Idaho § 33-5502 - Creation - Legislative findings - Goal

§ 33-5502. Creation - Legislative findings - Goal

(1) There is hereby created the Idaho digital learning academy, a learning environment that joins the best technology with the best instructional practices. The Idaho digital learning academy as provided for in this chapter, is not a single department of state government unto itself, nor is it a part of any of the twenty (20) departments of state government authorized by section 20, article IV, of the constitution of the state of Idaho, or of the departments prescribed in section 67-2402 , Idaho Code. It is legislative intent that the Idaho digital learning academy operate and be recognized not as a state or local agency or department, but as an entity whose creation has been authorized by the state.

(2) The legislature finds that it is in the best public interest to create the Idaho digital learning academy based on findings that indicate:

(a) Technology continues to impact the education of students in this state;

(b) Systems for delivery of education are as diverse as the learners; and

(c) Idahoans are seeking high quality educational choices, and schools and other education providers are aligning curriculum and assessment with state achievement standards.

(3) The goal of the digital learning academy is to provide choice, accessibility, flexibility, quality, and equity in curricular offerings for students in this state. The digital learning academy shall function as a resource to fill instructional gaps and is not intended to supplant regularly scheduled courses or full instructional programs offered by a student’s local school district or public charter school. Courses offered shall include credit recovery, dual credit, courses not offered in small or rural school districts, courses required by the state of Idaho for graduation, and overload courses.

[33-5502, added 2002, ch. 105, sec. 1, p. 285; am. 2005, ch. 132, sec. 1, p. 420; am. 2008, ch. 119, sec. 1, p. 333; am. 2026, ch. 319, sec. 1, p. 1278.]