Prizes Announced for School Choice Week Events

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Today the CSF announced some of the prizes to be awarded to those who pre-register to participate in the events January 24-29th to celebrate National School Choice Week in Idaho.

You can pre-register here for any of the events.

Must be pre-registered and participate in the event to be eligible for prizes

  • One prize raffle entry per email address registered. 



Multi-Book Library Booster Pack from ChildrensBookstore.com your source for online book fair fundraising! $300 Value 

Reed’s Dairy Classroom Ice Cream Party for up to 30

Pizza Party for a Classroom of 30! $150 Value

A book from Childrensbookstore.com your source for online book fair fundraising!

Annual subscription from ReaderZone.com for up to 100 Readers

Big Al’s Amusement Center- Prize Package is 4 Games of Bowling and 4 Game On Passes (30 mins of unlimited arcade play)

Dutch Bros Gift Card

Cold Stone Creamery Gift Card

Subway Gift Card

Movie Theater Tickets

Altitude Trampoline Park- 3 family packs (Family pack= 4 jumpers for 1 hour)

Children’s Museum of Idaho- 4 passes

30 Second Dance Party Button (Click to watch how it works!)

Amazon Gift Card

X Box Gift Card

Playstation Gift Card

Commemorative poster of your choice from Idaho State Parks and Recreation


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Idaho CSF Announces Panelists for Virtual Discussion Celebrating School Choice Week

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Idaho CSF today announced confirmed panelists for the virtual panel in celebration of School Choice Week. The panel includes special guest Andrew Campanella, President of National School Choice Week. Taking place on January 27th, 2021 at 10 AM - 12 PM Mountain, the panel includes representitives from an array of education options in Idaho. As a leader in the school choice movement, the Coalition of Idaho Charter School Families advocates for a parents right to choose the best education fit for their child. This includes traditional school, charter school, virtual school, home school, magnet schools and more!

Great prizes will be given away so be sure to register and attend the panel to be entered to win! RSVP Here.

Celebrating all School Choices in Idaho

Virtual Panel: Wed, Jan 27, 10AM-12PM Mountain

Welcome from Andrew Campanella, President, National School Choice Week: Celebrating all school choice options

Tom LeClaire, Coalition of Idaho Charter School Families: Welcome message and explains mission of CSF and how to get involved.

Kelly Edginton, Administrator, Idaho Virtual Academy: How virtual charter schools have provided consistent education for thousands of students throughout the pandemic. Is a Virtual Charter School the best fit for your child?

Tillie Elvrum, Founder, Parent Support for Online Learning: Resources to support families participating in virtual or remote education. 

Charter School Rep: Joel Weaver, Director of School Programs, Chief Tahgee Charter School, Fort Hall, ID: How Charter Schools work and assessing if they are a good fit for your child.

Dr. Moore, Superintendent, Oneida School District: Our innovative programs support parents, students, and school choice 

Branden Durst, Former Idaho State Senator: Empowering Parents through legislative action

Nicole Christensen, Parent, Home School/Hybrid: How a parent can put together the perfect education for their child with resources here in Idaho.


Must be registered through Eventbrite and present for the virtual panel to be eligible for great prizes! RSVP Here on Eventbrite.

SBOE Chair Critchfield: Adapting Idaho’s Public Education System in Unprecedented Times

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SBOE Chair Critchfield: Adapting Idaho’s Public Education System in Unprecedented Times

What an incredibly disruptive time we find ourselves in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are working and learning from home, watching unemployment numbers rise, checking websites that count daily virus numbers and hoping for eventual return to some form of normality.

Young people in their junior and senior years of high school are wondering what all of this will mean for their plans before and after graduation. For our soon-to-be graduates, Idaho’s higher education institutions are working with high schools to answer questions as best they can and here’s where things stand on some priority issues.

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Coalition of Idaho Charter School Families President Responds to Hiring of NACSA CEO and its Impact on Transparency and Integrity of Tax Dollars

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Coalition of Idaho Charter School Families President Responds to Hiring of NACSA CEO and its Impact on Transparency and Integrity of Tax Dollars

Former NACSA CEO, Greg Richmond, was recently hired by BLUUM to assist in distributing Federal tax dollars to charter schools in Idaho. As BLUUM continues to select winners and losers, the recent hire of Richmond is of deep concern. Richmond’s troubling track record includes deception, skirting the law, breaking ethics rules and Idaho law, and encouraging inappropriate spending to be hidden from tax payers. This is not a person that should be involved or anywhere near a multi million dollar federal grant for our schools.

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