Phil Homer of the Idaho Association of School Administrators told the Senate Education Committee that his organization opposes the requirement that students take six online courses in high school. "We'd like to reduce that to one or two," and let school districts decide, he said. He also expressed concerns about the "fractional ADA" proposal, which he said would make it difficult for school districts to build their budgets, without knowing in advance how much of their funding would be siphoned off to pay online course providers.

Asked if he thought SB 1068, with the teacher-contract changes, would hurt teacher morale, Homer said, "I love teachers ... but in order for us to make the 1069 piece work, we have to have the 1068 piece to do it. I guess that's where we are."

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