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This website is a work in progress as the professional educators listed below work on improving the learning experiences for our students at Boise Online Secondary School. Our focus question and problem of practice is the driving force for the work we are doing to support smooth, appropriate transitions for our students as they leave high school and enter post-secondary schooling/training, the competitive work force, and independent living.

What have we done?
What are we noticing and naming?
What are our areas for growth?
How are we connected to student learning?

Focus Question: How will students respond to online opportunities to learn about postsecondary options? How can BOS develop career path education that works for our online students?

Problem of Practice: BOS has a real need for more career path education for our secondary students, but we currently have very little in place and available for our secondary students (outside of SpEd)

Idaho College and Career Readiness Competencies

Mrs. Kari Cowman, M.Ed

Mrs. Cowman started her career in education in 2014. She was lucky to spend her 3 children's early childhood at home with them. During these years, Kari worked with her husband while he built an art career-her working on client relations, marketing, web presence, and billing. In 2010, she was able to go back to school at Western Governor's University and complete a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science Education in 2014. In 2018 she completed a Masters of Arts in Curriculum design and Technology.

Mrs. Christine Kruse, M.Ed

Mrs. Kruse started her career in education in 1996, teaching preschool. She moved from private preschool to public education in 2003 and began her career in Special Education in 2012. Mrs. Kruse is certified in General Education, K-8 and Special Education,K-12. Mrs. Kruse has worked in General Education, teaching Math & English at the middle school level, as well as teaching in Special Education at the middle and high school levels.

Mrs. Kruse graduated Summa Cum Laude from Walden University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development. She earned her teaching certification as well as Master of Special Education degree from the University of Washington. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Transition Leadership from University of Massachusetts, Boston. She is a member of the Council for Exceptional Children and the Division for Career Development and Transition.

Tina Young

Hester Comstock

....and you don't need to walk straight line, either. There is so much to know, so much to try, and with each step you take to learn about career readiness gives you a better vantage.

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