(ID DOE Press Release, May 22, 2025)
(BOISE) – The Idaho Department of Education and the Professional Standards Commission are offering school leaders a new tool to assist with ethical decision-making through the ProEthica Professional Development Course.
The training series is being offered as part of an ethics initiative from the Idaho Department of Education and the Professional Standards Commission. The ProEthica Professional Development series is based on the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification’s Model Code of Ethics for Educators, which mirrors the same concepts outlined in the Code of Ethics for Idaho Professional Educators. The seven-part series is designed to provide an ethical framework with guiding principles to offer direction when the path to ethical decision-making becomes murky. Educators will receive guidance in 30 to 45-minute instructional modules.
“Helping Idaho’s school leaders better understand ways to navigate ethical decision-making means offering them the right tools for success, and ProEthica’s training course does just that,” said Superintendent Debbie Critchfield. “We want to ensure that administrators feel that they have the appropriate preparation and ongoing support needed to make sound decisions and create a lasting and impactful career in roles that are so essential to our students and educational communities.”
Access to the training series has been provided to all superintendents, charter school administrators and principals listed in the Idaho District Contact Information database. School leaders seeking access for additional employees should reach out to Idaho Department of Education Ethics and Background Checks Program Specialist Victoria Del Toro at vdeltoro@sde.idaho.gov.
Learn more about ProEthica and the Ethics Initiative on the Idaho Department of Education’s Ethics Initiative webpage.
