Full house for today’s state Ed Board meeting…

There’s a full house at the Capitol today for the state Board of Education’s special meeting on tiered teacher licensing, though no public comment will be taken. Board Chair Emma Atchley told the crowd, “I appreciate your presence here – it’s always good to have an audience so the public knows what the board is doing.”

Four board members are present in person for today’s meeting, Atchley, Rod Lewis, Debbie Critchfield and Richard Westerberg; several other board members, including state schools Superintendent Tom Luna, are participating by phone.

Superintendent-elect Sherri Ybarra tried to come to the meeting, but spokeswoman Melinda Nothern said she slid off the road due to the snow in Mountain Home and instead will listen in by phone.