Agenda - Morning Session

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8:30                   1.          Announcements

                                       - Legislative Oversight of the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation Budget

8:50                   2.          Minutes - June 13, 2007 (Joint Education Meeting)

9:00                   3.          Charter School Amendments (2008 General Session Bill)

                                       - Representative Ron Bigelow  

9:20                   4.          To and From School Pupil Transportation - State Board of Education

                                       - Murrell Martin, USOE

9:40                   5.          Funding Accountability Report: Classroom Technology (FY 2008)

                                       - Brenda Hales, Associate Superintendent, USOE

9:55                   6.          Funding Accountability Report: Online Testing (FY 2007 & FY2008), Including                                        Online Testing in Career and Technology Education

                                       - Dr. Judy Park, Associate Superintendent, USOE

10:05                 7.          Electronic High School

                                       - Brenda Hales, Associate Superintendent, USOE

                                       - Kathy Webb, Principal

10:20                 8.          Funding Accountability Report: Critical Languages (FY 2008)

                                       - Brenda Hales, Associate Superintendent, USOE

                                       - Gregg Roberts, Utah State Office of Education

10:30                 9.          Funding Accountability Report: Foreign Exchange Program (FY 2008)

                                       - Brenda Hales, Associate Superintendent, USOE

                                       - Gregg Roberts, Utah State Office of Education

10:40                 10.        Utah Education Network - Online Delivery of Mandarin

                                       - Mike Petersen, UEN

11:05                 11.        Funding Accountability Report: H.B. 181 "Education Reform" (2006),

                                       Utah Basic Skills Competency Test & Grades 4-6 Math Program

                                       - Dr. Larry Shumway, Associate Superintendent, USOE

                                       - Brenda Hales, Associate Superintendent, USOE

                                       - Travis Rawlings, USOE

                                       Provider Comments

                                       - Carolyn Sharette, Director, American Preparatory Academy Charter School

                                       - Millicent Jacobson, Oxford Learning Source

11:30                 12.        Lunch

                                       - Provided to committee members by ProStart and the Utah Restaurant                                            Association. ProStart is a school to career program that trains students in                                        the hospitality industry.

Agenda - Afternoon Session

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1:00                   13.        Funding Accountability Report: Quality Teaching Block Grant - Teacher                           Professional Development (FY 2008)

                                       - Dr. Larry Shumway, Associate Superintendent, USOE

                                       - Sydnee Dickson, Director of Teacher Quality, USOE

1:10                   14.        Funding Accountability Report: Library Books & Electronic Resources

                                       - Brenda Hales, Associate Superintendent, USOE

                                       - Georgia Loutensock, Media Specialist, USOE

1:20                   15.        Educator Salary Adjustments (H.B. 382), 2007 General Session

                                       - Superintendent Patti Harrington

                                       - Dr. Larry Shumway, Associate Superintendent, USOE

1:40                   16.        Accelerated Learning Programs

                                       - Rebecca Odoardi, Davis School District

1:55                   17.        Utah School Boards Association - FY 2009 Budget Priorities & Thoughts                                        on Adequate Education Funding

                                       - Steve Peterson, USBA

2:15                   18.        Utah Education Association - FY 2009 Budget Priorities & Thoughts on                             Adequate Education Funding

                                       - Susan Kuziak, UEA Executive Director

2:35                   19.        Discussion on Adequate Education Funding

                                       - Committee Discussion

3:00                   19.        2008 General Session - Budget Related Legislation

                                       - Differentiated Pay for Teachers

                                                    Senator Stephenson

                                       - Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education Task Force

                                                    Senator Stephenson

                                       - Extended School Year Incentive

                                                    Senator Stephenson

                                       - Task Force to Study Performance Incentives for Teachers

                                                    Senator Stephenson

                                       - Extended Year for Special Educators

                                                    Representative Menlove

                                       - Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarship Program

                                                    Representative Menlove

3:30                   20.        Adjourn