Coeur d'Alene Public Schools, Idaho
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| Coeur d'Alene Public Schools |
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| Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
| District details |
| Superintendent: Matthew Handelman |
| # of school board members: 5 |
| Website: Link |
Coeur d'Alene Public Schools is a school district in Idaho that served 10,878 students in 16 schools during the 2012-2013 school year.[1] This district was the fifth-largest by enrollment in the state of Idaho.
About the district
Coeur d'Alene Public Schools is located in northwestern Idaho in Kootenai County. The county seat is Coeur d'Alene. Kootenai County was home to an estimated 150,346 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2]
Demographics
Kootenai County underperformed compared to Idaho as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.3 percent of county residents age 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 25.9 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $49,403, compared to $47,583 for the entire state. The poverty rate in Kootenai County was 14.7 percent, while it was 15.1 percent statewide.[2]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[2] | ||
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| Race | Kootenai County (%) | Idaho (%) |
| White | 94.6 | 93.4 |
| Black or African American | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Asian | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.4 | 12.2 |
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.
Superintendent
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The superintendent of Coeur d'Alene Public Schools is Matthew Handelman. First coming to the district as associate superintendent in the summer of 2010, Handelman also served as elementary and curriculum director for the district before he was named interim superintendent in May 2013 and became permanent superintendent in November 2013. He earned his bachelor's degree in anthropology from Amherst College in 1988 and his principal certificate from the University of Washington in 1996.[3][4]
School board elections
Coeur d'Alene schools are overseen by a five-member board elected to four-year terms.[5]
| Coeur d'Alene board of trustees | |||
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| Member | Zone | Assumed Office | Term Ends |
| Lisa May | 1 | 2017 | 2021 |
| Casey Morrisroe | 2 | 2015 | 2019 |
| Tambra Pickford | 3 | 2015 | 2019 |
| Dave Eubanks | 4 | 2013 | 2021 |
| Tom Hearn | 5 | 2013 | 2021 |
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Election dates
Members of the Coeur d'Alene board of trustees are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in May of odd-numbered years. Two seats were up for election in 2015, and three seats were up for election in 2017.
Public participation in board meetings
The Coeur d'Alene board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:
| “ | Public Participation in Board Meeting
NOTICE Any complaint about the District, including instruction, discipline, district personnel policy, procedure or curriculum, should be referred through proper administrative channels before it is presented to the board for consideration and action. All complaints should be resolved through proper channels in the following order: 1. Teacher or Staff Please also see District Policy regarding public complaints. Public Comment—Inclusion on Board Agenda Public Comment at Board Meetings Written materials for Board Members must be submitted to the Clerk. The written material must include the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting it. A copy of the materials that meet these requirements will be forwarded to Board Members if received at least seven (7) days prior to the scheduled Board meeting. Materials should not be sent directly to Board Members. Materials may be presented or mailed to the Clerk at 1400 N. Northwood Center Ct., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814. If a topic is being considered by a committee established for that purpose, the Board may refer the public comment to that committee. Because of the diversity of issues, members of the Board will not respond to public comment. Instead, issues may be recorded and referred to the proper staff person for follow-up. The Chair may interrupt or terminate an individual’s statement when it is too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene, repetitive, or irrelevant. The Board of Trustees as a whole shall have the final decision in determining the appropriateness of all such rulings. Nothing in this policy shall prohibit the removal of any person who willfully disrupts a meeting to the extent that orderly conduct is seriously compromised. Defamatory or abusive remarks are always out of order. The Chair may terminate the speaker’s privilege of address if, after being called to order, the speaker persists in improper conduct or remarks. If a special meeting has been held to obtain public comment on a specific issue, the Chair of the Board may not recognize speakers wishing to comment on the same topic at a regular meeting of the Board.[6] |
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| —Coeur d'Alene board of trustees (2014)[7] | ||
Budget
From 1993 to 2013, the Coeur d'Alene school district had an average of $59,315,000 in revenue and $59,073,857 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $12,225,286 in outstanding debt. The district retired $1,111,952 of its debt and issued $2,723,095 in new debt each year on average.[8]
Revenue
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
| Revenue by Source | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total | |||||||
| Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | ||||||
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| 1993 | $13,533,000 | 43.04% | $15,944,000 | 50.70% | $1,969,000 | 6.26% | $31,446,000 | ||||
| 1994 | $15,703,000 | 44.72% | $17,331,000 | 49.36% | $2,080,000 | 5.92% | $35,114,000 | ||||
| 1995 | $16,841,000 | 45.95% | $17,662,000 | 48.19% | $2,146,000 | 5.86% | $36,649,000 | ||||
| 1996 | $15,321,000 | 41.34% | $19,293,000 | 52.06% | $2,448,000 | 6.61% | $37,062,000 | ||||
| 1997 | $19,126,000 | 46.34% | $19,598,000 | 47.48% | $2,552,000 | 6.18% | $41,276,000 | ||||
| 1998 | $21,137,000 | 44.51% | $23,706,000 | 49.92% | $2,649,000 | 5.58% | $47,492,000 | ||||
| 1999 | $22,691,000 | 43.78% | $26,353,000 | 50.85% | $2,786,000 | 5.38% | $51,830,000 | ||||
| 2000 | $23,572,000 | 44.15% | $26,911,000 | 50.41% | $2,905,000 | 5.44% | $53,388,000 | ||||
| 2001 | $24,962,000 | 42.54% | $30,208,000 | 51.48% | $3,506,000 | 5.98% | $58,676,000 | ||||
| 2002 | $24,991,000 | 42.68% | $29,514,000 | 50.40% | $4,056,000 | 6.93% | $58,561,000 | ||||
| 2003 | $26,319,000 | 42.50% | $31,015,000 | 50.09% | $4,587,000 | 7.41% | $61,921,000 | ||||
| 2004 | $29,200,000 | 43.99% | $31,838,000 | 47.96% | $5,343,000 | 8.05% | $66,381,000 | ||||
| 2005 | $30,591,000 | 43.95% | $33,309,000 | 47.85% | $5,709,000 | 8.20% | $69,609,000 | ||||
| 2006 | $34,827,000 | 47.34% | $32,616,000 | 44.34% | $6,121,000 | 8.32% | $73,564,000 | ||||
| 2007 | $14,308,000 | 20.10% | $50,818,000 | 71.40% | $6,050,000 | 8.50% | $71,176,000 | ||||
| 2008 | $15,730,000 | 20.84% | $53,012,000 | 70.25% | $6,723,000 | 8.91% | $75,465,000 | ||||
| 2009 | $15,064,000 | 19.59% | $55,003,000 | 71.53% | $6,825,000 | 8.88% | $76,892,000 | ||||
| 2010 | $13,439,000 | 18.06% | $45,826,000 | 61.59% | $15,138,000 | 20.35% | $74,403,000 |
| 2011 | $15,171,000 | 20.24% | $49,182,000 | 65.61% | $10,609,000 | 14.15% | $74,962,000 |
| 2012 | $20,121,000 | 27.24% | $44,870,000 | 60.74% | $8,879,000 | 12.02% | $73,870,000 |
| 2013 | $20,759,000 | 27.36% | $47,233,000 | 62.25% | $7,886,000 | 10.39% | $75,878,000 |
| Avg. | $20,638,381 | 36.68% | $33,392,476 | 54.97% | $5,284,143 | 8.35% | $59,315,000 |
Expenditures
The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:
- Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
- Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
- Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
- Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
- Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
| Expenditures by Category | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget Total | |||||
| Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | ||
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| 1993 | $17,079,000 | 50.63% | $10,365,000 | 30.73% | $6,087,000 | 18.04% | $117,000 | 0.35% | $85,000 | 0.25% | $33,733,000 |
| 1994 | $19,161,000 | 42.54% | $11,131,000 | 24.71% | $13,152,000 | 29.20% | $1,484,000 | 3.29% | $118,000 | 0.26% | $45,046,000 |
| 1995 | $21,100,000 | 51.81% | $12,124,000 | 29.77% | $6,457,000 | 15.85% | $1,033,000 | 2.54% | $15,000 | 0.04% | $40,729,000 |
| 1996 | $22,058,000 | 59.11% | $12,663,000 | 33.93% | $1,440,000 | 3.86% | $1,138,000 | 3.05% | $17,000 | 0.05% | $37,316,000 |
| 1997 | $24,076,000 | 59.10% | $13,870,000 | 34.05% | $2,769,000 | 6.80% | $0 | 0.00% | $23,000 | 0.06% | $40,738,000 |
| 1998 | $24,922,000 | 52.67% | $14,237,000 | 30.09% | $7,412,000 | 15.66% | $734,000 | 1.55% | $11,000 | 0.02% | $47,316,000 |
| 1999 | $26,401,000 | 55.15% | $16,320,000 | 34.09% | $4,387,000 | 9.16% | $745,000 | 1.56% | $22,000 | 0.05% | $47,875,000 |
| 2000 | $28,340,000 | 52.98% | $17,354,000 | 32.44% | $7,044,000 | 13.17% | $711,000 | 1.33% | $41,000 | 0.08% | $53,490,000 |
| 2001 | $29,894,000 | 54.74% | $18,948,000 | 34.70% | $5,057,000 | 9.26% | $685,000 | 1.25% | $27,000 | 0.05% | $54,611,000 |
| 2002 | $33,096,000 | 53.45% | $19,526,000 | 31.53% | $8,605,000 | 13.90% | $659,000 | 1.06% | $37,000 | 0.06% | $61,923,000 |
| 2003 | $32,710,000 | 56.77% | $20,046,000 | 34.79% | $3,521,000 | 6.11% | $754,000 | 1.31% | $588,000 | 1.02% | $57,619,000 |
| 2004 | $35,214,000 | 53.63% | $21,526,000 | 32.78% | $7,483,000 | 11.40% | $708,000 | 1.08% | $733,000 | 1.12% | $65,664,000 |
| 2005 | $37,842,000 | 54.50% | $22,977,000 | 33.09% | $7,184,000 | 10.35% | $642,000 | 0.92% | $785,000 | 1.13% | $69,430,000 |
| 2006 | $41,321,000 | 55.67% | $24,895,000 | 33.54% | $6,732,000 | 9.07% | $597,000 | 0.80% | $682,000 | 0.92% | $74,227,000 |
| 2007 | $41,134,000 | 58.64% | $24,701,000 | 35.21% | $2,963,000 | 4.22% | $582,000 | 0.83% | $771,000 | 1.10% | $70,151,000 |
| 2008 | $43,839,000 | 60.10% | $25,849,000 | 35.44% | $1,996,000 | 2.74% | $471,000 | 0.65% | $787,000 | 1.08% | $72,942,000 |
| 2009 | $44,379,000 | 59.82% | $25,791,000 | 34.77% | $2,849,000 | 3.84% | $425,000 | 0.57% | $742,000 | 1.00% | $74,186,000 |
| 2010 | $42,922,000 | 57.94% | $24,620,000 | 33.24% | $5,525,000 | 7.46% | $331,000 | 0.45% | $679,000 | 0.92% | $74,077,000 |
| 2011 | $42,245,000 | 60.47% | $24,340,000 | 34.84% | $2,393,000 | 3.43% | $248,000 | 0.35% | $635,000 | 0.91% | $69,861,000 |
| 2012 | $41,946,000 | 57.84% | $25,371,000 | 34.98% | $4,404,000 | 6.07% | $140,000 | 0.19% | $662,000 | 0.91% | $72,523,000 |
| 2013 | $43,894,000 | 56.94% | $26,996,000 | 35.02% | $4,910,000 | 6.37% | $558,000 | 0.72% | $736,000 | 0.95% | $77,094,000 |
| Avg. | $33,027,286 | 55.45% | $19,697,619 | 33.03% | $5,350,952 | 9.81% | $607,714 | 1.14% | $390,286 | 0.57% | $59,073,857 |
Debt
The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.
| Debt | |||
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| Fiscal Year |
Retired | Issued | Outstanding |
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| 1993 | $41,000 | $16,900,000 | $16,900,000 |
| 1994 | $91,000 | $0 | $16,995,000 |
| 1995 | $28,000 | $0 | $16,850,000 |
| 1996 | $599,000 | $0 | $16,251,000 |
| 1997 | $1,474,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $974,000 | $0 | $15,080,000 |
| 1999 | $615,000 | $0 | $14,470,000 |
| 2000 | $636,000 | $0 | $13,835,000 |
| 2001 | $661,000 | $0 | $13,175,000 |
| 2002 | $690,000 | $0 | $12,485,000 |
| 2003 | $756,000 | $0 | $12,874,000 |
| 2004 | $2,330,000 | $2,502,000 | $13,046,000 |
| 2005 | $887,000 | $323,000 | $11,641,000 |
| 2006 | $946,000 | $510,000 | $11,205,000 |
| 2007 | $1,015,000 | $370,000 | $10,051,000 |
| 2008 | $5,102,000 | $2,515,000 | $7,489,000 |
| 2009 | $1,278,000 | $654,000 | $6,865,000 |
| 2010 | $1,444,000 | $296,000 | $5,722,000 |
| 2011 | $1,621,000 | $0 | $4,101,000 |
| 2012 | $1,802,000 | $350,000 | $2,646,000 |
| 2013 | $361,000 | $32,765,000 | $35,050,000 |
| Avg. | $1,111,952 | $2,723,095 | $12,225,286 |
Teacher salaries
Coeur d'Alene Public Schools employed 482 teachers in the 2013-2014 school year. Teacher salaries are categorized based on higher education achievement, professional development and years of service. A teacher with a bachelor's degree can earn higher salaries by pursuing graduate courses with raises at 10 hours of higher education credits. The salary schedule also accounts for graduate degrees by providing higher starting salaries and greater potential salaries. The following table details the salary schedule negotiated for the 2015-2016 school year:[9]
| Salary structure | ||
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| Degree level | Minimum salary ($) | Maximum salary ($) |
| B.A. | 32,703 | 43,743 |
| B.A. + 10 | 32,703 | 45,167 |
| B.A. + 20 | 32,703 | 46,592 |
| B.A. + 30 | 33,769 | 50,866 |
| B.A. + 40 | 35,194 | 55,141 |
| B.A. + 50 | 36,619 | 56,565 |
| B.A. + 60 | 38,044 | 57,990 |
| B.A. + 70 | 39,468 | 59,415 |
Issues
Voters approve $68 million bond and levy
Voters approved a $35.5 million construction bond and $32 million operating levy for the Coeur d'Alene school district on March 14, 2017. The levy required 50 percent of the votes cast plus one additional vote to pass, and it received 79 percent. The bond required 66 percent of the votes cast to pass, and it received 77 percent.[10][11]
Contact information
Coeur d'Alene Public Schools
1400 North Northwood Center Court
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Phone: (208) 664-8241
See also
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External links
- Coeur d'Alene Public Schools
- Kootenai County, Idaho
- Idaho Department of Education
- Idaho Education Association
Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Coeur D'alene District," accessed July 9, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Kootenai County, Idaho," accessed March 17, 2017
- ↑ CDAPress.com, "Handelman named permanent superintendent," November 4, 2013
- ↑ Spokesman-Review, "CdA school district chooses interim superintendent," May 11, 2013
- ↑ Coeur d'Alene Public Schools, "SD 271 Trustees," accessed December 28, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Coeur d'Alene Public Schools, "Board of Trustees Policies - 1520P Public Participation in Board Meeting," accessed December 28, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
- ↑ Coeur d'Alene Public Schools, "Certified Salary Schedule," accessed March 22, 2016
- ↑ Kootenai County, "Coeur d'Alene School District #271 Levy March 14, 2017 Bond/Levy Election: Official Results by Precinct," accessed May 5, 2017
- ↑ The Spokesman-Review, "Coeur d’Alene voters overwhelmingly approve $68 million school bond, levy," March 14, 2017
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