Idaho Education Association

08/21/2026

🍏 FREE PRAXIS SUPPORT FOR IEA MEMBERS

Did you know? 👉 IEA members can access free, personalized Praxis support through the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), including content-specific study guides, prep classes and practice tests tailored to your individual needs.

Read more about this exclusive member benefit in IEA Reporter: https://bit.ly/4ggdovW

Fill out the CTL Praxis inquiry form: https://bit.ly/4xdODrx

08/20/2026

08/20/2026

08/19/2026

A new chapter begins at IEA. 🍎

This August, we’re celebrating a new era of member leadership as a new IEA president and several new members of the IEA Board of Directors step into their roles.

They join a long tradition of educators from across Idaho who have raised their hands to lead, represent their colleagues and help shape the future of our union and public education in our state.

New leaders. New perspectives. And the same commitment to making sure educator voices are heard.

We’re excited for what’s ahead and grateful to all of the members who give their time, experience and voice to lead our union.

Meet your leaders: https://bit.ly/3SKJxnL

08/14/2026

🍎 Back-to-school season is here! ✏️📚

As classrooms come back to life and a new school year gets underway, make sure connecting with the IEA is on your back-to-school checklist!

✅ Connect with your IEA building representative
✅ Welcome new educators to your school
✅ Follow your local association and IEA on social media
✅ Find ways to get involved in your local
✅ Show off your union pride!

Whether this is your first year in the classroom or your 30th, there’s a place for you in your union. 💚

Here’s to a great school year, Idaho educators! 🍎

Not a member yet? Join us: https://bit.ly/4eEzFEf

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08/10/2026

🤩 More than 160 educators participated in the 2026 Summer Institute, an annual four-day professional development event facilitated by the IEA Center for Teaching and Learning.

Participants attended classes developed and presented by other Idaho Education Association members. Topics ranged from collaboration in early childhood special education to ethical AI use to sign language and beyond — more than 60 sessions in all.

Hear from SI attendees and view our photo gallery in IEA Reporter: https://bit.ly/45RqNpt

08/07/2026

🎉 Idaho’s Leaders for Just Schools Cohort One Wraps Up Three-Year Journey

✨ Cassie McBean's Project: Be Bold

Boise Education Association member McBean’s project is a multi-year lift. She helped create an anti-bullying event built around her school’s core values — Be Bold, Be Kind — that was held at the start of the school year.

There were guest speakers, a school-wide cheer led by cheerleaders, team-building games, and banner signings during which students committed to one of the Bold values.

Posters from the anti-bullying day incorporated her school's BOLD values: Be respectful, One community, Leadership, and Dare to achieve.

McBean is tweaking the event to be even more successful in the years ahead, but it has already caught the attention of her principal. Thanks to McBean’s efforts, the principal is now looking to expand positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) schoolwide.

Read more about our first Leaders for Just Schools cohort grads in IEA Reporter: https://bit.ly/4pJpRNb

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08/04/2026

President McInelly ➡️ President Hoy

A new chapter for the IEA starts this week.

🎙️ Hear directly from President Peggy Hoy in our newest IEA Reporter podcast episode and learn more about her vision for the future of our union.

🎧 Listen here: https://idahoea.org/news/podcast

07/31/2026

Today is President Layne McInelly's final day in office.

At the IEA Delegate Assembly in April, members honored him with the Shane Anderson Outstanding Member Award. During his acceptance speech, he reflected on his tenure and shared his hopes for the future of the Idaho Education Association. Watch his remarks in the video below.

In his final email to members Tuesday, he wrote, in part:

"Although my time as president is ending, my commitment to public education is not. I will always believe that education changes lives, that educators deserve respect and support, and that strong public schools are the foundation of strong communities. Those convictions do not end with a title change.

Thank you for placing your trust in me. Thank you for allowing me the privilege of serving as your president. Most importantly, thank you for everything you do, every single day, for Idaho's students.

It has been the honor of a lifetime."

Thank you, President McInelly, for your leadership and service!

07/29/2026

✅ Day 3 - Summer Institute 2026

Read our recap of the event's keynote speaker Monica Washington, teacher quality director for the National Education Association: https://bit.ly/44VCRpq

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