Idaho Statutes Title 33. Education § 33-135. Teachers--Classroom size--Reporting

(a) “Teacher” means an individual holding a teaching certificate issued by the state department of education.

(b) “Classroom” means a place where groups of students meet for instruction in a particular subject, including students enrolled in virtual schools or charter schools.

(c) “Classroom instructor” means an individual holding a teaching certificate issued by the state department of education and who has been assigned to teach students one (1) or more subjects.

(d) “Class size” means the number of students who regularly appear in an instructor's classroom or on a class roster and for whom the classroom instructor is primarily responsible and accountable.

(e) “Pupil-teacher ratio” means the total number of students in a school building divided by the total number of teachers working in that school building. For the purposes of this act, the term “school building” also includes virtual charter schools.

(f) “Total caseload” means the total number of students serviced by classroom instructors in a secondary school setting.

(a) The state department of education shall gather statistical information using a unified approach that will demonstrate:

(b) The report under this subsection shall be prepared and published once annually by January 1 and shall be made available on a public website maintained by the state department of education.

(c) For purposes of this subsection, each teacher will be identified by a unique numeric identifier and not by individual name.