TENTATIVE MEETING AGENDA

 

 

Joint Education Interim Committee

Room 150, UW Outreach Center

961 North Poplar

Casper, Wyoming

November 20 and 21, 2002

 

 

Wednesday, November 20, 2002, 8:30 a.m.

 

1.         Call to Order/Opening Remarks

            Senator Irene Devin, Committee CoChair

            Representative Bill Stafford, Committee CoChair

 

2.         Special Education

            Dr. Tom Parrish, American Institute of Research

            Robecca Walk, State Department

 

3.            Regional Cost Adjustment

            Buck McVeigh, Division of Economic Analysis

Dr. Robert Godby, U.W. Department of Economics

 

4.            Vocational Education

Steve Klein, MPR Associates, Inc.

Teri Wigert, State Department

 

• 03LSO-0238.W1, School finance-vocational education.
• 03LSO-0239.W1, School finance-vocational education-2.
• 03LSO-0240.W1, School finance-vocational education-3.

 

5.            Reading Assessment & Intervention

            Jim Smith, MAP

 

 

Thursday, November 21, 2002, 8:30 a.m.

 

1.            Reconvene

Senator Devin and Representative Stafford

 

2.            Completion of Wednesday Discussion Issues

As Necessary

 

3.         School Data Facilitation Proposals

            Mike Hamilton, State Department

 

Joint Education Interim Committee

November 20 and 21 Meeting Agenda

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3.         Data Facilitation Proposals (continued)

 

• 03LSO-0192.W1, Student performance data system.
• 03LSO-0193.W2, Statewide education data structure.
• 03LSO-0194.W2, Education information advisory assistance.

 

4.            Federal Education Initiatives under NCLB

            Scott Marion, State Department

            Linda Stowers, Wy Professioal Teaching Stds Board

 

• 03LSO-0153.W2, Public schools-student assessment.
• 03LSO-0154.W2, Public schools-statewide accountability process.

 

5.            Certified Staff Compensation Component

            Dr. Jeffrey Zax, CU Department of Economics

 

6.         At-Risk Adjustment

            Ruth Sommers, State Department

 

• 03LSO-0241.W1, "School finance-at-risk adjustment.

 

7.         School Finance Facilitation Forum

 

• 03LSO-0172.W2, School finance-facilitation forum.

 

8.            Concluding Remarks/Adjournment