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Great Schools are Good Business

Annual Report 2018

2 Annual Report 2018

IBE Mission StatementOur mission is to be a driving force in the development of an Idaho education

system that results in graduates who have postsecondary credentials and who are workforce ready.

“As the voice of Idaho’s business community on educational issues, IBE plays an important role in both influencing and supporting education in Idaho.” Jason Meyerhoeffer, President & CEO

“As the nation’s fastest growing state, Idaho is well positioned for long-term economic prosperity, and IBE is helping to reshape the future of education in the state in a way that will take advantage of this opportunity. Through its efforts to help create a highly educated and skilled workforce, IBE is literally transforming the future of Idaho and its residents.” Scott Anderson, President & CEO

“Idaho Businesses for Education provides a key role by supporting education which helps ensure a healthy Idaho economy. An educated and work ready workforce is vital to attract and retain business and also to ensure our children’s economic success.” Jean De Luca, Retired CEO

“Nothing is more important than making sure Idaho’s children are prepared for the jobs of the future. IBE’s steady effort is making a difference in the lives of our students, and will help ensure a strong and diverse Idaho economy for years to come.” Mark Peters, Director

Table of ContentsLetter from the President...............................................................................pg. 3Board of Directors 2018.................................................................................pg. 4Meet the Team............................................................................................ pg. 4IBE Member List 2018.....................................................................................pg. 5Shaping Education Policy..............................................................................pg. 6Engaging Business.........................................................................................pg. 72018 By the Numbers.....................................................................................pg. 8IBE Regional Map..........................................................................................pg. 8In the Media.................................................................................................pg. 8Legislative Report Card 2018..........................................................................pg. 9

3Idaho Business for Education

Annual Report 2018

The annual report gives us an opportunity to reflect on the past year, report our successes, and measure our effectiveness in meeting our mission of helping set students up for success in school, work and life and building the educated workforce our employers need.

Thanks to our members, we achieved many successes in 2018, including:• Helping pass a bill that provides scholarships to working adults who return to school

and finish their postsecondary credential• Worked to build a consensus and legislative support for state-supported early learning to help 4-year-olds get ready to read when they enter kindergarten • Supported funding to raise teacher salaries• Backed legislation to make computer science available to all high school students• IBE executives collaborated with their superintendents and trustees in eight school

districts across the state to improve student academic achievement • Co-sponsored the “Age of Agility” conference that drew more than 200 participants, including Governor Butch Otter, to discuss how technology is changing the workforce and education

I’m also pleased to report that IBE has grown to nearly 200 members, represented in every corner of the state, from Sandpoint to Soda Springs.

We thank all the IBE business leaders who give their time, energy and financial resources to help the state build the workforce it needs through a strong educational system. IBE could not do its work without the support of these businesses.

In 2019, IBE looks forward to working with Governor Brad Little, the Idaho Legislature, Superintendent Sherri Ybarra, the State Board of Education, and all education stakeholders to help strengthen our education system from pre-school through postsecondary.

Working together, we can accomplish great things for our students and for our wonderful state.

With warm regards,

Rod GramerPresident and CEOIdaho Business for Education


PresidentRod Gramer

Vice PresidentShawna Walz

Communications DirectorBrady Moore

Meet the Team

Board of Directors 2019

James AldermanJ.R. Simplot Company

Scott AndersonZions Bank

Odette BolanoSt. Alphonsus Health System

Ed DahlbergRetired Executive

Jean De LucaRetired Executive

Bill GilbertThe CAPROCK Group

Cally GrindstaffRetired Executive

John HaleAtticus Holdings

Dodds HaydenHayden Beverage Company

Betsy HunsickerWest Valley Medical Center

Phil JoslinRetired Executive

Brent LloydFutura Corporation

Bob LokkenPast Chair

Dee Jay MailerRetired Executive

Don MelendezWells Fargo

Judy MeyerParkwood Business Properties

Jason MeyerhoefferFirst Federal Savings Bank

Mike MooneyRetired Executive

Craig OlsonRetired Executive

Doug OppenheimerOppenheimer Companies, Inc.

Dr. David PateSt. Luke’s Health System

Dr. Mark PetersIdaho National Laboratory

Park PriceRetired Executive

Founding ChairSkip Oppenheimer,Oppenheimer Companies, Inc.

Board ChairAndy ScogginAlbertsons Companies

Vice ChairKurt LiebichRedBuilt, LLC

Treasurer Brad RyanChigbrow, Ryan & Company

Idaho Business for Education is excited to announce Carolyn Holly will be joining the team as Vice President of Development, beginning January, 2019. A long-time and active member of the Treasure Valley, Holly served for more than two years with the Saint Alphonsus Health System. Prior to that, Holly worked for 33 years as a reporter and anchor for KTVB Channel 7 in Boise.


5RMK, Inc.Advanced BenefitsAgri-ServiceAlbertsons CompaniesAlexander Resource StrategiesAlsaker CorporationAlturas CapitalAtticus HoldingsAvistaBall VenturesBank of America / Merrill LynchBank of IdahoBateman-Hall, Inc.BayerBehavioral Health AssociatesBentz BoatsBill BergBingham Memorial HospitalBlue Cross of IdahoBob LokkenBoise CascadeBrighton CorporationCable ONECally GrindstaffCapEd Credit UnionCaribou Technologies, Inc.Caxton PrintersCenturyLinkChigbrow, Ryan & Sisson, ChtdChobani, Inc.Citizens Community BankClear Springs FoodsClickBankColeman EngineeringColliers InternationalCon Paulos ChevroletConsurcoCraig OlsonCRI AdvantageCrookham CompanyD.A. Davidson & Co.D.L. Evans BankDavid HawkDavies MooreDavis MillerDean HaagensonDeBest PlumbingDee Jay MailerDeloitteDelta Dental of IdahoDonna GerstenfeldDoug ParkDrake CooperEastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterEd DahlbergEdnetics, Inc.Eide Bailly LLPElam & Burke, P.A.Eldon BookEnergy Strategies InstituteESI ConstructionFarm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.First Federal Savings BankFirst Interstate BankFluor Idaho

Franklin Building SupplyFresca Mexican FoodsFutura CorpGardner CompanyGlanbia NutritionalsGritman Medical CenterGuy HurlbuttHarris & CoHawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLPHayden BeverageHecla Mining CompanyHirning Buick GMCHolland & Hart LLPHP, Inc.Idaho Candy CompanyIdaho Central Credit UnionIdaho Forest GroupIdaho Independent BankIdaho National LaboratoryIdaho PowerIdaho State Alliance of YMCAsIdaho Urologic InstituteIn Time TecIntermax NetworksIntermountain Gas CompanyJ.R. Simplot CompanyJacksons Food StoresJames Steele Jr.Jean De LucaJim HawkinsJohn SimsKathy Hagler & Associates, LLCKendall Auto GroupKey BankKeyneticsKirk SullivanKochava, Inc.Kootenai HealthKountKTVBLaRocco & AssociatesLatah Credit UnionLawrence FlournoyLee & Associates Idaho, LLCLewiston TribuneLitehouse, Inc.Magnuson McHugh & CoMarathon PetroleumMariposa LabsMark S. YoungMcCann Ranch & Livestock Co.Micron TechnologyMidas Gold IdahoMike GwartneyMike MooneyMinidoka Memorial HospitalMoscow Family Eye CareMountain West BankMWI Animal Health/AmerisourceBergenNez Perce TribeNichols AccountingNorcoNorthwest BankNorthwest Specialty Hospital

Oppenheimer Companies, Inc.Orkin Pest Control (Sawyer, Inc.)PacificSource Health PlansPark PriceParkwood Business PropertiesParsons Behle & LatimerPat McMurrayPayne West InsurancePETRA, Inc.Phil JoslinPortneuf Medical CenterPotlatchDeltic Corp.Power EngineersRed Sky Public RelationsRedBuilt, LLCRegence Blue ShieldRich RaimondiRiverbend Commerce ParkRocky Mountain ManagementRoute Networking GroupROW AdventuresSaint Alphonsus Health SystemSandbox Group, Dan LongSandy Patano ConsultingSawtooth DevelopmentSelectHealthSilver Creek Outfitters, Inc.Smoke GuardSpa 35Spokane Teachers Credit Union (STCU)St. Joseph Regional Medical CenterSt. Luke’s Health SystemStein Distributing CoSteve BrownSteve CarrStoel Rives LLPStratus CommunicationsSun Valley ResortT.F.O.T. Properties LLCTamarack AerospaceThe Advisory GroupThe Alturas InstituteThe Bank of CommerceThe CAPROCK Group, Inc.The Murray GroupThornton Oliver KellerCommercial Real EstateTimes-NewsTitleFact, Inc.Tony OlbrichUnited Heritage InsuranceUS BankVentiveWada Farms Marketing GroupWashington Trust BankWatkins DistributingWells FargoWest Valley Medical CenterWilliams BradburyWilliams, Meservy & LothspeichWillow Grove, LLCWood Financial GroupZions BankZoRoCo Packaging*Trustee members indicated in bold

IBE Member List 2018


IBE representatives attended numerous meetings regarding the school funding formula, a complex issue that determines how Idaho will spend nearly $2 billion across 115 districts and

charters.

IBE worked with Governor Otter for three years to create a “Completion Scholarship” for working adults with some college but no degree. In 2018 the Idaho Legislature passed SB

1279 which allocates funds for these college completers.

In collaboration with the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children and other stakeholders, IBE launched “Preschool the Idaho Way,” a project that aims to

develop high-quality, affordable preschool opportunities for Idaho families by offering tools and resources to create local solutions. IBE members have continually ranked support for

early childhood education as a top priority.

Shaping Education Policy


In September, IBE teamed up with the Idaho Workforce Development Council and other statewide education groups to host the Age of Agility Summit in Boise. More than 200

participants attended from across the state including Governor Otter, Lt. Governor Little, Superintendent Ybarra, and educators from pre-k through higher education, and several IBE members. The event highlighted the need for Idaho’s education system to keep pace with

the training and skill development required for the 21st-century global economy.

Engaging BusinessIdaho Business for Education members

worked with influential education leaders and policymakers throughout

the year to advance IBE’s mission to be a driving force in the development of

an Idaho education system thatresults in graduates who have

postsecondary credentials and who are workforce ready.

IBE trustee members were invited to a special roundtable discussion with Mary Daly, President of the Federal Reserve of San Francisco to discuss

economics, driving factors in educa-tion across Idaho and more. Daly and members examined the state’s go-on

rate, how businesses can work to im-prove education locally and what the

future holds for the Gem State.


2018 By the Numbers

million increasein teacher salaries

$40.7

million increase toOpportunity Scholarships

$3.5

miles traveled to meet with IBE members

3000+

calls from Ambassadorsto legislators

100+

new members in 2018campaign year

31

mentions in Idahomedia outlets

15+

IBE supported educationpolicies adopted

12

school districts advancing IBEStudent Achievement Teams

8

Rotary Club presentationsacross Idaho

8

In the MediaIBE Regional Map


Legislative Report Card 2018

much money we could save by consolidating back-office operations, as the Task Force recommended. We believe the consultant should find considerable savings here that can be reinvested into a digital campus and scholarships to make postsecondary more accessible and affordable.

College Completion: IBE has worked with Governor Otter for three years to create a “Completion Scholarship” for working adults who have some college, but no degree. Third time is a charm because the Legislature finally passed Senate Bill 1279 that allows the State Board to allocate up to 20 percent of the Opportunity Scholarship for college completers. IBE’s Ambassadors worked very hard to get this legislation passed. Governor Otter graciously asked us to speak at Senate Bill 1279’s signing ceremony.

Opportunity Scholarship: The Legislature increased the Opportunity Scholarship by $3.5 million, bringing the annual contribution to $13.5 million for eligible high school graduates and now working adults.

CAREER-TECHNICAL EDUCATIONTwo encouraging developments in CTE

IBE had an outstanding 2018 in the Legislature, with a couple of notable disappointments. However, we probably played defense this year as much as offense, working to defeat two major pieces of legislation.

At the start of the session we divided our priorities into four categories:

Here is how we did in each one:HIGHER EDUCATIONGovernance: Our goal was to have the Legislature approve and fund the hiring of an executive who could lead the implementation of the Governor’s Task Force on Higher Education recommenda-tions. Governor Otter proposed hiring this executive in his State of the State message, but right from the start this issue lacked the traction we wanted in the Legislature.

But the Legislature did approve $250,000 for the State Board of Education so it could hire an outside consultant to evaluate how

• HIGHER EDUCATION

• CAREER-TECHNICAL EDUCATION

• K-12 EDUCATION

• EARLY LEARNING


education. First, the Legislature officially created and funded the new Workforce Development Council, which will be chaired by Bayer’s Trent Clark, a member of IBE.

Second, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 1222 which enables the state to provide a financial incentive to local school districts that graduate seniors with a workforce-ready CTE certificate. We worked with the Governor’s Office and the Division of Career-Technical Education on this bill. This year we sought the enabling legislation and next year we’ll return and ask the Legislature to fund the program.

K-12 EDUCATION Great Teachers in Every Classroom: The Legislature approved $41.7 million for the 4th year of a five-year commitment to raise teacher salaries. This agreement was aimed at making Idaho’s teacher salaries more competitive with surrounding states was part of the Career Ladder legislation IBE helped pass four years ago.

Academic and Career Advising: The Legislature approved another $2 million for this advising to help students discern their postsecondary future. This increase brings the total for career advising to $9 million. Lawmakers also changed the law to allow school districts to start providing this advising in middle school when many students decide whether to go on to post-secondary.

Reading: Following some controversy, the Legislature approved House Bill 717 and appropriated $500,000 to expand the use of a new Idaho Reading Indicator in K-3rd Grade classrooms. This will help fulfill one of the recommendations of the Governor’s Task Force on Improving K-12 Education. It recommended five years ago that the state update its 20-year old assessment which helps identify students who are and aren’t reading at grade level.

IBE also helped defeat House Bill 693 which would have eliminated a statewide reading assessment and allowed every school district to decide how to measure students’ reading ability. This issue may come back up in next year’s session.

EARLY LEARNINGOf all our policy priorities, this is the only one where we had no success. All we wanted was an “informational hearing” on the Idaho School Readiness Act, which, if it is approved, would help prepare 4-year-old-students to learn when they enter kindergarten. We came close to having a hearing one day in the House Education Committee, but then the committee ran out of time to hear us. Julie Van Orden, Chair of the Committee, rescheduled the hearing, but then cancelled it and never put it back on her agenda.

Frankly, unless the makeup of the Legislature changes or we can find more support among current legislators, I wonder if we can solve the early learning issue legislatively.

A STRONG DEFENSEPrivate tuition bill: One of the tougher issues was House Bill 590 which would have created scholarship-granting organiza-tions that could provide money to eligible parents who want to send their children to private and religious schools. We expected, but did not see, a companion bill that would have created a tax credit (rumored to be $15 million) for individuals and companies that want to donate money to these scholarship-granting organizations.

IBE’s Board voted to oppose this bill for three reasons: It was unnecessary, as people and companies who want to donate to private schools already can; because research is mixed on whether students perform better leaving public schools; and because Idaho already ranks 49th among the states on how much it


funds each student. The bill passed the House but died in the Senate when the sponsors realized they didn’t have the votes to get it out of committee. We’ll probably see a version of this bill back next year.

OTHER NOTABLE EDUCATION BILLS House Bill 648 requires every high school to offer computer science classes to their students. IBE testified in favor of this bill and were honored to speak at the Governor’s bill signing on the importance of this legislation to our employers.

Technology: Governor Otter asked for and received $10 million more for technology in the classrooms. Increasing the technology for students was another of the K-12 Task Force recommendations.

Reading intervention: The Legislature appropriated $1.7 million to help students K-3 who only have “basic” reading proficiency. The Governor wanted $6 million to help these students. You will recall that two years ago IBE helped obtain $9.1 million to help “below basic” readers get help. This was also contained in the Public-School Budget.

Teacher evaluations: House Bill 501 would have removed student reading achievement and growth as a measurement in the evaluations of K-3rd Grade teachers. This bill passed the Legislature and was Governor Otter’s first veto of the session. The bill died when the House failed to override the Governor’s veto. Expect this issue to return next session as well.

Senate Bill 1266 removed senior math as a requirement for graduation. The Governor let this become law without his signature.

Senate Bill 1221 requires postsecondary institutions to streamline the transfer of credits earned from one institution to

another. This codifies State Board policy that has existed for several years. This is a good bill and we’re glad it passed. Senate Bill 1267 creates a “STEM” high school diploma designation for students meeting certain criteria in math and science credits.

Senate Bill 1291, which was sponsored by Senate Education Chair Dean Mortimer and IBE supported, passed the Senate easily, but did not make it past the House for a lack of support. This bill would have created “teams” to go into Idaho’s lowest performing schools to help them improve student outcomes. IBE worked with Sen. Mortimer on this legislation and, hopefully, it will be back next session.

Science Standards: After three years of trying, the Senate Education Committee upheld the new Science Standards developed by teachers and the State Department of Education. In the past, the Standards were killed because of references to climate change and the human impact on the environment. A side note: The House Education Committee killed the Standards again this year. But they are now effective because they only needed approval by one germane committee.

School Funding Formula: For the past two years a legislative interim committee has studied how to update Idaho’s school funding formula. This is a complex issue that determines how the $1.7 billion spent on public schools is allocated among the 115 districts and charter districts. This interim committee before the Legislature adjourned approved a $248,000 contract with the Education Commission of the States to help Idaho develop its new formula. This updated funding plan will no doubt be considered by the 2019 Legislature.

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