A quality school district is a pillar of a thriving community. In addition to the obvious benefit of providing a good education and start in life for our children, a strong school district is a marker of good neighborhoods, stable home values, and higher home selling prices. Good school districts attract good employers, health care providers and strengthen communities overall. In other words, every citizen within the school district should care and be engaged with what is happening with local education because every citizen is directly impacted. The Panhandle Alliance for Education was created in 2002 to promote excellence in education and broad-based community support for the various schools within the Lake Pend Oreille School District including the charter school, alternative school, and Home School Academy.