MEETING AGENDA

Joint Education Interim Committee

Room 302, State Capitol Building

Cheyenne, Wyoming

December 16 and 17, 2002

Monday, December 16, 2002, 8:30 a.m.

1.         Call to Order/Opening Remarks

            Senator Irene Devin, Committee CoChair

            Representative Bill Stafford, Committee CoChair

2.         Approval of Minutes

            November 20 and 21 Meeting

3.         Special Education

            Dr. Tom Parrish, American Institute of Research

            Jim Smith, MAP

• 03LSO-0313.W1, School finance-special education.
• 03LSO-0314.W1, School finance-special education-2.

4.         State Superintendent Catchpole

            Remarks to the Committee

5.         School Finance Issues

            Jim Smith, MAP

6.         School Finance Legislation

Draft Legislation Forwarded by Committee

• 03LSO-0315.W1, School finance-regional cost adjustment.
• 03LSO-0316.W1, Wyoming cost of living index-refinements.

Draft Legislation Approved by Committee

• 03LSO-0238.W6, School finance-vocational education.
• 03LSO-0239.W3, School finance-vocational education-2.
• 03LSO-0241.W3, School finance-at-risk adjustment.

Draft Legislation Forwarded by CoChairs

• 03LSO-0345.W1, School finance-amendments.

School Finance-Fiscal Analysis

7.         Other Committee Legislation

Draft Legislation Approved by Committee

• 03LSO-0153.W4, Public schools-student assessment.
• 03LSO-0154.W3, Public schools-statewide accountability process.
• 03LSO-0192.W3, Student performance data system.
• 03LSO-0193.W4, Statewide education data system.
• 03LSO-0194.W3, Education information advisory assistance.

Tuesday, December 17, 2002

1.         Reconvene

Senator Devin and Representative Stafford

2.         Completion of Monday Committee Business

As Necessary

3.         Department of Audit-School Finance Section

            Mike Geesey, Director

4.         School Level Data Collection Effort

            Larry Biggio, Department of Education

5.         Wyoming School Boards Association

School Based Funding Model

6.         Other Issues.

7.         Concluding Remarks/Adjournment