Idaho State Department of Education

STATUS: Pending Rule

DESCRIPTION: The PSC proposes amendments to IDAPA 08.02.02 and Idaho Standards for Initial Certification of Professional School Personnel, a document incorporated by reference in Subsection 004.01. The proposed rule reflects a revised State Board of Education adoption date of the Idaho Standards for Initial Certification of Professional School Personnel and certification and endorsement revisions for school nurse, teacher librarian, teacher leader, gifted and talented, English, online teacher, and literacy. Other amendments include a new definition of clinical experience and supporting definitions, new endorsements for Middle School Social Studies and Middle School Science, and language regarding the use of continuing education units toward certificate renewal by pupil service staff certificate holders who also hold a professional license through the Bureau of Occupational Licenses. Technical corrections include corrections to numeric order, alphabetical order, spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar.

DOCUMENTS:

• Notice of Adoption of Pending Rule
• Notice of Proposed Rule and Proposed Changes to IDAPA 08.02.02
• Proposed Changes to Idaho Standards for Initial Certification of Professional School Personnel, approved by the State Board of Education 06/20/18
• Notice of Intent to Promulgate

PUBLIC COMMENT:

• The public comment period ended August 22, 2018. One (1) public comment was received. Read Comments

STATUS: PENDING RULE

DESCRIPTION: The State Department of Education proposes changes to the Idaho Special Education Manual (Manual), a document incorporated by reference into IDAPA 08.02.03, to ensure compliance with IDAPA, Idaho Code, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and recent court decisions. Substantive amendments to Manual include: aligning the definition of a Free and Appropriate Public Education to recent United States Supreme Court decisions and language describing the development of a student’s individualized education program; amending the “Visual Impairment Including Blindness” eligibility criteria based on non-exclusionary guidance from the Office of Special Education; updating the eligibility category of “Emotional Disturbance” to “Emotional Behavioral Disorder”; defining significant cognitive impairments and revising alternate assessment participation criteria for clarity as required by ESSA; clarifying that “objectives and benchmarks” are required for students taking alternative assessments; clarifying provisions for transition planning, postsecondary goal setting, and discontinuation of services; revising private school consultations and processes for resolving disputes; making minor language changes in Chapter 4 for “Developmental Delay”; clarifying the Idaho Special Education Results Driven Accountability Monitoring System; revising disciplinary procedures to comply with IDEA; and updating dispute resolution procedures and processes with present standards of practice and IDEA.

DOCUMENTS:

• Notice of Adoption of Pending Rule
• Idaho Special Education Manual, approved by the State Board of Education 10/17/18 (pending changes highlighted)
• Notice of Proposed Rule and Proposed Changes to IDAPA 08.02.03
• Proposed Changes to the Idaho Special Education Manual, approved by the State Board of Education 06/20/18
• Notice of Intent to Promulgate

PUBLIC COMMENT:

• The public comment period ended August 22, 2018. Eight (8) public comments were received. Read Comments

STATUS: PENDING RULE

DESCRIPTION: When the No Child Left Behind Act was reauthorized to the Every Student Succeeds Act in December 2015, Annual Measureable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) were made obsolete by a new accountability structure. This rulemaking action removes references to AMAOs.

DOCUMENTS:

• Notice of Adoption of Pending Rule
• Notice of Proposed Rule and Proposed Changes to IDAPA 08.02.03

PUBLIC COMMENT:

• The public comment period ended August 22, 2018. No public comments were received.

Status	Public Comment	Documents	Contact
Final Rule	PROPOSED RULE The public comment period closed October 25, 2017. No comments were received during the public comment period. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING SDE Response to Comments Verbal Comments - Fort Hall Written Comments	Rulemaking Notices Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Notice of Proposed Rule Notice of Pending Rule Supporting Documents PROPOSED RULE Idaho Standards for the Initial Certification of Professional School Personnel approved by the State Board of Education 08/31/17 IDAPA Changes 08-0202-1701 approved by the State Board of Education 08/31/17 NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING Draft Idaho Standards for Initial Certification of Professional School Personnel	Lisa Colón-Durham Director of Certification and Professional Standards (208) 332-6886 lcolondurham@sde.idaho.gov

Status	Public Comment	Documents	Contact
Final Rule	PROPOSED RULE The public comment period closed October 25, 2017. Written Comments NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING SDE Response to Comments Written Comments	Rulemaking Notices Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Notice of Proposed Rule and rule text Notice of Pending Rule Supporting Documents PROPOSED RULE Standards for Idaho School Buses & Operations approved by the State Board of Education 11/15/17 NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING Draft Standards for Idaho School Buses & Operations	Doug Scott Region 4 & 6 Specialist (208) 490-1016 ddscott@sde.idaho.gov

Title/Description	Status	Information	Contact
Idaho Science Content Standards The Idaho Content Standards reflect statements of what students should know and do in various content disciplines and grades. Content standards are adopted statewide and reviewed every six (6) years by teams of educators and stakeholders. These standards provide a consistent foundational level of academic content needed to be successful at each grade level and to graduate from Idaho’s public schools. Idaho Administrative Code requires that students meet locally established standards, with state standards as a minimum. Because of the age of the current science standards and the delay in adopting revised standards, many Idaho school districts have already adopted more rigorous science standards. The science standards went through the negotiated rulemaking process in April 2016 but did not go to the State Board of Education for adoption with the other revised content standards to allow for additional deliberation. The science standards committee reconvened in October 2016 to address and consider additional public comments and to reformat the science standards document. The revised document is being incorporated by reference in this temporary rule.	Temporary Rule Effective December 15, 2016 Idaho State Science Standards as Adopted by the State Board of Education 12/15/16 and Amended by the 2017 Idaho State Legislature Adopted Idaho Science Content Standards	Rulemaking Documents Administrative Rules Request Form Notice of Temporary Rulemaking   Supporting Documents Draft Rule Language Draft Idaho Science Content Standards	Scott Cook Director of Academics (208) 332-6927 scook@sde.idaho.gov

Status	Public Comment	Documents	Contact
Final Rule	The public comment period closed August 23. Negotiated Rulemaking, Written Comments	Rulemaking Documents Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Notice of Proposed Rule with Proposed Rule Text Notice of Pending Rule Supporting Documents Draft Rule Language	Karlynn Laraway Director of Assessment (208) 332-6976 klaraway@sde.idaho.gov

Status	Public Comment	Documents	Contact
Final Rule	PROPOSED RULE The public comment period closed October 25, 2017. No public comments were received. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING No public comments were received.	Rulemaking Notices Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Notice of Proposed Rule with Rule Text Notice of Pending Rule Supporting Documents PROPOSED RULE Idaho Extended Content Standards – Science, approved by State Board of Education 08/10/17 Core Content Connectors – English, approved by State Board of Education 08/10/17 Core Content Connectors – Math, approved by State Board of Education 08/10/17	Dr. Charlie Silva Director of Special Education (208) 332-6806 csilva@sde.idaho.gov

Status	Public Comment	Documents	Contact
Final Rule	PROPOSED RULE The public comment period ended October 25, 2017. Written Comment NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING Written Comments	Rulemaking Notices Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Notice of Proposed Rule with Rule Text Notice of Pending Rule Supporting Documents PROPOSED RULE Special Education Manual approved by the State Board of Education 8/10/17 NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING Proposed new definition for hearing loss	Dr. Charlie Silva Director of Special Education (208) 332-6806 csilva@sde.idaho.gov

Status	Public Comment	Documents	Contact
Final Rule Proposed rule Docket No. 08-0203-1705 amends the Idaho Content Standards for Driver Education, Information and Communication Technology, and Science.	PROPOSED RULE The public comment period closed October 25, 2017. Written Comments NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING SDE Response to Comments Written Comments Verbal Comments	Rulemaking Notices Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Notice of Proposed Rule and Rule Text Notice of Pending Rule Supporting Documents PROPOSED RULE Science Content Standards approved by the State Board of Education 08/10/17 Information and Communication Technology Content Standards approved by the State Board of Education 8/10/17 Driver Education Content Standards approved by the State Board of Education 08/10/17 NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING Draft Science Standards Idaho Science Standards White Paper Draft Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards ICT Crosswalk Idaho ICT Standards White Paper Draft Driver Training Standards Idaho Driver Education Standards White Paper	Scott Cook Director of Academics (208) 332-6927 scook@sde.idaho.gov

Status	Public Comment	Documents	Contact
Final Rule	The public comment period closed June 28, 2017. No public comments were received. Department Comment	Rulemaking Notices Notice of Temporary and Proposed Rule with rule text Notice of Adoption of Pending Rule and Amendment to Temporary Rule Supporting Documents Idaho English Language Proficiency Assessment Achievement Standards, adopted by the State Board of Education 10/18/17 WIDA ACCESS 2.0 Assessment Standards (Cut Scores) and Proficiency Levels WIDA Performance Definitions	Karlynn Laraway Director of Assessment (208) 332-6976 klaraway@sde.idaho.gov

Status	Public Comment	Documents	Contact
Final Rule	The public comment period ended August 23, 2017. No public comments were received.	Rulemaking Notices Notice of Proposed Rule with Proposed Rule Text Notice of Pending Rule Supporting Documents Idaho Alternate Assessment Achievement Standards, adopted by the State Board of Education 10/18/2017	Dr Charlie Silva Director of Special Education (208) 332-6806 csilva@sde.idaho.gov