The State Board of Education envisions an accessible, seamless public education system that provides for an intelligent and well-informed citizenry, contributes to the overall economy, and improves the general quality of life in Idaho.
The Idaho educational system, consisting of the diverse agencies, institutions, school districts, and charter schools governed by the Board, delivers public primary, secondary, and postsecondary education, training, rehabilitation, outreach, information, and research services throughout the state. These public organizations collaborate to provide educational programs and services that are high quality, readily accessible, relevant to the needs of the state, and delivered in the most efficient manner. In recognition that economic growth, mobility, and social justice sustain Idaho’s democratic ideals, the State Board of Education endeavors to ensure our citizens are informed and educated in order to achieve a higher quality of life and effectively participate in a democratic society.
The Idaho Constitution provides that the general supervision of the state educational institutions and public school system of the State of Idaho shall be vested in a state board of education. Pursuant to Idaho Code, the State Board of Education is charged to provide for the general supervision, governance and control of all state educational institutions, to wit: Boise State University, Lewis-Clark State College, the School for the Deaf and the Blind and any other state educational institution which may hereafter be founded, and for the general supervision, governance and control of the public school systems, including public community colleges. The State Board of education shall be known as the State Board of Education and Board of Regents of the University of Idaho.
Educational Institutions |
Agencies |
| Idaho Public School System | State Department of Education |
| Idaho State University | Division of Professional-Technical Education |
| University of Idaho | Division of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| Boise State University | School for the Deaf and the Blind |
| Lewis-Clark State College | Office of the State Board of Education |
| Eastern Idaho Technical College | Idaho Public Broadcasting System |
| College of Southern Idaho* | Idaho State Historical Society** |
| College of Northern Idaho* | Commission for Libraries** |
| College of Western Idaho* | |
| *Also have separate, locally elected oversight boards | **Also have separate oversight boards appointed by the State Board of Education |