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Committee sends Senate Bill 1069 to the floor after hearing testimony on SMART coaching for K–3 reading
Summary
Senate Bill 1069, which would expand and fund statewide coaching for reading instruction based on the SMART model, was recommended to pass by the House Education Committee after extensive testimony from educators, the state superintendent and local superintendents.
The House Education Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1069 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation after a lengthy hearing featuring the bill sponsor, state education officials and multiple teachers and coaches who testified in favor of the SMART coaching model for K–3 literacy.
Representative Gerald Raymond, the bill’s House sponsor, described SB1069 as a "rifle targeted" approach that focuses on early‑grade reading and on training coaches who work directly with teachers. "10 69 is very targeted towards that goal," Raymond said. He asked the committee to move the bill forward and highlighted the governor’s emphasis on literacy in his State of the State remarks.
State Superintendent maintained the Department of Education…
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