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West Ada School District
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Meridian, Idaho
District details
Superintendent: Derek Bub
# of school board members: 5
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West Ada School District is a school district in Idaho. The district is also known as Joint School District No. 2. It was previously known as the Meridian School District.

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Superintendent

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Derek Bub is the superintendent of the West Ada School District. Bub was appointed superintendent effective July 1, 2021. Bub's previous career experience includes working as the principal of Centennial High School.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Mary Ann Ranells was the superintendent of the West Ada School District from January 2016 to January 2021. Ranells' previous career experience included working as the superintendent of the Lakeland Joint School District in Idaho.[2]
  • Joe Yochum was the interim superintendent of the West Ada School District from 2015 to 2016. Yochum's previous career experience included working as the district's chief operations officer.[3]
  • Linda Clark was the superintendent of the West Ada School District from 2004 to 2015. Clark's previous career experience included working as an educator and elementary school principal.[4][5]

School board

The West Ada School District school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected by zone.


Elections

See also: West Ada School District, Idaho, elections

Board members are elected on a staggered basis in odd-numbered years.

Two seats on the board are up for general election on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was September 5, 2025.


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Public participation in board meetings

The West Ada Board of Trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[6]

Patron Input:

Meetings of the Board of Trustees follow a standard, published agenda. The Chairman of the Board presides at all meetings. Patrons who wish to comment on agenda items under discussion may do so:

In-person: By signing in with the Clerk of the Board prior to the beginning of the respective meeting.

In-writing: By commenting directly on the agenda item marked "In-writing" in SIMBLI to provide patron input electronically.

Open Meeting Law does not require public comments.

When appearing before the Board, please state your name, and the item on the agenda you wish to discuss. No person may orally initiate charges or complaints against students or individual employees of the district. The Board's function is decision-making and the sentiments of the patrons assist in making those decisions.[7]

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $39,580,000 $1,042 11%
Local: $85,753,000 $2,257 23%
State: $242,415,000 $6,381 66%
Total: $367,748,000 $9,680
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $323,892,000 $8,525
Total Current Expenditures: $298,061,000 $7,845
Instructional Expenditures: $189,954,000 $5,000 59%
Student and Staff Support: $34,475,000 $907 11%
Administration: $30,830,000 $811 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $42,802,000 $1,126 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $17,799,000 $468
Construction: $4,391,000 $115
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $609,000 $16
Interest on Debt: $7,423,000 $195


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[9] $47,859 $82,109
2019-2020[10] $42,500 $55,560

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[11]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 53 57 19 39 35-39 53 56
2018-2019 59 62 25 45 45-49 58 61
2017-2018 57 59 25 43 35-39 54 60
2016-2017 54 61 23 40 40-44 52 57
2015-2016 52 56 28 36 30-34 51 55
2014-2015 51 54 20-24 34 30-34 46 53
2013-2014 66 >=50 <50 50-59 PS >=50 65-69
2012-2013 82 85 50-54 69 65-69 81 84
2011-2012 81 83 45-49 68 65-69 80 83
2010-2011 82 84 55-59 69 70-74 81 83

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 67 67 38 57 45-49 67 69
2018-2019 68 66 39 56 55-59 68 70
2017-2018 66 68 36 53 50-54 63 68
2016-2017 62 65 36 49 50-54 59 64
2015-2016 62 62 38 47 40-44 61 65
2014-2015 61 62 30-34 46 40-44 55 63
2013-2014 80 PS <50 70-79 PS >=50 80-84
2012-2013 91 91 70-74 82 80-84 91 92
2011-2012 90 91 70-74 85 85-89 91 91
2010-2011 90 90 75-79 83 80-84 90 91

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 87 85-89 70-74 79 >=80 85-89 89
2018-2019 86 90-94 75-79 75-79 40-59 90-94 86
2017-2018 87 90-94 80-89 80-84 >=50 85-89 88
2016-2017 85 80-84 60-69 77 60-79 85-89 86
2015-2016 85 85-89 70-79 80-84 >=50 90-94 86
2014-2015 84 90-94 80-89 75-79 >=50 70-74 85
2013-2014 81 90-94 60-69 70-74 60-79 70-74 83


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 39,496 0.4
2021-2022 39,332 3.4
2020-2021 37,989 -6.9
2019-2020 40,600 1.0
2018-2019 40,205 2.4
2017-2018 39,233 2.1
2016-2017 38,406 2.5
2015-2016 37,449 1.7
2014-2015 36,804 -3.3
2013-2014 38,006 3.1
2012-2013 36,838 1.5
2011-2012 36,303 2.1
2010-2011 35,537 3.7
2009-2010 34,233 -0.6
2008-2009 34,441 2.9
2007-2008 33,432 3.5
2006-2007 32,277 5.3
2005-2006 30,582 6.3
2004-2005 28,655 5.8
2003-2004 26,987 3.2
2002-2003 26,113 3.4
2001-2002 25,226 5.4
2000-2001 23,854 4.3
1999-2000 22,820 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE West Ada School District (%) Idaho K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.4 1.1
Black 2.0 1.1
Hispanic 12.1 19.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.3
Two or More Races 5.0 3.4
White 77.7 73.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, West Ada School District had 2,199.86 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.95.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 25.50
Kindergarten: 115.58
Elementary: 952.41
Secondary: 1,106.37
Total: 2,199.86

West Ada School District employed 5.16 district administrators and 90.05 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.16
District Administrative Support: 51.43
School Administrators: 90.05
School Administrative Support: 134.31
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 305.89
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 43.53
Total Guidance Counselors: 86.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.46
Library/Media Support: 33.77
Student Support Services: 92.91
Other Support Services: 447.24


Schools

The West Ada School District operates 61 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ada Professional-Technical Center010-12
Barbara Morgan Stem Academy421KG-5
Cecil D Andrus Elementary421PK-5
Centennial High School1,9319-12
Central Academy High School1519-12
Chaparral Elementary537PK-5
Chief Joseph School Of The Arts521PK-5
Christine Donnell School Of The Arts471PK-6
Crossroads Middle School1266-8
Desert Sage Elementary School522PK-5
Discovery Elementary School463PK-5
Eagle Academy1859-12
Eagle Elementary School Of The Arts328PK-5
Eagle High School1,8029-12
Eagle Hills Elementary School409PK-5
Eagle Middle School8546-8
Eliza Hart Spalding Stem Academy678PK-5
Frontier Elementary School269PK-5
Galileo Magnet School753PK-8
Heritage Middle School1,0626-8
Hillsdale Elementary690PK-5
Hunter Elementary School517PK-5
Idaho Fine Arts Academy2666-12
Joplin Elementary School266PK-5
Lake Hazel Elementary School390PK-5
Lake Hazel Middle School1,0656-8
Lewis & Clark Middle School8826-8
Lowell Scott Middle School8026-8
Mary Mcpherson Elementary457PK-5
Mcmillan Elementary257PK-5
Meridian Academy1719-12
Meridian Elementary School448PK-5
Meridian High School1,7839-12
Meridian Medical Arts Charter1859-12
Meridian Middle School1,0786-8
Meridian Technical Charter High School1929-12
Mountain View High School2,4629-12
Owyhee High School1,7739-12
Paramount Elementary School501PK-5
Pathways Middle School1356-8
Pepper Ridge Elementary514PK-5
Peregrine Elementary School429PK-5
Pioneer School Of The Arts667PK-5
Pleasant View Elementary616PK-5
Ponderosa Elementary School428PK-5
Prospect Elementary School532PK-5
Rebound School Of Opportunity1536-12
Renaissance High School6589-12
River Valley Elementary School427PK-5
Rocky Mountain High School1,9179-12
Sawtooth Middle School8926-8
Seven Oaks Elementary580PK-5
Siena Elementary655PK-5
Silver Sage Elementary School329PK-5
Star Elementary School651PK-5
Star Middle School8956-8
Summerwind Stem Academy372PK-5
Ustick Elementary School357PK-5
Victory Middle School1,0486-8
Virtual School House607PK-12
Willow Creek Elementary School545PK-5

Noteworthy events

2020: Recall effort

See also: West Ada School District recall, Idaho (2020)

An effort to recall all five members of the West Ada School District Board of Trustees in Idaho did not go to a vote in 2020. Ed Klopfenstein, Steve Smylie, Philip Neuhoff, Rene Ozuna, and Amy Johnson were named in recall petitions submitted by the group Recall West Ada.[12]

Two of those members—Smylie and Neuhoff—resigned from their seats. Smylie resigned on October 27, 2020, saying, "When adults fight, children lose. I am proud of this district and I always will be, but no one was prepared for a pandemic, and it has turned into division." Neuhoff resigned on December 8, 2020, saying that other areas of his life needed his attention.[13][14]

Following the resignations, recall supporters dropped the efforts to recall Ozuna and Johnson, but they continued the effort to recall Klopfenstein.[15] They did not submit signatures to recall Klopfenstein.[16]

Recall supporters said they were frustrated that the district had not developed a plan for students in sixth through twelfth grades to return to in-person learning full-time. The school district began the 2020-2021 school year with a week of online-only instruction in September in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. After that first week, the district allowed students in all grades to attend school in-person part-time. Elementary school students moved to full-time in-person instruction on a gradual basis.[12][13]

2016: Recall effort

Members of the West Ada Board of Trustees who were targeted for recall
See also: West Ada School District recall, Idaho (2016)

An effort to recall three members of the West Ada School District Board of Trustees in Idaho was on the ballot on May 17, 2016.[17] Tina Dean, Carol Sayles, and Russell Joki were successfully recalled from their positions as Zone 1, 3, and 5 representatives, respectively.[18]

The effort was launched in November 2015 by a group called Concerned Citizens of West Ada School District for Trustee Recall. They targeted Dean, Sayles, Joki, and Zone 4 member Julie Madsen.[19] Madsen decided to resign from her position rather than face the recall election.[20] Dean, Sayles, and Joki announced that they would face the recall election and let the voters decide.[21] Sayles and Joki filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to stop the recall election, but the judge ruled against them, allowing the recall to continue to the ballot.[17][22] A week after the court ruling, Joki announced his resignation from the board for personal reasons. Because the ballots had already been sent to absentee voters, his name still appeared on the recall election ballot.[23][24]

A separate group launched an effort against the fifth member of the board, Zone 2 trustee Mike Vuittonet, in November 2015, but it was dropped in January 2016. The group, called Veterans for the Recall of Mike Vuittonet, said the district needed to focus on other things, such as its new leadership under Superintendent Mary Ann Ranells. The group also said they agreed with the Idaho-Press Tribune's editorial that called the recall attempts "misguided."[25][26]

Concerned Citizens of West Ada School District for Trustee Recall questioned the board's transparency and how members treated former Superintendent Linda Clark, who resigned from her position on October 23, 2015.[19] The group that initially targeted Vuittonet also questioned the board's transparency. They accused Vuittonet of violating the Idaho Open Meeting Law. They also objected to Vuittonet's support of the recall movement against other members of the board.[26]

Madsen and Joki were first elected to the board on May 19, 2015. Madsen defeated incumbent Anne Ritter for her seat, and Joki won an open seat against three other challengers. Their resignations meant the newest members of the board were appointed rather than elected. Vuittonet was re-elected to his fifth term on the board in the same election. All three of them were supposed to serve until 2019, but only Vuittonet remained on the board as of April 2016. Dean and Sayles were elected in 2013. Their terms would have expired in 2017 if they had not been recalled.[27][28][29]

2015: Vote on levy

On November 3, 2015, residents in the West Ada School District voted to pass a $14 million per year levy that would last for two years. A total of 59 percent of voters cast ballots in favor of the levy. The levy was passed in two previous elections as well.[30]

There were concerns that the levy would not pass due to two recall efforts against school board members and conflicts between the board and the former superintendent. Joe Yochum, interim superintendent of the district, said the vote to pass the levy showed “that our patrons certainly value the education that is received in West Ada School District and will support that when asked.”[30]

The levy paid for nine instructional days and approximately 40 teaching positions. The levy was first put before voters during the Great Recession when those positions would have been cut by state funding.[30]

2015: Superintendent Clark resigns; board terminates her contract

On October 23, 2015, Superintendent Linda Clark announced she was resigning from her position. She said the school board had prevented her from doing her job by undermining her, embarrassing her, and trying to remove her as superintendent.[5] The board never voted to accept her resignation. Instead, at a special meeting on November 9, 2015, the board voted to terminate her contract.[31]

At a press conference to announce her resignation, Clark said, "In an executive session, one trustee said, 'If you want to keep your legacy, you better get an exit strategy,' and another trustee said, 'I want you gone now.'" Her lawyer worked with the school board's lawyer before her announcement to find a resolution. Clark said that was no longer possible after the board's most recent offer. “For a pittance, the board would require that I 'play nice' for the next two weeks and then retire on the day after the levy,” Clark said. She said she had not wanted to resign prior to the levy vote on November 3, 2015, but that offer had changed her mind. “I refuse to be dishonest with the community for a few thousand dollars,” said Clark.[5]

Zone 5 Trustee Russell Joki said a number of Clark's claims during her resignation announcement were false or misleading. “Contrary to what she said, we have treated her with fairness, we have talked to her about her accomplishments, we have praised her for her achievements in this school district,” Joki said. Zone 4 Trustee Julie Madsen said the board had included Clark in its focus on district issues from the beginning.[5]

Zone 2 Trustee Mike Vuittonet, a supporter of Clark, said the other members of the board "absolutely, unequivocally" pushed her out of office.[32]

The board met in special session on November 9, 2015, to discuss the state of Clark's retirement benefits due to her resignation. At the meeting, the board voted 3-1 to terminate her contract. They were able to do that because they had never accepted her resignation. Joki, Madsen, and Zone 1 Trustee Tina Dean voted in favor of the termination, and Vuittonet voted against. Zone 3 Trustee Carol Sayles walked out of the meeting before the vote. She said the board did not have to discuss Clark's contract in a special session. She said they should have waited to discuss it at a regular board meeting with more patrons in attendance.[31]

The three members who voted in favor of Clark's termination said she had walked out on her job and had "engaged in using institutional privileges for promotion of political candidates or for political activities beyond local, state or national education association elections." They said both of those actions violated the Code of Ethics for Professional Educators. The board was able to say Clark had walked out on her job because a clause in her contract that would have allowed her to leave early had not been approved by the Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction. That is required by state law, according to the school board's attorney, Breck Seiniger. School board members did not give further explanation about the issue concerning institutional privileges for political activities.[31]

In response to Clark's resignation and the back-and-forth between the school board and superintendent, Rob Winslow, executive director of the Idaho Association of School Administrators, said, "I’m disappointed in this set of trustees and with this drama being played out.” He said such problems between the leaders of a school district should never play out as publicly as they did in West Ada.[32]

Clark worked in the district for 37 years, starting as a principal at Joplin Elementary School and spending her last 11 years as superintendent. Her resignation left her with no severance package. She remained a member of the State Board of Education.[5][32]

The board named Joe Yochum as interim superintendent on October 29, 2015. Before his appointment, Yochum served as the district's chief operations officer. He had been with the district for 24 years but had only held the job as chief operations officer for four months. The board planned to soon launch a search for a permanent superintendent.[33]

In response to the appointment, Yochum said, "I will do everything I can to continue to provide an excellent education for our students and fulfill the mission of the West Ada School District.”[33]

At the same meeting in which they appointed Yochum, the board accepted the resignation of Assistant Superintendent Barbara Leeds, who served as second in command under Clark.[33]

2015: Board voids Clark's contract extension

On September 29, 2015, the board voted 4-1 to void Superintendent Linda Clark's contract extension. Zone 2 Trustee Mike Vuittonet was the only member to vote against voiding the contract.[34] He said, "The contract was valid. This is not the best course of action to take.”[35]

As soon as the vote was recorded, the board went into executive session and denied the audience a chance to speak. Vuittonet left the executive session. He said that his fellow board members were no longer on topic and that he believed they were violating open meeting laws.[34]

The vote to void Clark's contract occurred after a school district attorney told the board it believed its original vote to extend the contract, which had taken place on June 23, 2015, had violated the Idaho Open Meeting Law as it had not been listed as an item on the agenda. The vote had also been held before two newly elected members were able to vote.[34] The vote passed 3-2 to retain Clark as superintendent as well as extend her contract for one year, meaning it would have expired in June 2018.[35] The vote to void that extension left Clark's contract through 2017 in place.[29]

Vuittonet cast one of the three votes in support of the extension. The other two trustees who voted in favor are no longer on the board. Zone 1 Trustee Tina Dean and Zone 3 Trustee Carol Sayles voted against the extension. Zone 4 Trustee Julie Madsen and Zone 5 Trustee Russell Joki said the vote should not have occurred until they had joined the board.[29]

Clark served as the district superintendent for 11 years before she resigned on October 23, 2015. She had worked in the district for a total of 37 years.[19][34]

2012: Board trustee Joki's lawsuit against the district

Zone 5 Trustee Russell Joki

In 2012, former board trustee Russell Joki filed a lawsuit against the governor, the superintendent of public instruction, the Idaho State Legislature, and the state's school districts. He said they had violated the constitutional right of the state's citizens to a free education. Joki explained the suit as follows: “The suit had two complaints. First, the Legislature has not met its constitutional duty to fund a uniform, thorough and free education. The second was that any school district charging fees as a way to make up the money is violating the constitutional requirement for a free education.”[36]

The lawsuit was confined to only be against the West Ada School District after a court order found that Joki had no right to sue state officials or other school districts.[36] Ada County District Judge Richard Greenwood sided with Joki against the school district in November 2015. Though Joki appealed the decision to not include the state officials in the lawsuit, the Idaho Supreme Court sided with Greenwood in April 2017.[37]

Contact information

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West Ada School District
1303 East Central Drive
Meridian, ID 83642
Phone: 208-855-4500


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Footnotes

  1. Idaho Ed News, "Bub selected to lead West Ada," April 27, 2021
  2. The Spokesman-Review, "West Ada hires Rannells as new superintendent," December 16, 2015
  3. Idaho Ed News, "West Ada Appoints Interim Superintendent," October 29, 2015
  4. LinkedIn, "Linda Clark," accessed December 27, 2014
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Idaho Press-Tribune, "West Ada Superintendent Linda Clark announces 'forced resignation,' retirement," October 23, 2015
  6. West Ada School District, "The West Ada Board of Trustees," accessed April 25, 2025
  7. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  9. West Ada School District, "2024-2025 Certified Salary Schedule," accessed April 25, 2025
  10. West Ada School District, "Negotiated Agreement between the Board of Trustees of Joint School District No. 2," accessed June 18, 2021
  11. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  12. 12.0 12.1 Idaho Ed News, "PARENTS LAUNCH RECALL AGAINST WEST ADA TRUSTEES," October 6, 2020
  13. 13.0 13.1 Idaho News, "West Ada School Board alters reopening plan; Vice chairman resigns," October 28, 2020
  14. Idaho Statesman, "Another West Ada school board member resigns, the third to step down this fall," December 9, 2020
  15. Idaho Ed News, "WEST ADA GROUP DROPS RECALL OF NEW BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR," December 17, 2020
  16. Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Shannon Grisso, Elections Clerk, Ada County Elections," January 4, 2021
  17. 17.0 17.1 Idaho Statesman, "Judge rules against blocking West Ada recall," March 28, 2016
  18. Ada County Clerk's Office, "May 2016 Primary: Official Results," May 19, 2016
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 Idaho Statesman, "Group takes first step to recall four West Ada School District trustees," November 5, 2015
  20. Idaho Statesman, "West Ada school board rushes to fill trustee Madsen’s seat after resignation," February 19, 2016
  21. KBOI, "West Ada trustees stand to fight recalls," February 24, 2016
  22. Idaho Statesman, "4 West Ada trustees face choice: resign or stand for recall," February 12, 2016
  23. Idaho Statesman, "West Ada Trustee Russ Joki resigns from school board," April 5, 2016
  24. Idaho Statesman, "West Ada recall: Shake-ups on school board before election, so what’s next?" April 6, 2016
  25. Idaho Press, "Recall group drops efforts against West Ada Trustee Mike Vuittonet," January 22, 2016
  26. 26.0 26.1 KTVB7, "Recall petitions filed for four of five West Ada trustees," November 16, 2015
  27. Ada County, Idaho, "May 19, 2015 Consolidated Election," May 22, 2015
  28. West Ada School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed December 27, 2014
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 Idaho Statesman, "Campaign to recall four West Ada school board members begins," September 30, 2015
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 Idaho Statesman, "Voters back West Ada levy," November 3, 2015
  31. 31.0 31.1 31.2 Idaho Statesman, "West Ada trustees terminate contract of ex-superintendent Clark, who resigned last month," November 9, 2015
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 Idaho Statesman, "West Ada’s Linda Clark resigns, blames trustees’ ‘witch hunt,’" October 24, 2015
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 Idaho Ed News, "West Ada Appoints Interim Superintendent," October 29, 2015
  34. 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 The Spokesman-Review, "Discord, open meeting law questions mark West Ada school board meeting," September 30, 2015
  35. 35.0 35.1 Idaho Ed News, "West Ada Trustees Void Superintendent Clark’s Contract," September 29, 2015
  36. 36.0 36.1 Idaho Ed News, "Maverick School Trustee Is Keeping Campaign Promises," October 19, 2015
  37. Idaho News, "SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS PROCEDURAL DECISION IN STUDENT FEE CASE," April 28, 2017