The Idaho State Board of Education has mandated that all high school students earn five credits in social studies, including government (2 credits), U.S. history (2 credits), and economics and financial literacy (1 credit). Courses such as geography, sociology, psychology, and world history may be offered as electives, but will not be counted as a social studies requirement.
It is the policy of this district that social studies teachers will integrate the instruction and assessment of current world affairs and geography into the curriculum to the extent that such study enhances and complements, but does not detract from, the instruction of the primary subject matter. Teachers will identify how current world affairs and geography are integrated into the lesson plans.
Each year, the high schools in this district will offer at least one (1) social studies elective course, such as geography, sociology, world affairs, or world history. The credits received for such electives will not apply to the social study requirement for graduation.
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LEGAL REFERENCE:
Idaho Code Sections:
33-1615 – Financial Literacy
IDAPA
08.02.03.103.02(d)
08.02.03.105.01(f)
ADOPTED: January 15, 2024
AMENDED: