On June 11, 2024, the Kuna School Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt the 2024-25 Master Contract.

If a certified staff member intends to return for the 2024-25 school year, they should review, sign, and submit their contract in Unified Talent no later than July 1.

Certified Staff should review:

• Master Contract for 2024-25
• District Calendar 2024-25
• Idaho Educator Code of Ethics
  • Idaho Professional Standards Commission – Educator Ethics

Curious about your certificate expiration? This link allows you to look up your certification expiration date, endorsement(s), assignment(s) you can teach, and the status of your certification application.

• Certification Lookup Tool

If you are unsure of your renewal requirements or you hold an interim certificate, please see the bottom of your certificate or call or email the Idaho State Department of Education, Teacher Certification at:

Certification Main Line – (208) 332-6882

certification@sde.idaho.gov

• If you have lost your certificate and need a duplicate. Please order a duplicate through the Idaho State Department of Education (SDE), Duplicate Certificate order process.

Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) 

The Kuna School District will allow certified employees that have Continuing Education Units (CEU) requirements for their required occupational licensure renewals issued by the appropriate Idaho state licensing board for certification the ability to turn in those CEUs at a ratio of fifteen (15) CEUs for one (1) credit granted and recognized for placement and/or advancement on the salary schedule.

This applies ONLY to: Counselors (if LPC); SLPs; School Psychologist; Social Workers; PT; OT; School Nurses; CTE Health Science Teachers, and Trades/Skills USA teachers

CEU FORM

As per the MASTER CONTRACT - "Every staff member who completes credits in a program that leads to a graduate degree (M.A., M.S., M.B.A., J.D, Ed Specialist, Ed D., Ph.D.)  is eligible for tuition reimbursement. This is for any credits completed after Sept 1 of this contract year.  Staff members will pay for the credits initially.  

• Graduate credits are reimbursed at a rate of $150 per credit for up to 6 credits per year.  To receive this reimbursement, the staff member must fill out the Tuition Reimbursement form and include the required documents.  The Human Resources Department must receive these documents.

Tuition Reimbursement Request Form

As per the MASTER CONTRACT - "Certified staff who complete continuing education credits through the Idaho Education Association or Kuna School District, and pay for college credit for the course  (up to 2 credits per staff) are eligible to receive reimbursement. This is for any credits completed after Sept 1 of this contract year."

• To receive this reimbursement, the staff member must fill out the Credit Reimbursement form and include the required documents (application, receipt of payment, and official transcript reflecting the classes taken). The Human Resources Department must receive these documents. You can email them, send them through inner-office mail, or drop them off to the DO.

Credit Reimbursement Form

If you are a CERTIFIED staff employee and are interested in being transferred to a different school for next year, please follow this process:

1. View job openings on the Kuna Schools website (under careers)
2. Apply for any positions or POOLS as an INTERNAL CANDIDATE (top right corner)
3. Answer the Transfer Request questions in the application
4. Submit

You will be interviewed for any openings by the administrator at the school you are requesting and qualified to go to. The only thing promised to you is an interview. The administrators are still in charge of which qualified candidates they hire for their openings.

If you have been sent an email requiring you to complete training through Vector Solutions, you can also access the link here:

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