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A
We're
getting
all
right.
Can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
all
right,
we
are.
We
welcome
you
to
the
senate
committee
on
education
and
welcome
all
those
that
are
here
online
and
present
by
phone.
Will,
the
secretary
please
call
the
role
vice
chair,
dondero,
loop.
B
C
C
A
Senator
donate
here,
chair
dennis
here,
thank
you
very
much.
A
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do
have
a
quorum,
so
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will
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A
So
with
that
we
have
today
a
couple
of
we
have
two
bills
before
us
today
and
we
are
going
to
start
with
senate
bill
102.
D
Well,
thank
you,
chair
dennis
for
the
record,
I
am
scott
hammond
representing
senate
district
18
in
clark
county,
I'm
pleased
to
present
to
the
bill
102
for
your
consideration
today
with
me
today.
I
have
miss
katie,
lackey
principal
of
the
sky
canyon
campus,
on
somerset
of
somerset
academy
of
las
vegas.
Who
will
provide
additional
contacts
for
the
bill?
D
It
was
miss
lackey
who
brought
this
to
my
attention
as
well
as
others,
a
little
bit
of
background.
The
issue
of
when
a
child
should
or
should
not
begin
school
is
not
just
about
making
sure
a
child
is
old
enough
to
sit,
and
you
know,
sit
still
long
enough
to
listen
to
the
teacher
and
absorb
the
classroom
lesson.
D
These
decisions
can
have
a
broad
impact
on
a
child's
future.
There
are
also
broad
concerns,
including
social
and
behavioral
development,
and
how
that
translates
to
academic
progress.
The
importance
of
attention
to
a
child's
overall
overall
social
behavioral
development
has
come
into
sharp
focus
in
recent
years
from
increased
increases
in
school
violence
to
the
impacts,
such
as
depression,
resulting
from
the
covid19
pandemic.
D
Others
believe
that
certain
children
can
begin
school
early,
although
others
believe
that
certain
children
can
begin
school
early.
I
think
we
all
hope
for
this
ideal
scenario
where
all
kids
have
access
to
school
as
early
as
possible.
However,
this
discussion
is
not
so
simple
from
a
public
policy
perspective.
Many
kids
are
just
not
ready
to
begin
school
in
the
national
longitudinal
study
from
usc.
The
researchers
point
out
that
differences
in
reading
and
math
test
scores
between
older
and
younger
kindergarten
pupils
quote
start
out
large
at
school
entry
and
diminish
over
time.
D
Although
the
difference
in
reading
achievement
still
remains
statistically
significant
and
sizable
at
the
end
of
the
eighth
grade
year.
Unquote,
a
child's
learning,
particularly
in
the
early
grades,
is
fundamental
to
their
success
in
the
remaining
school
years
and,
ultimately,
life
beyond
school.
One
of
the
most
critical
lessons
is
learning
to
read.
If
a
child
is
not
socially
and
behaviorally
ready
to
learn
when
they
enter
school,
how
can
they
successfully
build
a
strong
foundation
of
early
reading
skills
in
the
last
year?
D
Often,
these
kids
are
the
youngest
in
their
class,
who
barely
made
the
cutoff
date
necessary
to
enroll.
Some
of
these
children
end
up
being
held
back
a
year
because
of
this
delay,
thereby
losing
friends
they
just
made
and
in
some
cases,
feeling
embarrassed
or
inadequate
in
some
way.
This
is
truly
a
disservice
to
these
kids
and
their
families.
D
Excuse
me
to
walk
you
through
what
sb
102
proposes.
I
would
like
to
first
provide
some
relevant
details
from
nevada.
Specifically,
existing
law
generally
requires
each
school
district
to
offer
a
full-day
kindergarten
program
at
each
elementary
school.
However,
parents
are
not
required
to
enroll
their
children
or
their
child
in
a
public
school
until
the
until
the
child
is
seven
years
of
age.
D
E
E
Me
there
you
go,
my
name
is
kate
lackey.
I
am
the
principal
at
summerset
academy,
sky
canyon,
in
las
vegas
nevada.
Thank
you.
For
your
time
today
I've
been
an
educator
for
26
years
and
in
administration
for
about
nine
years,
and
I
am
very
passionate
about
this
bill
that
we're
bringing
before
you
today
about
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
senator
hammond
came
to
the
school
and
toured
the
school
to
see
it,
and
at
that
time
I
bent
his
ear
about
this
bill
and
how
passionate
I
am
about.
E
It
gave
him
a
little
bit
of
data
that
I've
gathered
over
the
years
and
we
moved
forward
from
there.
Most
of
my
educational
career
has
been
in
elementary
education.
I
was
a
kindergarten
teacher
for
a
very
long
long
time
and
have
always,
like
I
said,
felt
passionate
about
this.
Therefore,
we
hope
to
make
a
change
today.
So
ask
me.
C
Excuse
me
principal
I
I
so
apologize
for
interrupting
we.
We
are
not
able
to
see
your
your
presentation
on
the
network,
but
I'm
going
to
stop
sharing
for
just
a
moment.
If
you
could
go
ahead
and
reshare,
that's
all
it
takes.
I
think
it's
because
you
went
out
and
came
back
in.
B
E
That's
okay.
Let
me
go
view
present.
C
E
For
now
I'm
sorry,
I
thought
it
was
working
the
first
time.
Thank
you.
So,
as
I
was
saying,
the
the
bill
obviously
revises
the
date
by
which
children
must
be
at
least
a
certain
age
to
be
admitted
to
certain
grades
of
school.
E
The
proposal
is
to
please
change
the
date
by
which
a
child
must
enter
kindergarten,
specifically
from
september
30th
to
august
1st,
in
2010
nevada
code,
title
34,
chapter
392
of
nrs
392.040
determined
the
age
in
which
a
child
must
enter
school.
However,
in
the
year
2017
the
nevada
school
started
the
school
year
at
least
two
weeks
earlier
than
in
previous
years.
However,
the
age
date
did
not
adjust
accordingly.
E
So
therefore,
under
this
current
bill,
the
kindergarten
student
can
enter
kindergarten
at
the
beginning
of
august
at
age,
four
and
essentially
be
four
years
old
for
almost
an
entire
quarter
of
the
school
year.
Developmentally
students
who
enter
at
four
are
potentially
in
a
class
with
students
who
could
be
a
whole
year
older
than
them.
So
therefore,
the
solution
was
to
please
change
the
start
date
to
august
1st.
E
Did
some
data
collecting
and
at
least
47
states,
including
washington,
dc
district
of
columbia,
articulate
the
specific
age
in
which
their
students
must
be
in
order
to
enter
school?
And,
as
you
can
see,
the
majority
of
all
of
the
school
excuse
me,
the
states
have
students
starting
well
before
september
30th.
You
can
see
nevada's
down
in
the
bottom.
Four
of
out
of
the
50
states.
E
We
then
pulled
some
data
from
my
school,
so
somerset
sky
canyon
has
been
in
existence
for
three
years.
So
there's
three
years
worth
of
data
here
and
that's
how
many
children
I
have
had
that
have
started
at
age
four,
as
you
can
see
from
this
data,
it
also
identifies
the
academic
qualifications
for
these
students,
and
these
designations
potentially
could
have
been
avoided.
Have
the
student
had
another
year
of
maturity
and
preparation
for
entering
kindergarten?
E
So
to
summarize
that
13
of
the
29
students
that
started
at
my
school
over
the
last
three
years
at
age-
four-
so
that's
44
percent
of
them
qualify
for
either
read
by
grade
3
or
reading
rti,
which
is
response
to
intervention.
So
currently
we
are
having
to
provide
additional
assistance
to
these
students
in
academic
areas.
E
In
addition,
our
literacy,
specialist
or
rbg
3
specialist,
supports
these
students
and,
in
addition,
this
position
will
be
eliminated
by
the
state
for
2022
school
year
21-22
school
year.
However,
we're
still
expected
to
support
these
learners,
and
while
we
do
support
learners
all
the
time-
and
we
just
feel
that
the
majority
of
these
four-year-olds
need
that
additional
gift
of
time
that
to
mature
in
order
to
be
prepared
for
kindergarten
at
somerset
sky
canyon,
we're
in
an
affluent
neighborhood,
and
that
has
approximately
12
percent
frl
rates.
E
Now,
even
knowing
this,
knowing
the
links
between
socio-net
economic
status
and
student
achievement,
the
percentage
of
students
of
four-year-olds
and
then
average
nevada,
neighborhood
school
would
probably
be
higher
than
the
44
percent.
E
There's
a
report
by
the
legislative
analysts
office
that
states
the
following
that
data
suggests
children
who
are
older,
tend
to
perform
better
on
standardized
tests
and
taken
together.
This
body
of
research
suggests
that
changing
the
kindergarten
entry
age
would
be
generally
positive,
with
no
overall
negative
effect
on
children's
academic
achievement.
E
Since
the
start
date
of
the
school
year
was
adjusted,
we
believe
so
should
the
age
in
which
a
child
must
be
to
enter
kindergarten.
Again,
I
am
extremely
passionate
about
this.
We
want
to
continue
supporting
students
set
them
up
for
success,
and
I
really
appreciate
senator
hammond
taking
the
time
to
listen
to
me
and-
and
thank
you
all
for
your
time
this
afternoon,.
D
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
again,
we're
we're
open
for
any
questions
you
have
of
us
right
now
and
I'll
save
any
concluding
remarks
until
after
that.
If,
if
you
don't
mind.
A
Sure
all
right
questions
from
the
committee.
B
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
chair.
So
I've
actually
lived
this
and
while
I
don't
profess
myself
to
be
an
expert
in
any
subject,
I
would
say
I
have
quite
a
bit
of
experience
as
I
taught
30
years
and
all
of
them
in
elementary
and
10
of
those
were
kindergarten
years
and
most
of
those
were
years
when
we
had
two
sets
of
kindergartners
in
a
day,
so
I've
taught
quite
a
few
kindergartners
as
well
as
I
have
three
children
in
my
own,
and
I've
lived
this
with
my
own
kids.
B
So
I
have
one
daughter
who
was
a
june
birthday
and
maybe
could
have
waited
another
year
to
go,
but
she
was
a
june
birthday.
I
have
another
daughter
that
was
a
late
august
birthday
who
definitely
could
go,
but
I
held
her
out.
She
was
tiny,
her
two
of
her
friends
weren't
going
to
school
that
year
because
they
missed
the
cut
off,
so
I
held
her
out,
but
I've
also
taught
copious
amounts
of
kids,
who
were
four
and
extremely
successful
and
ready
for
school
kids
that
were
five
that
weren't.
B
I'm
sorry,
I
thought
I
heard
somebody
asking
a
question
also
in
the
charter
system.
Is
it
it's
my
understanding
that
you
all
have,
because
I've
also
lived
this
different
starting
times
like
you,
there
might
be
different
times
that
schools
start,
but
with
all
that
being
said,
there's
nothing
that
says
we
we
all
know
kids
benefit
from
being
older.
We
all
know
that,
but
what
I
always
told
my
parents
was:
you
have
to
make
that
decision
for
your
child.
You
have
to
decide
for
your
child.
B
Bad
part
was
she
was
driving
as
a
sophomore.
I
don't
know
so
I
guess
my
question
is:
how
do
you
stop
this,
and
and
why
can't
this
be
a
parent
choice
and
even
as
a
charter?
Why
can't
you
say
that
you'd
like
this
to
be
a
parent
choice,
because
you
have
the
availability
to
do
that,
we
don't
in
a
public
school,
but
the
charters
and
the
privates
do
have
that
availability.
B
So
I
guess
with
that
and
the
fact
that
kindergarten
is
not
mandatory.
I
guess
I'd
like
just
some
discussion
more
on
that.
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
what
you
do
principal
ackee.
Thank
you
very
much.
D
E
Certainly,
thank
you
very
much.
Yes,
I
agree
with
you.
E
Pardon
me,
my
name
is
kate
lackey
for
the
record
principal
at
somerset
sky
canyon.
Yes,
I
agree
with
you.
We
are
a
school
of
choice.
However,
we
do
have
to
follow
the
sbcfa
and
the
state
mandates,
so
we
fall
under
the
same
guidelines
as
a
public
clark.
County
school
district
would
for
students
entering
kindergarten,
so
we
are
affected
by
this.
We
cannot
make
up
our
own
start
date.
If
you
will,
in
regards
to
our
start
date
for
school,
we
tend
to
align
ourselves
to
the
same
calendar
as
the
public
schools
predominantly
here
in
clark
county.
E
Ours
is
slightly
different,
primarily
just
based
on
when
we
choose
to
do
professional
development
days
and
such,
but
as
far
as
our
start
date,
it
always
aligns
generally
with
the
clark
county
system
and,
like
I
said
we
just
want
it
to
be
a
little
more
equitable.
We
pump,
we
bumped
up
the
start
date
a
few
weeks
that
then
widened
the
gap,
if
you
will
of
when
students
were
able
to
start.
So
we
just
asked
for
that
to
be
narrowed
and
a
little
more
in
line
with
the
rest
of
the
50
states.
B
So
with
that
being
said,
we
all
know
that
there's
more
than
just
us
in
las
vegas
or
clark
county.
So
we
have
to
be
cognizant
of
the
fact
that
we
have
you
know
17
school
districts
plus
the
charter
school
district.
B
I
guess
my
my
real
thought
is:
is
there's
always
going
to
be
a
younger
kid
and
there's
always
going
to
be
an
older
kid?
There's,
no
there's
no
magic
date
for
stopping
that,
because
kids
aren't
all
born
in
one
month,
and
so
for
my
daughter
who
was
at
the
end
of
august,
who
I
held
out,
she
was,
she
was
a
whole
year
older
than
all
those
kids.
It
didn't
make
those
kids
less
smart.
B
In
fact,
some
of
her
classmates,
including
her
husband,
who
is
almost
a
whole
year
younger
than
her,
is
incredibly
smart
and
went
to
school.
So
I
I
guess
I
just
struggle
with
changing
this,
because
I
can
see
where
we
can
just
keep
changing
right.
It
used
to
be
december
30th
and
it
was
october
1st.
Then
it
was,
you
know,
september
30th,
then
it
was
august
30th
and
then
I
mean
we
just
keep
changing
it.
When
do
we
stop?
Because
there's
always
somebody
younger
and
there's
always
somebody
older.
D
Scott
hammond
for
the
record
center
hammond
for
the
record.
I
I'll
say
that
I
think
clark
county
is
actually
one
of
the
last
counties
to
actually
move
their
dates
up.
Washoe
county,
I
believe,
was
doing
it
a
lot
sooner
than
we
were
doing
it,
so
they
their
their
start
date
other
than
this
covid
year
is
actually
around
the
same
time,
and
you
know,
as
principal
lackey
had
pointed
out
in
the
charter
schools
in
the
charter
world
and
I
suspect,
the
same
thing
with
some
of
the
private
schools.
D
They
try
to
align
their
schedules
with
the
rest
of
the
public
schools
because
it's
a
little
easier
because
sometimes
you
you
know
as
parents
they
have
school.
They
have
some
of
their
students
in
charter
and
they
also
have
them
in
public
school.
They
might
even
have
them
in
private
school.
It's
you
know
they're
they're,
trying
to
find
the
best
fit
for
their
child.
As
far
as
moving
the
dates
yeah
we
could,
we
could
make
any
date.
D
D
On
august,
1st,
or
somewhere
on
that
first
week
of
august,
we're
in
line
with
a
lot
of
other
states
and
when
we're
making
comparisons
and
as
we
often
do
in
education,
test
scores,
achievement
reading
and
all
that
other
things
you're
now
making
more
of
an
apple
to
apple
comparison,
because
you
have
more
of
the
students
who
are
the
same
age
and
you're
making
that
comparison.
I
think
that
that's
that's
wonderful
for
the
state
of
nevada.
D
Certainly
one
of
the
other
points
that
I
think
that
the
principal
lackey
had
made
is
that
you
have
children
who
are
actually
more
capable
of
reading
at
an
earlier
age,
because
they've
waited
a
little
bit
more
time
to
get
into
school.
That
helps
with
your
resources
and
allocation
of
your
resources,
especially
when
we
we
just
don't
have
the
resources
to
put
into
the
reading
specialists
as
we
would
like
to
have,
and
so
that
also
helps
out
with
the
with
that
part.
D
And
then
what
we've
seen
over
and
over
again
in
the
research
that
we've
read,
is
the
social
emotional
part
of
it.
And
when
you
have
students
who
are
starting
a
little
bit
later,
you
actually
have
a
you
know.
You
have
the
capability
as
a
student,
to
be
more
mentally,
focused,
mentally,
capable
and
of
adjustment
to
certain
pressures
that
are
put
on
you
all
that
sort
of
sort
of
thing
melts
away
as
you
get
older.
D
So
a
lot
of
things
happen
later,
when
you're
11
years
old,
that
kind
of
balances
out
at
least
academically
it
balances
out,
but
that
social
emotional
part
is
actually
much
better
as
an
11
year
old,
because
you
started
a
little
bit
later
in
school.
There's
a
lot
of
research,
especially
in
the
scandinavian
countries
that
do
that.
D
One
of
the
things
that
I
would
also
point
out
is
that
you
know
you
could
you
could
you
could
start
at
any
time?
But
if
you
have
a
universal
start
date
of
august
first
or
whatever
we
deemed
I
mean,
and
I
I'd
leave
it
in
the
capable
hands
of
this
committee
to
determine
what
would
be
the
appropriate
time.
I
just
think
that
you
know
we
we
actually
as
a
state
would
benefit,
because
our
kids
are
a
little
bit
older.
D
Now,
if
for
some
reason
after
that,
first
year
or
second
year,
if
your
student
is
much
more
capable
of
moving
on
and
doing
more
work,
there's
nothing
that
prevents
a
child
from
a
parent
who
advocates
for
their
child
to
go
to
the
administration
and
to
go
to
a
principal
and
then
to
collaboratively
figure
out.
If
that
child
needs
to
be
bumped
up
a
year
or
whatever
you
know
is
suitable
for
them.
Nothing
is
going
to
stop
them
from
doing
that,
so
they're
still
able
to
do
that.
D
I
think
that
they
would
just
have
a
better
idea
of
what
to
do
with
that
student
after
a
year
and
kind
of
figure
out
where
they're
at
and
I'd
leave
it
open
to
ms
lack,
if
she
wanted
to
add
anything
to
that.
A
Thank
you.
I
have
a
quick
question.
Is
there
a
process
currently,
if
you,
if
you
have
a
child
that
you
think
needs
to
start
earlier,
is
there
a
process
that
a
parent
can
go
through
to
to
petition
to
start
their
child
earlier.
D
Senator
hammer
for
the
record
I
miss
lackey.
I
think
you'd
be
better
to
answer
that
if
you
want
to
state
your
name
and
put
that
on
the
record.
E
Certainly
kate
lackey
for
the
record.
We
do
not
have
a
formal
process
if
you
will
at
our
particular
school.
I
have
had
us.
Currently.
I
have
a
current
kindergarten
just
to
on
the
flip
side,
who
actually
is
well
advanced
in
her
academic
progress,
and
we
actually
have
her
sitting
in
with
first
grade
and
potentially
maybe
skipping
a
grade.
So
we
have
both
sides
of
the
coin
and
it
really
is
working
with
the
parents
and
the
children,
obviously
to
make
the
best
decision
for
that
child
for
the
future.
E
So
if
a
parent
were
to
come
to
me,
I
would
probably
have
the
autonomy
to
be
able
to
look
at
the
child.
Have
them
come
in,
maybe
potentially
sit
in
in
the
kindergarten
class
and
see
if
they
were
prepared
to
go
earlier,
but
we
don't
have
a
formal
process.
A
Okay,
other
questions
senator
buck.
C
Thank
you,
chair
dennis.
I
was
just
wondering
how
you
see
this
playing
out
say
in
high
need
areas
where
we're
trying
to
get
them
into
school
as
soon
as
possible.
You
know
preschool,
maybe,
but
how
do
you
see
this
happening
in
high
need
areas.
D
I
certainly
am
thank
you.
This
is
senator
hammer
for
the
record,
I'd
like
to
turn
that
over
to
ms
lackey
again,
because
I
know
that
she
has
spoken
several
times
with
colleagues,
several
of
those
colleagues
who
do
actually
teach
in
title
one
schools
I'd
like
to
get
her
insight
on
this.
E
Certainly,
kate
lackey
for
the
record.
I
absolutely
agree.
There
are
high
needs
schools
that
we
want
children
to
get
into
school
and
and
start
their
academic
careers
and
their
for
social
emotional
reasons
as
well,
and
that,
I
think,
is
why
they
passed
the
bill
to
have
pre-k
as
well.
So
we
are
trying
to
support
those
early
learners
and
they
have
the
ability
to
attend
that
pre-k
program
within
their
area,
but
again
in
all
schools.
We
want
to
support
the
child
so
that
they
are
socially
emotionally
developmentally
ready
for
school
as
well.
D
And
and
sure
I
think,
senator
lang
also
has
a
question
and
I
can
see
her
hand
is
that
yeah.
C
Thank
you,
so
I've
kind
of
been
in
both
situations
as
a
parent
I
had
our
grandson
was
with
us.
It
started
early
and
we
had
a
son
who
was
academically
excelled
and
he
skipped
a
grade,
but
for
purposes
of
our
discussion
today
I
want
to
talk
about
the
child
that
started
early,
and
I
think
that
when
you
look
at
kindergarten,
there
are
more
things
involved
in
how
that
child
might
perform
academically.
C
I
think
that
as
a
parent,
we
look
at
the
size
of
the
child,
how
mature
they
are,
and
there
are
other
factors
that
go
into
it
on
other
and
so
for
our
grandson.
Today
he
is
10
years
old
and
he
is
five
foot
eight.
So
you
can
imagine
what
he
was
like
in
kindergarten
he's
always
been
at
least
a
head
taller
than
the
kids
had
we
held
him
back
a
year
and
started
under
this
scenario.
C
He
would
probably
be
a
head
and
a
half
or
two
heads
taller
than
all
the
kids
in
the
class
which,
for
us
as
parents,
it
create
created
a
social
situation
that
was
not
advantageous.
We
didn't
feel
today
he's
in
fifth
grade
and
getting
95
or
above
in
every
subject.
So
I
think
that
what
what
I'd
like?
C
C
Additionally,
I
think
that
parents
they
plan
for
when
their
child
is
going
to
start
school
and,
as
you
know,
a
lot
of
parents
have
their
children
in
daycare,
and
I
think
I
I
was
glad
that
you
extended
the
date,
because
I
think
parents
need
to
plan
because
it
cost
another
year
of
day
care
which
is
around
six
thousand
dollars,
and
I
think
that
it
could
be
a
hardship
to
a
lot
of
parents,
because
we
don't
have
affordable
and
adequate
daycare
available
to
parents
so,
and
I
also
think
to
senator
butts
point
dealing
with
the
children
that
come
from
the
lower
income,
neighborhoods
and
communities.
C
It's
you
know
they.
Some
a
lot
of
those
kids
can't
afford
their
parents
can't
afford
to
send
them
to
daycare
so
getting
them
in
school
where
they
get
some
instruction
and
can
start
moving
ahead.
I
think
is
a
really
good
thing.
So
I'm
not
sure
I
have
a
question
in
there
as
much
as
some
comments
and
some
things
to
think
about.
D
Thank
you
senator
hammer
for
the
record.
I
appreciate
your
comments
and
your
concerns
senator
lang
and
certainly
would
like
to
talk
to
you
again.
If
you
know
offline
to
try
and
show
up
some
of
those
I
I
did
have
a
call
from
a
parent
who
who
did
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
scenario
like
if
I
know
my
child
really
well.
Why
can't
I
get
them
into
school?
D
I
I
think
there's
got
to
be
another
mechanism,
this,
of
course,
this
bill,
didn't
you
know,
doesn't
really
address
that,
because
all
it
does
is
move
the
date
back,
but
if
there
is
a
a
a
bill,
that's
necessary
language
that
needs
to
be
put
in
somewhere
to
address
the
procedure
for
getting
a
child
into
kindergarten.
D
Earlier
then,
that
five,
you
know
because
every
child
is
different,
and
I
recognize
that
I
certainly
would
entertain
that
as
well
and
it's
as
far
as
you
know
your
comments
about
getting
some
students
in
because
parents
are
struggling
either
at
home
or
in
daycare.
D
I
completely
understand
that
I
did
have
a
very
long
discussion
with
the
clark
county
school
district
about
how
many
teachers
and
positions
that
would
affect
you
know
how
many
it
would
affect
them,
which
is
why
I
moved
the
date
back,
not
only
for
the
parents
to
kind
of
ramp
up,
but
also
for
the
school
districts
to
ramp
up
move
personnel
around
as
needed.
D
You
know
kind
of
get
all
that
ramped
up
and
ready
to
go,
move
personal
around
and
move
them
back
the
next
year
when
it
happens,
but
you
know
so
far
I
mean
I,
I
understand
what
you're
saying
I'd
love
to
talk
to
you
some
more
about
that
and
if
there's
anything
we
can
put
in
there
to
help
assuage
you
of
any
you
know,
misgivings
and
supporting
the
bill.
I'd
certainly
do
that.
A
Thank
you.
Anyone
else
wishing
to
ask
questions
senator
buck.
C
What
if
there
was
more
autonomy
for
school
district
charter
schools
for
principals
to
actually
assess
the
child,
see
if
they're
ready,
because
I
do
believe
that
we
need
kids
in
as
soon
as
possible,
especially
in
those
high
risk
areas.
If
they're
ready-
and
I
I
know
the
struggle
when
it
comes
to
behavior,
because
you
end
up
being
being
down
there
in
kindergarten,
quite
a
bit
as
a
building
administrator.
C
But
I
just
wondered
if,
if
there,
if
the
kid
a
committee,
would
consider
maybe
some
autonomy
in
that,
or
is
that
going
to
be
too
big?
So
just
throwing
that
out
there?
Thank
you,
chair
dennis.
A
Thank
you
vice
chair,
donderelu,.
B
Yes-
and
this
is
just
kind
of
a
point
of
history
here-
I've
I've
lived
through
the
days
of
when
we
tested
four-year-olds,
because
their
parents
believed
they
were
smart
enough
and
ready,
and
so
we
had
four-year-olds
that
went
to
school,
because
parents
thought
they
were
ready
and
didn't
want
to
wait
until
they
were
five,
because
the
cutoff
date
at
that
time
was
october,
30th
or
november
first,
I
forget,
so
we
had
kids
in
october,
whose
parents
wanted
them
in
school.
B
So
I
I'm
I'm
not.
I
I
want
to
do
what's
best
for
the
kids,
but
I'm
just
trying
to
put
some
insight
into
this.
That
there's
always
going
to
be
a
younger
kid
and
there's
always
going
to
be
an
older
kid
and
there's
always
going
to
be
a
parent
who
thinks
their
child
is
smarter
than
all
the
others
and
there's
always
going
to
be
a
parent
that
needs
help.
B
There's
I
mean
I
could
go
on
forever,
so
I
just
am
concerned
about
continually
moving
dates
to
fit
things
when
we
continually
move
dates
to
fit
other
things.
So
I
just
I'm
just
not
so
sure
that
that
is
what's
best.
That's
all,
and-
and
it
has
nothing
to
do
with-
as
I
told
you
I
mean
I've-
I've
done
it
lived
it
with
my
kids
and
I've
lived
with
teaching
kids
so
and,
and
I've
also
lived
it
on
that
testing
side.
So
just
just
a
point
of
clarification
as
as
the
history
goes
by.
D
Thank
you.
I
don't
know
if
that
that
was
a
question.
It
sounded
like
more
of
a
statement.
This
is
senator
hammond
for
the
record,
but-
and
I
agree,
there's
always
going
to
be
this-
the
youngest,
the
oldest
that
doesn't
change
with
this.
D
What
it
does
it
does
recognize
the
fact
that
if
you
do
start
a
little
bit
older,
you
know
it
was
somebody
who
found
out
about
the
bill
and
decided
to
send
me
as
much
research
as
possible,
and
so
I
read
over
that
research
over
the
last
couple
weeks
to
kind
of
get
a
better
idea
and
the
studies
that
continually
show
that,
if
you
start
a
little
bit
later,
then
you
have
fewer
disruptions
in
class.
D
The
students
are
a
little
older,
but
it's
also
that
that
the
the
social
emotional
behavior
that
changes
too
many
times
that
you
know.
D
We
think
that
it's
it's
an
attention
deficit
disorder
when,
in
fact
it
just
might
be
that
the
fact
that
they're,
just
they
weren't
old
enough
when
they
came
in
and
if
they
stay
home
a
little
bit
longer
and
get
what
they
what
they
call
play
time
in
that
play
that
that
teaches
them
how
to
behave
in
in
in
groups
then
that
actually
helps
them
out
as
they
age
throughout
the
you
know,
early
periods
of
their
of
their
education.
D
I
was,
I
was
kind
of
surprised
by
that
by
the
the
findings
that
we
saw
in
the
research,
but
so
we're
not
really
saying
that
we're
not
still
going
to
have
an
older
and
a
younger.
That's
definitely
true!
It's
just
that.
We
want
to
have
a
set
time
where
you
know
I'd
like
to
see
everybody
who's
in
kindergarten,
at
least
five
years
of
age,
and
that
helps
with
reading,
which
was
most
important
reading,
as
we
have
discovered.
If
you
can
read
by
the
third
grade,
then
your
life
is
a
lot
better.
D
Your
you
know,
income
is
a
lot
better
as
you
age
as
you
get
older,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
again
this
this
benefits
those
areas.
That's
that's
the
reason
why
we
just
chose
that
august
first,
but
you
know
again
we
if
we
wanted
to
make
it
august
7th,
you
know
most
most
of
the
schools
are
starting
right
around
that
time.
I'd
be
okay
with
that
as
well.
D
We
just
picked
the
date
and
said
august
1st,
but
I
your
point
is
well
taken
and
we'll
definitely
consider
that.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
okay,
I'm
not
seeing
anybody
else
raising
their
hands.
Why
don't
we
let's
go
to
get
my
notes
dennis?
Yes,.
C
A
All
right,
let's
go
then
to
to
your
testimony
in
support
opposition
neutral
on
this
on
bill,
2
102,
and
just
a
reminder
that
asking
to
two
minutes
to
give
you
a
testimony,
two
minutes
and
and
then
state
and
spell
your
name
for
the
record.
So
first
we're
going
to
hear
testimony
in
support
of
the
bill.
G
G
H
Good
afternoon
this
is
janine
hanson
state,
president
of
nevada
families
for
freedom.
We
support
sb
102,
the
entrance
of
date
for
children
entering
school
from
september
30th
to
august
1st.
This
bill
will
ensure
that
children
are
at
least
five
years
old
when
they
start
school.
Researchers,
kathy
bedard
and
elizabeth
dewey
found
that
grade.
H
Schoolers,
who
are
amongst
the
youngest
in
their
class,
have
a
distinct
who
are
amongst
the
oldest
in
their
class,
have
a
distinct
competitive
learning
advantage
over
the
youngest
kids
in
their
grade
scoring
4
to
12
percent
higher
on
standardized
math
and
science
tests
in
their
landmark
book
school
can
wait.
Raymond
and
dorothy
moore
established
the
fact
that
children
are
expected
to
learn
much
sooner
than
their
cognitive
skills
will
allow.
The
book
covers
some
6
000
studies
showing
definitively
that
children
are
far
more
successful
in
school
when
they
start
a
little
later,
rather
than
earlier
age.
H
This
is
especially
true
for
boys,
who
are
about
a
year
behind
girls
developmentally.
This
means
more
boys
end
up
as
behavior
problems
with
learning
disabilities
and
failing
in
school.
According
to
a
new
study
from
the
national
bureau
of
economic
research,
children
who
start
school
at
an
older
age
do
better
than
their
younger
classmates
and
have
better
odds
of
attending
college
and
graduating
from
an
elite
institution.
H
When
I
put
my
son
in
the
first
grade,
he
ended
up
running
away
from
school,
breaking
out
in
dollar,
size,
hives
and
after
considerable
effort,
I
pulled
him
out
of
school
and
waited
a
year
the
next
year
he
was
fine.
He
was
at
the
academic
top
of
his
class.
We
had
no
behavior
problems
and
just
waiting
a
year
solved
his
problems.
H
G
I
Good
afternoon
chris
bailey
d-a-l-y
nevada,
state
education,
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years,
nsa,
supports
sd-102
moving
the
minimum
age
for
kindergarten
from
five
on
september
30th
to
five
on
august
1st
of
the
school
year,
37
to
42
other
states
that
have
set
minimum
ages
for
kindergarten
require
kindergarteners
to
be
older
than
nevada's
requirement.
Seven
other
states
lead
the
decision
to
their
districts.
This
is
reflective
of
research
showing
a
positive
relationship
between
school
starting
age
and
children's
cognitive
development.
I
It
also
recognizes
additional
expectations
on
the
kindergarten
year,
including
the
development
of
fundamentals
for
learning,
to
read
and
write,
as
nevada
considers
moving
up
the
required
age
for
kindergarten.
We
should
also
refocus
on
the
importance
of
the
pre-k
years
to
ensure
there
are
meaningful
pre-k
opportunities
for
all
nevada
children.
Thank
you.
G
F
F
A
child
is
a
little
more
mature
and
is
more
apt
to
be
able
to
handle
all
types
of
situations
that
may
come
up
in
a
school
setting
if
they're
just
a
little
bit
older.
I
worked
with
children
through
my
church
in
the
awana
program,
which
is
like
a
scouting
program,
and
I
worked
with
three
four
and
pre-kindergarten
five-year-olds.
F
The
difference
between
the
three
and
four-year-olds
was
pretty
evident.
The
difference
between
a
foreign
pre-kindergarten
five-year-old
was
evident
as
well.
It
was
a
lot
of
fun,
but
a
real
challenge
sometimes,
and
we
should
let
our
children
be
children,
but
just
having
them
mature
a
little
bit
before
putting
them
into
a
school
setting
might
be
helpful
for
them
as
much
as
the
parents
wanting
them
to
be
in
school,
but
I
I
think
the
children's
maturity
is
really
very
important,
so
please
support
sb
102..
A
Okay,
so
we
will
next
hear
testimony
in
opposition
to
senate
bill
102.
G
A
A
All
right,
so,
let's
go
to
anyone
wishing
to
testify
who's
neutral
on
the
bill.
We
can
add
them.
G
F
Mr
chairman,
my
name
is
ed
gonzalez
g-o-n-z-a-l-e-z,
I'm
the
community
member
from
hickey
elementary
school
in
sunrise
manor.
I
was
actually
trying
to
speak
in
support.
I
just
couldn't
get
on,
so
I
apologize
speaking
of
neutral
on
this,
but
I
am
supportive
of
the
bill.
I've
had
some
of
our
kindergarten
teachers
ask
me
to
share
with
committee
why
they
think
this
is
a
good
bill.
They
feel
like
younger
students,
especially
in
academics,
may
struggle
with
fine
motor
skills,
social
stamina
and
the
school
day.
F
Those
don't
in
addition
to
reading
mathematics
that
they
enter
at
fourth
grade.
They
also
feel
like
the
students
who
are
most
successful
in
their
classes,
are
in
fifth
grade
and
older
compared
to
fourth
grade,
and
I
think
there
is
one
thing
as
well
that
I
heard
when
we
talk
about
testing
and
fourth
graders.
F
A
G
Yes
chair:
there
is
one
caller,
but
when
I
went
through
support
opposition
and
neutral,
they
remain
there,
so
they
may
just
be
listening.
If
you
want
me
to
go
through
it
one
more
time,
I
can.
A
No,
I
think
we're
good,
let's
all
right
so
so,
since
we
have
no
further
ones.
Let's,
let's
come
back
to
senator
hammond.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
committee
members
that
we
didn't
miss
that
I
didn't.
I
tried
to
catch
everybody
in
your
questions
before.
If
I'd
missed
you,
let
me
know,
but
otherwise,
I'm
going
to
have
senator
hammond
finish
up.
D
D
Again,
I
just
urge
your
support
of
this
bill
to
ensure
our
kids
start,
their
schooling
with
the
necessary
social
and
behavioral
knowledge
to
support
a
successful
educational
future,
and
I
thank
you,
mr
chair
and
all
the
members
of
the
committee,
and
you
know
thank
you
so
much
for
the
time
that
you
gave
us
today.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
back
to
the
senate
committee
on
education.
Mr
chairman
members
of
the
committee,
senator
for
the
record,
senator
ben
kiegefer
to
present
senate
bill
two
zero.
Two.
J
I
do
not
have
a
star
witness,
as
in
my
constituent,
like
I
did
last
week
when
I
was
presenting
a
bill,
all
you
get
all
you
get
is
me
today,
mr
chairman,
but
hopefully
we'll
be
able
to
spark
a
good
discussion
about
how
to
solve
a
couple
of
significant
issues
that
face
students
today,
as
well
as
our
workforce,
which
is
a
lack
of
ability
to
do
computer
coding
for
for
the
workforce.
J
J
J
Research
shows
that
taking
an
ap
computer
science
class
in
high
school
is
a
clear
predictor
of
pursuing
computing
in
college.
In
fact,
women
who
try
ap
computer
science
in
high
school
are
10
times
more
likely
to
major
in
it,
and
black
and
latinx
students
are
seven
times
more
likely
to
major
in
higher
education.
J
Women
of
color
10
of
all
bachelor's
degrees
in
computing
and
women
generally
earn
only
21
of
all
doctorates
in
computing
and
of
that
less
than
5
are
awarded
to
black
latinx
or
native.
J
So
there
is
a
huge
gap
in
the
education
in
computing
and
that's
translating
directly
to
the
workforce,
as
we
have
seen
in
the
tech
industry.
In
silicon
valley,
less
than
one
percent
of
leadership
positions
are
held
by
latin
max
women
and
less
than
one
half
percent
of
those
positions
are
held
by
black.
J
Now
the
the
state
state
of
nevada.
We,
the
legislature,
have
made
significant
changes
to
encourage
more
computer
science
class
in
our
schools,
including
a
requirement
that
students
before
they
reach
sixth
grade,
have
exposure
to
some
computer
science
education.
We
approve
that
in
senate
bill
200
of
2017,
which
we
all
supported.
J
It
also
requires
that
a
computer
science
class
be
offered
at
every
high
school
and
the
bill.
You
know
the
bill
was,
I
think,
a
significant
step
forward,
but
the
computer
science
classes
that
are
being
offered
are
also
not
specific.
To
coding.
Coding
is
a
specific
skill
within
the
computer
science
realm
that
that
we
need
to
focus
on
to
ensure
that
students
in
nevada
are
adequately
prepared
to
capture
these
jobs
that
are
so
prominent.
J
So
what
this
bill
attempts
to
do
is
encourage
more
students
to
take
actual
coding
classes
as
a
piece
of
their
curriculum
as
as
opposed
to
just
general
computer
science
courses,
and
the
attempt
to
do
this
is
by
allowing
coding
to
be
accounted
towards
a
student's
foreign
language
requirement
for
their
high
school
graduation.
J
You
know
that
is
something
that
may
be
a
little
too
prescriptive
and
we
should
make
it
more
permissive,
since
we
also
allow
computer
science
courses
to
count
towards
math
and
science
requirements
for
graduation,
but
adding
foreign
language
to
that
list
would,
I
believe,
offer
students
the
ability
to
sort
of
choose
their
course
of
study
when
they're
in
their
upper
grades
in
high
school
and
and
allow
them
to
make
some
of
their
their
own
decisions
about
the
the
pathway
that
they
want
to
take.
I
say
I'll
say
this
before
I
before.
J
I
close,
mr
chairman,
that
I
I
am
certainly
a
strong
supporter
of
liberal
arts
education.
I
think
there
is
inherent
value
in
teaching
people
to
think
think
critically
and
everything
that
comes
along
with
that,
and
I
recognize
that
the
education
in
world
languages
is
a
component
of
that
and
I
wouldn't
want
to
undermine
the
value
that
that
provides
to
students
for
people
who
have
dedicated
their
careers
to
this.
J
A
All
right,
thank
you.
I
I
I
wanted
to
ask
you.
You
know
we
made
some
significant
changes
to
the
computer.
Curriculum
include
adding
coding
and
some
other
things
this
last
session,
senator
woodhouse
and
others,
including
myself,
made
those
changes
and
they're
just
starting
to
be
implemented.
How
to
how
does
this
fit
into
all
of
that
new
stuff?
That's
going
to
be
happening.
J
Yeah
I
appreciate
that
mr
chairman
ben
keeger,
for
the
record.
I
agree.
I
think
we've
done
really
good
work
in
trying
to
expand
computer
science,
education
generally
as
well
as
coding,
but
for
our
students.
What
I
think
this
does
is
that
it
it
allows
more
flexibility
for
students
as
they
sort
of
structure
their
high
school
academic
pathway
right
as
a
student
is
working
with
their
counselor
to
decide.
J
A
Okay,
I
understand
other
questions.
B
Okay,
I
just
I
have
a
couple
questions
on
senator
keith
keffer
number
one:
why
did
you
choose
world
languages
because
many
colleges
require
languages?
It's
not
necessarily.
B
J
Ben
kevin
for
the
record,
I
will
say
that
I've
checked
with
chancellor
rose
and
nevada's
colleges
and
universities
do
not
require
specific
foreign
language
requirements
for
admission,
so
so
that
would
but
I
understand
that
other
institutions
do
so.
I
think
probably
the
best
answer
to
your
question
vice
chair
under
a
loop
is
that
this
would
be
a
process.
J
I
think
whereby
a
student
works
with
their
counselors
to
plan
their
pathway
and
ensure
that
they're
achieving
the
the
course
requirements
that
are
necessary
for
whatever
their
goals
may
be,
so
that,
if
you
know
their
they
decide.
Okay,
I
want
to
get
a
standard
diploma
from
high
school.
That
requires
two
years
of
foreign
language,
but
I
also
want
to
apply
to
another.
J
You
know
I
want
to
keep
my
options
open
to
apply
to
out-of-state
schools
that
maybe
they
should
take
two
years
of
spanish
or
latin
or
german,
but
the,
but
for
a
student
that
wants
to
get
an
advanced
diploma,
and
that
requires
that
third
year
of
foreign
language,
they
could
take
coding
to
meet
that
requirement.
J
So
I
think
it's
it's
about
providing
pathways
for
students
and
allowing
them
to
work
with
their
counselors
to
ensure
that
that
they're
getting
the
requirements
that
they
need.
I
understand
this
that
the
the
transition
from
high
school
to
college
or
university
is
an
issue
that
we
need
to
be
cognizant
of
absolutely.
B
J
Well,
since
thank
you,
madam
chair
vice
chair
ben
keeger,
for
the
record
I
think
well
is
we
already
allow
it
to
be
applicable
towards
science
and
math.
So
if
a
student
is
particularly
interested
in
that
subject
matter,
it
would
allow
them
to.
J
You
know,
really
develop
a
robust
course
offering
in
their
upper
grades
of
high
school,
around
science
and
math,
and
then
be
able
to
add
a
a
coding
class
to
that
that
would
meet
another
part
of
their
graduation
requirements,
while
still
being
being
able
to
focus
on
their
on
their
stem
education
if
they
chose
that-
and
you
know,
foreign
language
to
me,
coding
is
a
language
right.
It's
often
been
discussed
that
way,
perhaps
more
perhaps
it's
more
of
a
universal
language
than
than
a
foreign
language.
J
It's
something
it's
it's
a
way
to
communicate,
and
I
think
that
it's
it
fit
into
that
criteria.
B
I
yeah
I
I
and
the
only
reason
I
ask
that
question
is
because
I'm
concerned
that
we're
going
to
have
kids,
who
don't
know
where
they
want
to
go
to
school
or
maybe
where
they
might
get
a
scholarship
or
maybe
whatever
you
know,
comes
their
way.
A
parent
moves
and
they're,
not
in
nevada
anymore,
so
they're
not
going
to
unr,
unlv
and
now
they're
in
colorado
and
all
those
colleges
require.
B
You
know
foreign
language,
and
now
they
don't
have
one
I'm
just
I'm
just
thinking
more
broadly
with
it,
and
the
other
thing
is,
is
I
I
I
thought
we
could
already
do
this
by
the
virtue
of
electives,
so
they
would
just
have
to
make
some
choices,
which
are
always
hard
choices
with
kids,
especially
if
they're
involved
in
a
sport
right
or
or
a
band,
or
something
like
that,
because
they
have
to
start
choosing
between.
B
A
B
D
A
This
is
senator
dennis.
That
was
a
message
that
we
just
got
from
our
it
department
and
you
just
have
to
click
on
the
acknowledge,
alert
and
it'll
go
away.
D
B
Senator
hammond
I'll,
let
you
go,
I
mean
senator
keith
kevin
I'll.
Let
you
go,
I
I
I
do
have.
I
totally
appreciate
what
you're
doing
here
I'm
a
little
concerned
about
some
of
the
logistics,
but
we
can
talk
about
that
offline.
Thank
you.
J
J
I
think
that
something
like
this
probably
relies
on
really
good
counseling
at
the
high
school
level
right
and
you
know,
and
we're
having
having
guidance,
counselors
work
with
their
students
to
make
sure
that
all
their
options
are
kept
as
wide
open
as
possible
and
that
they
they
understand
what
they're
doing
so.
I
I
share
your
concerns.
B
A
All
right,
thank
you,
senator,
let's
see
hammond
and
senator
lang.
Do
you
also
have
your
hand
up
okay,
I'll,
come
to
you
right
after
senator
hammond.
D
Well,
actually,
thank
you
chair.
D
I
think
my
question
is
actually
I'm
on
the
same
wavelength
as
senator
donder,
loop
and-
and
I
think
the
vice
chair
and
I
are
kind
of
on
the
same
path
here
and
that
is
you
know
you
there
there
are
going
to
be
there's
probably
fewer
colleges
now
that
require
that
that
two-year
language
that
they,
you
know
there
were
more
many
years
ago,
but
there
are
going
to
be
some
who
who'd
still
require
it,
and
so
I
don't
want
to
see
those
juniors
or
seniors
all
of
a
sudden.
D
You
know
filling
out
that
application
and
realizing
that
they
didn't
get
those
two
years
in
or
whatever
they
need
for
that
particular
college.
However,
that
my
question
I
guess
would
have
been,
I
think
you
kind
of
got
to
it
senator
keith
keffer,
and
that
is
you
know
if
you
check
some
of
the
universities,
have
you
checked
around
to
see
how
many
are
actually
allowing
other
things?
Like
I
mean,
is
there
anything
else
like
accepting
coding
as
a
foreign
language?
Is
there?
Is
there
anything
else
like
that?
D
That
is
accepted
already,
I
mean,
I
know
american
sign
language.
Language
is
a
language
recognized
language.
Obviously,
but
is
there
anything
else
like
that
and
coding
is
it's
a
language?
I
know
that
a
lot
of
people
come
over
from
other
countries,
can't
speak
english,
but
they
know
science
and
they
can
code
and
people
communicate
easily
because
of
that
they
code
back,
and
you
know
they
they're
sitting
there
at
work
or
at
school
coding,
and
they
can
talk
to
each
other
that
way.
D
So
I
get
that
I
mean
that
that
does
work
in
the
world
that
I've
been
in,
but
have
you
kind
of
looked
at
that
to
see
if
there
didn't
some
universities?
Are
they
accepting
that.
J
I'll
have
to
get
back
to
you,
I'm
sorry
ben
keegan
for
the
record,
mr
chairman,
to
through
to
senator
hammond
I'll,
have
to
get
you
a
sort
of
more
comprehensive
answer
for
that.
But
I
think
the
american
sign
language
example
is
is
a
good
one,
but.
D
Yeah,
like
I
said,
I
think,
senator
dunder
loop
and
I
are
on
the
same
path.
It's
just.
We
just
wanted
to
know
a
little
bit
more
about
those
those
students
who
get
out
of
the
system,
and
you
know
don't
don't
I
don't
want
to
see
them
get
stuck
their
senior
year,
not
knowing
where
they're
going
to
go.
Like
you
said
it
takes
robust
counseling.
A
C
Thanks
here
dennis
so
I
said
the
senator's
name
correctly.
Now
I
have
to
do
it
again
center
key
keffer
right,
so
I
am
just.
Could
you
know
if
all
the
schools
have
coding
in
their
course
offerings.
J
I
appreciate
that
ben
keeger
for
the
record
three,
mr
chairman,
senator
lang
so
senate
bill
200
from
the
2017
legislative
session,
required
all
high
schools
to
provide
a
computer,
of
course
on
computer
science.
But
I
don't
believe
that
robust
sort
of
coding
instruction
is
necessarily
a
component
of
that
ap
ap
computer
science,
a
according
to
the
college
boards,
is
pretty
much
dedicated
to
coding.
J
If
you
look
at
a
look
at
a
description,
a
course
overview
of
a
hippie
computer
science,
a
college
boards,
it
describes
it,
as
quote
I'm
an
introductory
college-level
computer
science
course.
Students
cultivate
their
understanding
of
coding
through
analyzing
writing
and
testing
code
as
they
explore
concepts
like
modularity
variables,
control
structures.
J
J
I
will
say
that
I
have
two
freshmen
who
are
in
high
school
in
washoe
county
and
they
met
that
requirement
through
a
junior
high
course
that
they
took,
which
was,
you
know,
really
didn't,
have
much
coding
at
all
associated
with
it.
So
you
know
there
are
different
levels
of
requirements
based
on
the
type
of
course,
and
the
requirements
that
we
have
for
students
to
take
some
sort
of
computer
science
for
graduation.
But
it's
not
explicit
dakota.
C
I
I
guess
I
would
like
to
see
it
offered
at
every
school
if
this
is
something
that
we
move
forward,
I
I
don't
know
how
we
make
that
happen,
but
I
think
that
would
be
important
as
well.
J
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that.
Thank
you
for
the
record.
I
think
that
you
know
opportunities
for
more
courses
through
dual
enrollment,
which
we
discussed
last
time
I
appeared
before
you,
I
think,
are
certainly
a
way
that
we
could
capture
more
availability,
and
I
know
that
that
we
do
not
restrict
some
of
our
computer
course
computer
science
courses
to
to
the
physical
classroom
and
that
they've
always
been
considered
options
for
for
distance
learning,
even
before
coping.
A
Thank
you.
I
should
mention
that
all
that
stuff
that
we've
worked
on
over
the
last
few
sessions
on
computer
classes
in
in
middle
school,
actually
even
we
were
looking
at
elementary
school.
What
would
be
required?
The
stuff
in
high
school
is
not
intended
to
be
a
keyboarding
class,
or
you
know
this
is
a
what
a
computer
is
and
a
monitor.
These
are
advanced.
A
You
know
true
computer
science
class,
which
would
include
coding,
and
all
schools
are
supposed
to
be
doing
those
I
think,
they're,
that
all
of
that
stuff
is
just
kicking
in.
So
there
is
computer
science
work
that
that
is
going
to
be
going
on.
I
think
most
of
it
is
still
fairly
new
and
trying
to
get
as
they
try
to
get
enough
qualified
teachers
to
teach
the
classes.
A
Okay,
I'm
not
seeing
anybody
if
I
am
just
speak
right
up
we're
going
to
go
to
those
that
are
in
support
opposition
in
neutral
and
reminder
two
minutes,
and
so
first
we're
gonna
hear
testimony
in
support
of
senate
bill
202,
so
bps,
please
add
the
first
caller.
G
G
G
G
E-R-I-C-A-V-A-L-D-R-I-Z
with
the
vegas
chamber,
the
chamber
is
in
support
of
sb
202.
We
believe
the
coding
language
will
help
our
students
gain
a
better
understanding
of
technology
and
how
it's
shaping
our
world
and
and
it
will
have
the
ability
to
work
with
technology
around
them.
Also,
this
bill
emphasizes
the
importance
of
investing
in
stem
initiatives,
the
adoption
of
allowing
computer
coding
as
a
as
a
credible
foreign
language
in
our
schools,
it's
imperative
for
our
nevada
students
to
expand
the
future
and
the
future
workforce.
G
With,
with
the
current
shortage
of
computer
science
professionals,
engineering
professionals,
product
developers,
software
professionals
and
system
integrators,
we
believe
that
influx
of
coding
and
classrooms
prep
students
for
real
life
situations
and
sets
them
up
for
a
strong
transition
to
the
workforce.
Thank
you,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
your
time.
You
urge
your
support
for
this
bill.
A
Thank
you
all
right.
Let
us
go
to
testimony
in
opposition
to
senate
bill
202.
A
All
right,
let
us
go
to
testimony
anyone
wishing
to
testify
who
is
neutral
on
the
bill.
G
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
Hopefully
we
didn't
miss
anybody.
I
know
we
had
last
time
we
had
somebody
that
was
in
the
queue
that
didn't
quite
get
in
in
time
for
the
support
do
we
have
any.
A
Great,
thank
you
very
much
all
right.
So
with
that
I'm
going
to
come
back
to
senator
kikefor
and
did
I
miss
anything
with
any
of
the
committee
members?
I
want
to
make
sure
I
didn't
cut
you
off
when
we
were
earlier
when
we
switched
to
the
testimony.
A
I
A
J
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
appreciate
it
been
a
key
effort
for
the
record.
I
want
to
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
as
well
as
the
committee.
I
know
that
you
are
all
committed
to
ensuring
we
pass
public
policy
that
is
in
the
best
interest
of
our
students
and
the
concerns
that
we've
heard
today
all
circle
around
that
ensuring
that
we're
preparing
our
students
accurately
and
not
setting
up
false
expectations
for
them.
So
I
am
100
in
support
of
that,
and
maybe
we
can
find
some
ways
to
to
to
threat
this
need.
A
Thank
you
very
much
so
with
that
we'll
go
ahead
and
close
the
hearing
on
sb
202
and
go
back
to
our
agenda.
We
are
now
on
our
last
item,
which
is
public
comment.
Anyone
wishing
to
give
public
comment.
This
is
the
point
where
we
will
do
that
so
pps.
If
you
will,
let's
see.
A
If
you
will
go
ahead
and
let
those
add
the
first
caller
in
and
just
as
a
reminder,
limited
to
two
minutes
and
remember
to
state
and
spell
your
name
for
the
record
and
indicate
your
affiliation.
Thank
you.
G
G
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
committee.
We
have
no
further
items
to
come
before
us
at
this
time.
Our
next
meeting
will
be
on
wednesday
with
no
further
business
before
us.
Our
meeting
is
adjourned.
Thank
you
and
thank
you
to
staff.