(1) A portion of the moneys available to the education support program shall be distributed per full-time equivalent instructional staff position employed by each school district. Such moneys shall be paid to instructional staff employees who have been awarded a master educator premium prior to June 30, 2021, and have earned a master educator designation by meeting the minimum qualifications set forth in subsection (2) of this section and the additional qualifications developed or adopted by the employing school district pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, in an amount set forth in subsection (4) of this section. No new applications shall be accepted for any year after January 1, 2021.
(2)  The minimum qualifications for an instructional staff or a pupil service staff employee to earn a master educator designation shall be as follows:
(a)  An instructional staff or pupil service staff employee must have eight (8) or more years of teaching experience provided that the three (3) years immediately preceding the award must be continuous and in Idaho. The remainder of the teaching experience making up the eight (8) years must have been earned in Idaho or in a compact-member state pursuant to section 33-4101, Idaho Code;
(b)  An instructional staff or pupil service staff employee must demonstrate mastery of instructional techniques for no fewer than three (3) of the previous five (5) years of instruction through:
(i)   Artifacts demonstrating evidence of effective teaching; and
(ii)  Successful completion of an annual individualized professional learning plan; and
(c)  A majority of an instructional staff employee’s students must meet measurable student achievement as defined in section 33-1001, Idaho Code, for no fewer than three (3) of the previous five (5) years.
(d)  A majority of a pupil service staff employee’s students must meet measurable student achievement or measurable student success indicators, as defined in section 33-1001, Idaho Code, for no fewer than three (3) of the previous five (5) years.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 33-1004I

  • district: means any public school district organized under the laws of this state, including specially chartered school districts. See Idaho Code 33-1001
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Instructional staff: means those who hold an Idaho certificate issued under section 33-1201, Idaho Code, and who are either involved in the direct instruction of a student or group of students or who serve in a mentor or teacher leader position for individuals who hold an Idaho certificate issued under section 33-1201, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 33-1001
  • Measurable student achievement: means the measurement of student academic achievement or growth within a given interval of instruction for those students who have been enrolled in and attended eighty percent (80%) of the interval of instruction. See Idaho Code 33-1001
  • Pupil service staff: means those who provide services to students, but are not involved in direct instruction of those students, and hold a pupil personnel services certificate. See Idaho Code 33-1001
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Student success indicators: means measurable indicators of student achievement or growth, other than academic, within a predefined interval of time for a specified group of students. See Idaho Code 33-1001
  • Support program: means the educational support program as described in section 33-1002, Idaho Code, the transportation support program described in section 33-1006, Idaho Code, and the exceptional education support program as described in section 33-1007, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 33-1001
  • Teacher: means any person employed in a teaching, instructional, supervisory, educational administrative or educational and scientific capacity in any school district. See Idaho Code 33-1001
(3)  In addition to the minimum qualifications for a master educator designation set forth in subsection (2) of this section:
(a)  Local school districts may develop and require additional qualifications showing demonstrated mastery of instructional techniques and professional practice through multiple measures, provided that such qualifications shall be developed by a committee consisting of teachers, administrators and other school district stakeholders and shall first be approved by the state board of education;
(b)  Local school districts may develop plans that recognize groups of teachers based on measurable student achievement goals aligned with school district-approved continuous improvement plans. Groups may be school-wide or may be smaller groups such as grade levels or by subject matter. Each teacher in a master educator group shall receive a master educator premium if goals are met according to the district plans. Plans shall be developed by a committee consisting of teachers, administrators and other school district stakeholders and shall first be approved by the state board of education. Any school district that does not follow their preapproved plan shall not receive future master educator premium dollars; or
(c)  If a local school district has not developed qualifications pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection, then eligible school district staff may apply to the state board of education by showing demonstrated mastery of instructional techniques and professional practice through multiple measures as developed by a committee facilitated by the state board of education consisting of teachers, administrators and other stakeholders, which measures shall be approved by the state board of education.
(4)  The amount of the master educator premium paid to a qualified instructional staff or pupil service staff employee shall be four thousand dollars ($4,000) each year for three (3) years starting with the initial award of the master educator premium.
(5)  Local school district boards of trustees may provide master educator premiums to instructional staff employees consistent with the provisions of this section.
(6)  For the purposes of this section, the term "school district" also means "public charter school" and the term "board of trustees" also means "board of directors."
(7)  The state board of education may promulgate rules implementing the provisions of this section.
(8)  The provisions of this section shall be null, void, and of no force and effect on and after July 1, 2024.