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Committee expands Teacher of the Year eligibility to include librarians and counselors
EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE · February 20, 2019
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Summary
The committee approved House Bill 1319 to allow librarians and school counselors to be eligible for Arkansas Teacher of the Year, following testimony from the Teacher of the Year coordinator and brief committee discussion about waivers and staffing.
The Senate Education Committee considered House Bill 1319, presented by the Department of Education and supported in committee testimony by Megan Abels, the 2016 Arkansas Teacher of the Year and now coordinator of the Teacher of the Year program at ADE. Abels said that state law previously…
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