INTRODUCTION

Tama Bergstrand
Bonners Ferry Teacher
Chair

Christina Linder
Idaho SDE
Executive Chair

Sharlea Alsager
Middleton Teacher
Vice Chair

Diane Boothe
BSU Public Higher Ed

Dennis Cartwright
ACI Private Higher Ed

Becky Ford
Post Falls Asst. Supt.

Bonnie Gallant
Boise Spec Ed Admin

Jann Hill
LCSC Public Higher Ed

Jeri Anne Lee
Post Falls Teacher

Kathy Aiken
Public Higher Ed

Stephanie Olsen
Boise Special Ed

Glenn Orthel
Prof Tech Ed

Brad Patzer
St. Maries Teacher

Carolyn Rapp
Boise Secondary Principal

Sue Skeen
Oneida County Teacher

Nick Smith
Idaho SDE

Laurie Snyder
Nampa School Counselor

Don Soltman
Lakeland School Board

Loretta Stowers
Genesee Elem Principal

PSC Vision

The PSC will continue to provide leadership for professional standards and accountability in Idaho’s schools. We will handle that responsibility with respect and in a timely fashion. We will nurture positive relationships and collaborative efforts with a wide range of stakeholders. We will be a dynamic force and a powerful voice advocating on behalf of Idaho’s children.

PSC Mission

The PSC makes recommendations to the State Board of Education and renders decisions that provide Idaho with competent, qualified, ethical educators dedicated to rigorous standards, preK-12 student achievement, and improved professional practice.

Operating Philosophy

We are a representative professional team committed to providing a quality education to Idaho’s youth. In pursuing our mission, we appoint members to standing committees: standards, authorizations, ethics, and professional development. We strive to be proactive, informed, progressive, and accountable. Above all, we value ethical practice, professionalism, and broad collaboration among all stakeholders.

TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 12 TEACHERS 33-1252. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION -- MEMBERS -- APPOINTMENT -- TERMS. A professional standards commission is hereby created in the department of education, consisting of eighteen (18) members, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the staff of the state department of education, and one (1) of whom shall be a member of the staff of the division of professional-technical education, to be appointed by the state board of education. The members shall be representative of the teaching profession of the state of Idaho, and not less than seven (7) members shall be certificated classroom teachers in the public school system of the state and shall include at least one (1) teacher of exceptional children and at least one (1) teacher in pupil personnel services. Such expansion of membership on the professional standards commission shall not require reaffirmation of the codes and standards of ethics and rules of procedure used by the professional standards commission. Except for the member from the staff of the state department of education, and the member from the staff of the division of professional-technical education, three (3) nominees for each position on the commission shall be submitted to the state superintendent of public instruction, for the consideration of the state board of education. Any state organization of teachers whose membership is open to all certificated teachers in the state may submit nominees for positions to be held by classroom teachers; the Idaho association of school superintendents may submit nominees for one (1) position, the Idaho association of secondary school principals may submit nominees for one (1) position; the Idaho association of elementary school principals may submit nominees for one (1) position; the Idaho school boards association may submit nominees for one (1) position; the Idaho association of special education administrators may submit nominees for one (1) position; the education departments of the private colleges of the state may submit nominees for one (1) position, the community colleges and the education departments of the public institutions of higher education may submit nominees for two (2) positions, and the colleges of letters and sciences of the institutions of higher education may submit nominees for one (1) position. The state board of education shall appoint or reappoint members of the commission for terms of three (3) years.