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Tammy Hoag

69:31 - 70:02

"Parents deserve to know that a teacher with this record is being asked to carry this heavy load and whether he is given the resources and help to do it successfully. I urge you, ASD, to look into this"

“Parents deserve to know that a teacher with this record is being asked to carry this heavy load and whether he is given the resources and help to do it successfully. I urge you, ASD, to look into this”
Speaker
Tammy Hoag
Community
Alaska News
Location
Anchorage
Captured at
September 1, 2026

From the transcript

And are resources going preferentially to programs with fewer students in it? So successful programs should be supported. His is 16 years of a successful program. Parents deserve to know that a teacher with this record is being asked to carry this heavy load and whether he is given the resources and help to do it successfully. I urge you, ASD, to look into this, and I ask you to examine that he needs the support and help to manage 330+ students.

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