Senator Thayn Awarded 'School Choice Champion Award'

The Coalition of Idaho Charter School Families and the National Coalition for Public School Options were proud to find Sen Thayn addressing the Senate Education committee during School Choice Week. Known as a visionary leader with decades of leadership in shaping Idaho education, it is great to know that even in retirement, Sen Thayn answers when called upon.

Jan 24th, 2023 Boise, ID School Choice Rally. Speaker, Karen McGee, Board Member, National Coalition for Public School Options and Coalition of Idaho Charter School Families: Full rally video here.

I want to call attention to someone very special. Although he can’t be with us today because he is teaching in the classroom, he has received an award from all of us for being an Idaho School Choice Champion for many years. Please give a round of applause to this year’s recipient of the School Choice Champion Award: former Sen. Steven Thayn, of Emmett Idaho.

After many, many years serving Idahoans in the House and Senate, Sen Thayn is currently teaching in a public school in Emmett. His passion is helping children succeed and he has worked to increase the involvement of parents like me in every step of the education process. I'm so grateful that his passion for education has allowed more choices for Idaho students like my children AND YOURS to meet their individual education needs and goals in education. Senator Thayn is a visionary leader with countless successes that benefit all of us. Among them is my favorite the Advanced Opportunities program where 39,000 Idaho students are taking advantage of this program to achieve college credits while in High School. His programs have been the panacea we needed to buoy up families and schools' efforts to support changing education in these uncertain times. For all this, the National Coalition for Public School Options and the Coalition of Idaho Charter School Families considers Senator Steven Thayn our education hero. Please join me in a huge round of applause and gratitude for Senator Steven Thayn of Emmett. 

Thank you from Senator Steven Thayn. Filmed in the West Garden hallway after he addressed the Senate Education Committee. Watch Here