EDUCATION
OVERSIGHT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
September 19, 2001 8:00 A.M.
Oklahoma State Capitol Building
Conference Room 412B
Oklahoma City, OK 73105 |
| BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: |
Karen Yarbrough, John Rex, Ed Long,
Kenneth Bridges, Sen. Penny Williams |
| BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: |
Pete Churchwell, Ron Dryden,
Rep. Larry Roberts |
| OTHER REGULAR ATTENDEES: |
Secretary of Education Dr.
Floyd Coppedge
Office of Accountability Staff: Robert Buswell, Matt Hesser, Jerry Hsieh, Janet Johnson |
| VISITORS: |
Grant Hall,
Jeff Packham
(Capitol Bureau) |
| Call to
Order and Roll Call: Ms. Yarbrough called the meeting to order and declared a quorum
present. |
| Approval
of Minutes: Minutes of the April 18, 2001 meeting were approved as submitted. |
| Announcement
of Board Member Resignation: Mr. Hall announced that he had resigned effective August 1,
2001, and thanked the Office of Accountability and the Education Oversight Board. Dr. Coppedge
presented Mr. Hall with a commendation from the Governor and Mr. Buswell presented a plaque on
behalf of the staff and board members. |
| Report
of FY 2001 End-of-Year Expenditures: Report distributed to board members. Mr. Buswell
reported that the estimated carryover amount had increased significantly because the Office of
Accountability was unaware of an increase in carry-over from the previous years. Mr. Buswell
said he has spoken to the SDE Fiscal Services Director to avoid future problems. |
| Proposed
Revisions of FY 2002 Budget: Report distributed to board members. Mr. Buswell said
that revisions were necessary due to an additional $500,800 being allotted to the Office of
Accountability in support of HB 1601 for the research, development, and implementation of the
Oklahoma School Performance Review Program. The board approved the revisions. |
| Report
of FY 2002 Year-to-Date Expenditures: Report distributed to board members. |
| Proposed
FY 2003 Budget: Report distributed to board members. The board approved the proposed
budget. |
Report
of Office of Accountability Summer Activities: Profiles Distribution -
Mr. Hsieh provided board members a chart detailing website activity for the last four years.
Ms. Johnson reported that the news release distributed in April proved successful with statewide
print and broadcast coverage.
SAT/AP/ACT/NAEP - Due to time constraints, Mr. Hesser’s presentation was tabled for the
October meeting.
HB 1601 - Mr. Buswell gave an overview of the new law and reported that he and Mr. Hesser
had met with the bill authors and visited the Texas School Performance Review program in Austin,
which was a model for the legislated program. Initial action has been taken to develop the
Oklahoma School Performance Review Program as a comparable system for the state. |
| Progress
Report on Profiles 2001 Project: Mr. Buswell reported that data requests have been
submitted to SDE, Oklahoma Regents, Office of Juvenile Affairs, Department of Career and
Technology Education, The College Board and ACT. Replies have been received from SDE and
Regents. The Office of Accountability is expecting delays due to the postponement of Regents
data. Mr. Buswell said he will continue to communicate with his contacts at Regents in an
effort to move some of the critical delivery dates forward. |
| New
Business: None |
| Announcements:
Dr. Coppedge reported that he would be attending the National Education Summit in New York during
October. The summit will address issues such as testing, assessment, and teacher preparation |
| Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:30 a.m. |
| The minutes of
the September 19, 2001 Meeting of the Education Oversight Board were approved (as submitted)
or (with corrections) on October 17, 2001. |