Meridian Schools Supt. Linda Clark told the Senate Education Committee, "We agree with and support many elements of Mr. Luna's plan; we think it is taking us potentially in the direction we should be going. We have long supported performance pay and other elements." However, she expressed "strong concerns" about how "these very valuable things are being funded." For her district, she said, the plan in its funding details poses major problems. "We still do not get one teacher for every 18.5 high school students," she said. "Class size is larger, because the total students must be divided by all of the services that we have to provide." She said, "Our opposition comes in increasing class sizes to obtain those things."

Janet Orndorff, a Boise School District board member for two decades, asked the senators to consider removing sections 6, 10 and 11 from SB 1068. "Sections 10 and 11 take away the rightful authority of school trustees," she said. Section 6 removes the "flooring" funding provision, which Orndorff said "would devastate rural districts. ... Teachers know that if they lose their job in October, they will not find any openings at that time of year." She said she agrees with Lakeland School District business manager Tom Taggart, who suggested to lawmakers yesterday that they hold off on SB 1069, and instead study how best to implement reforms between now and the next legislative session.

Stephanie Archuleta, head of the Caldwell teachers' association, offered testimony against the Luna reform plan in verse, rhymes and all. Kim Farmer, a teacher from Boise, said, "I would support pay for performance if it was based on teacher evaluation," including evaluations by, among others, seasoned teachers in the same content area. She said teachers get all kinds of students, including homeless students who come to school only for a short time. "We have students that are very bright, but for various reasons do not do well on standardized tests."