EDUCATION OVERSIGHT BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 12, 2006 - 10:00 A.M. Room 419A State Capitol Building Oklahoma City, OK 73105 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Ron Dryden, Gerald Dickerson, Susan Field, and Pat Mayes BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Patrick Gilmore, Sen. Susan Paddack, and Rep. Odilia Dank OTHER REGULAR ATTENDEES: Office of Accountability Staff: Robert Buswell, Matt Hesser, Jerry Hsieh, and Dan Craig VISITORS: Angel Riggs – Tulsa World and Kelly Chambers – Journal Record Call to Order and Roll Call: Mr. Dryden called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. and declared a quorum present. Mr. Dickerson asked to move Item D - Discussion of EOB Vacancies up on the Agenda and made a motion to accept Mr. Don McCorkell's resignation from the Education Oversight Board and to elect Mr. Ron Dryden as Chairman of the EOB for the remainder of the year. Mr. Mays seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Mrs. Field made a motion to present Mr. McCorkell with an EOB Proclamation of Appreciation for his service to the Board. Mr. Dickerson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Approval of Minutes: Mr. Dickerson made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 14, 2005 meeting. Mrs. Field seconded the motion and it was accepted unanimously Discussion of Education Oversight Board Vacancies: Discussion was moved to Item A and B – Call to Order and Roll Call (see above) of the Agenda. Status Report on the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program: Mr. Buswell led the Board through the Profiles 2005 District Report and School Report Cards. He discussed several new items in this year's reports such as changes to the state testing program, the Single-Year Graduation Rate and the Four-Year Dropout Rate. Mr. Hesser then discussed the highlights of Profiles 2005 State Report which included testing results, NAEP scores and the various dropout rates and graduation rates. Mr. Dickerson praised the staff for their work on the Indicators Program and stated that the data provided by the Office was invaluable to the people of Oklahoma in keeping them abreast of the performance of their public schools. Mrs. Field made a motion to approve the Profiles 2005 Reports, Mr. Mayes seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Status Report on the Oklahoma School Performance Review Program (OSPR): Mr. Craig advised the Board that the Office currently had three schools under review; Wewoka, Little Axe, and Clinton. Craig stated that Evergreen Solutions had won the bid for all three reviews, and that the on-site portion of each review had been completed. The teams brought in for the reviews were highly qualified and had been well received by the districts under review. The Office with the help of the contractor had made an extra effort to meet with the incoming superintendent for Wewoka, who will be starting there in the fall of 2006, to keep him abreast of findings and to discuss some of the possible recommendations that will be made there. Craig stated that Broken Bow, Idabel, Wynnewood, and Frederick had signed up for reviews in the fall of 2006. The RFP for those reviews would likely be let in July, with contract awards scheduled for August. Also, several schools including Altus, El Reno, Alva and Weatherford have shown interest in having reviews start next spring. Craig was confidant that there could be as many as eight or ten reviews requested during the 2006-07 school year. Year-to-Date Expenditure Report for FY 2006: Mr. Buswell distributed a spreadsheet to the board that outlined year-to-date expenditures for the year and remaining funds. Buswell walked the Board through the major expenditure areas and after accounting for fixed cost items, and anticipated expenditures, Buswell was confident that the Office would have a reasonable carryover into the next fiscal year. New Business: In that Mr. Dryden's term on the Board will expire at the end of June, Mr. Dickerson commended Mr. Dryden on his many years of service to Board. All other board members joined in Mr. Dickerson's commendation. Announcements: None Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:55 a.m. The minutes of the May 12, 2006 meeting of the Education Oversight Board were approved as submitted on September 20, 2006.