K-12 Accountability

Accountability in the K-12 school system is focused on holding school districts, schools, and educators responsible for student results. To ensure our high school graduates are well-prepared for higher education and the workforce, the Idaho State Board of Education sets high expectations for our schools and students.

K-12 Accountability

Teachers have the greatest privilege and responsibility of moving lives forward, and with that comes accountability.

In 2018, the U.S. Department of Education approved Idaho’s Consolidated Plan, as aligned to the Every Student Succeeds Act. The Consolidated State Plan details the process the state will use to identify schools that are performing well and those that need support and improvement. The Idaho Department of Education’s Assessment and Accountability Division facilitates the state’s accountability system, gathering and analyzing appropriate data and providing resources and guidance to schools that need support. The first identification process under the state’s current accountability system occurred in 2018. Identifications happen on a three-year cycle and data is updated annually through school, district, and state report cards available at idahoschools.org.

Accountability Oversight Committee

The Accountability Oversight Committee is an ad hoc committee of the State Board of Education. The committee is responsible for providing recommendations to the State Board of Education regarding Idaho’s accountability and assessment system, including any changes or improvements that are needed.

AOC Annual Report Executive Summaries

AOC Full Annual Reports

Persistently Dangerous Elementary or Secondary School

Pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary School Act as amended, TITLE IX, PART E, SUBPART 2, SEC. 9532. UNSAFE SCHOOL CHOICE OPTION, the State Board of Education has adopted the following criteria for identifying persistently dangerous elementary or secondary schools.