Joint Education Committee Meeting Summary (June 18-19, 2002)

The Joint Education Interim Committee met on June 18 and 19, 2002 in Sheridan.  The Committee reviewed school finance studies required by 2002 legislation (SF0051).  The required school finance data facilitation discussion report, presented by Mr. Dick Gross of the Consensus Council, recommended development of a statewide database for school financial data, as well as general student data and standards assessment data.  The Committee supported the facilitation process in general and agreed to continue the data facilitation forum for further development of this recommendation. 

 

The State Department of Education reported on MAP model implementation, the small school study, issues arising from the hold harmless provision and payment on the kindergarten error, the vocational education study, the special education study, and new requirements pertaining to the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.  State Department small school study efforts for definition development and exploring school level data collection were endorsed.  The Committee directed the MAP compensation study require consulting expertise to solicit written comments from the education community on this model component to be considered in this review and analysis. 

 

Although most study reports will be considered at an October meeting, the Committee will meet on September 23 and 24, 2002 to commence work on federal requirements under the No Child Left Behind legislation, and to receive further input on progress with the vocational education and special education studies. 

 

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