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Strategic Plan 2010-2014

Vision, Mission, Authority and Scope

Vision

A well-educated Idaho.

Mission

To provide leadership, set policy, and advocate for transforming Idaho’s educational system to improve the quality of life and enhance global competitiveness.

Authority and Scope

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, and for the general supervision, governance and control of the public school systems, including public community colleges.

State Board of Education Governed Agencies and Institutions

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 Office of the State Board of Education
Lewis-Clark State College Idaho Public Broadcasting System
Eastern Idaho Technical College
College of Southern Idaho*
North Idaho College*
College of Western Idaho*

*Also have separate, locally elected oversight boards

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