EDUCATION OVERSIGHT BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 18, 2001 8:00 A.M. Oklahoma State Capitol Building Conference Room 412B Oklahoma City, OK 73105 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Pete Churchwell, Karen Yarbrough, Ed Long, Ron Dryden, Kenneth Bridges, Rep. Larry Roberts BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Grant Hall, John Rex, Sen. Penny Williams OTHER REGULAR ATTENDEES: Secretary of Education Dr. Floyd Coppedge Office of Accountability Staff: Robert Buswell, Matt Hesser, Jerry Hsieh, Janet Johnson VISITORS: Ernie Diamond (Sec. of Ed. Staff) Call to Order and Roll Call: Mr. Churchwell called the meeting to order and declared a quorum present. Approval of Minutes: Minutes of the March 21, 2001 meeting were approved as submitted. Report of FY 2001 Year-to-Date Expenditures: Report distributed to board members. Progress Report on Profiles 2000 Project: Publication Covers and Promotional Items - Examples of the finalized Profiles 2000 poster, flyer, and District Report cover and binder were presented to the board. Printing - Mr. Buswell reported that the District Report and State Report were currently being printed. He also said the Office of Accountability remains on schedule and a large portion of the publications should be distributed in early May. State Report Review - Mr. Hesser provided finalized copies of the State Report to the board. Additions for the 2000 publication include an updated community grouping model, debt service maps, state and national dropout rate comparisons, and a short history of the Oklahoma State Testing Program. Press Release - Mr. Buswell requested input from the board as to what should be the focus of the upcoming press release. Suggestions included the updated community grouping model, ACT results, 70% Performance Benchmark results, and high school attrition by race and gender. Report on OBEC Activities: Dr. Coppedge reported to the board that Achieve, Inc. has been chosen to evaluate standards and testing and monitor accountability in Oklahoma. The state’s participation is a combined effort of the State Department of Education, State Regents for Higher Education and OBEC. The results should be released in four to eight months. New Business: None Announcements: None Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:45 a.m. The minutes of the April 18, 2001 Meeting of the Education Oversight Board were approved (as submitted) or (with corrections) on September 19, 2001.