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Public commenters urge subject endorsement for theater and press for literacy supports and restorative practices
Summary
During the public comment period, student-teacher Julia Catton urged that theater and speech be moved from supplemental to subject endorsement under Rule 24; local educators and community organizers spoke about literacy, family engagement and restorative practices; another commenter raised audit and behavioral-policy concerns.
Four members of the public addressed the State Board during the public comment period on April 4, raising topics that included teacher endorsements for theater and speech, early-grade literacy, restorative approaches to discipline and concerns about auditing and school behavioral policies.
Julia Catton, a Bellevue resident and student teacher at Burke High School, asked the board to revise Rule 24 so that theater and speech become subject endorsements rather than supplemental endorsements.…
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