislators genuinely want to do what’s right for kids,” she said/ Mary Stone , Lewiston Tribune. More here.