AGENDA

EDUCATION TASK FORCE

UTAH LEGISLATURE

Tuesday, June 24, 2014 • 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. • Room 210 Senate Building

9:00 a.m. 1. Task Force Business

· Call to order

· Approval of the minutes of the May 27, 2014, meeting

9:10 a.m. 2. School Leadership: Principals

Last year, the task force found that school principals are one of the key factors contributing to student achievement. What is the empirical link between principals and student achievement? What is the state's current policy framework for recruiting and selecting school principals? What is the Legislature's role in building a pipeline of effective principals? The task force will hear briefings to inform task force discussion.

· Ms. Tiffany Stanley, Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

· Dr. Martell Menlove, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

· Dr. David Doty, Education Direction

· Task force discussion/action

10:45 a.m. 3. Utah College of Applied Technology Governance

· Sen. Stephen H. Urquhart

11:45 a.m. 4. Education First Presentation

12:45 p.m. 5. Education Modernization Initiative

One of the duties of the task force is to review and make recommendations regarding the funding and implementation of a statewide one-to-one mobile device technology initiative in the state's public education system. Employers and others will address the following question: Why one-to-one mobile devices, and why now?

2:00 p.m. 6. Public Education Funding and Fiscal Data

Staff will provide a brief overview of education finance in Utah followed by a presentation of various legislative options for increasing or redirecting revenue for public education.

· Ms. Connie Steffen, Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

· Ms. Angela Oakes Stallings, Associate General Counsel, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

· Mr. Ben Leishman, Fiscal Analyst, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst

· Task force discussion/action

4:00 p.m. 7. Other Task Force Business/Adjourn