The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2005 state of the state addresses. To assure that this information reaches you in a timely manner, minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) or format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the state.
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| Governor Dirk Kempthorne's State of the State Address
"Generation of the Child" initiative continues to be successful. It provides extensive training for more than 3,000 volunteers, communities across the state are working together and sharing ideas on how to promote the well-being of families and children.
The Parents as Teachers demonstration project is an acknowledged national leader in measuring the positive difference parents can make as their child's first teacher. Our "Red Flag" program is training school personnel how to identify the warning signs of teen suicide.
Remediation
Focus attention on those 20 percent of the students who need more help in certain areas.
Charter Schools
Encourage university presidents to consider forming a charter school.
Teacher Compensation
Support the state board of education's examination of merit pay. The committee is still working on a plan, but already, there are school districts interested in a pilot project where compensation is based on performance and how well a teacher teaches in the classroom.
Finance
Recommending a General Fund appropriation of $999 million for K-12 -- nearing the first $1 billion budget for public schools in Idaho.
Asking for $375,000 in additional funding to support science and tech initiatives – including a coordinated effort to attract millions of new federal research dollars to Idaho. (Office of Science and Technology has spent the past year working with companies, Idaho's universities and the Idaho National Laboratory to expand high-tech opportunities in Idaho. A new Tech Connect office will open in the Magic Valley -- the fourth Tech Connect office to help entrepreneurs in high-tech start-up companies get off the ground.)
Budget proposal this year enhances the concept of an incentive crafted by the state to help local communities meet their school building needs, making $5 million available to districts that need help building new or renovating existing school facilities.
Budget proposal increases General Fund support for higher education by $14 million, which includes the full amount requested to address the costs related to the record number of students enrolled.
Financial Aid
As a state, we have committed to help Idaho students in their education through our scholarship programs. This year, 7,600 students are taking advantage of the Robert Lee Promise Scholarship. And for our men and women in the Idaho National Guard, I'm recommending an additional $100,000 in General Fund support for the Military Division's tuition assistance program.
http://gov.idaho.gov/CD2005/Speech/Sp_2005SoS.htm
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