Excerpt from: The Yakima-Herald Republic

The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction announced the Enhanced Peer Coaching Program grants Wednesday.

The grants cover a 10-session training program and related costs, such as substitute teachers and new technology for their classrooms. When finished with the program, the teachers will return to their schools as peer coaches to share new instructional techniques that use technology designed to engage and motivate students.

Local recipients are:

• Jeremy Smith, Arthur Smith Elementary
• Joyce Meeker, Harriet Thompson Elementary
• Jo Hotchkiss, Harriet Thompson Elementary
• David Campos, McClure Elementary
• Gertrude Sylling, McClure Elementary