REVISED AGENDA

EDUCATION INTERIM COMMITTEE

UTAH LEGISLATURE

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 • 7:30 a.m. • Room 30 House Building

1. Committee Business

· Call to order

· Approval of the minutes of the August 19, 2015, meeting

2. Statutorily Required Reports

The following statutorily required reports were made available to committee members before the meeting. Representatives from the authoring entities will briefly address the committee and respond to questions.

· Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (53A-25b-201)

· Youth Suicide Prevention Programs and Parent Seminar on Mental Health, Bullying, and Safety (53A-15-1301 and 53A-15-1302)

· Early Interactive Reading Software (53A-17a-167)

· UPSTART (53A-1a-1007)

· STEM Action Center – Math Technology Programs (63N-12-208)

· Committee discussion

3. Digital Teaching and Learning Task Force Report

2015 General Session S.B. 222 created a Digital Teaching and Learning Task Force and required the task force to present to the committee a funding proposal for a statewide digital teaching and learning program.

· Dave Thomas, Vice-Chair, Utah State Board of Education

· Angie Stallings, Associate Superintendent, Policy and Communication

· Committee discussion

4. Draft Legislation Related to Kindergarten

As a continuation of the discussion from the July and August meetings regarding early grade reading and math proficiency, the committee will review and discuss draft legislation related to kindergarten.

· Rep. V. Lowry Snow

· Rep. Steve Eliason

· Committee discussion

5. Student Assessments

2015 General Session H.C.R. 7 urges the Utah State Board of Education to study methods to minimize testing and maximize the integration of testing into an aligned curriculum. The committee will hear an update on this effort. Further, the committee will hear about the role of student assessment, state and federal assessment requirements, the amount of time students spend taking assessments mandated by the state or federal government, and how teachers use assessment to inform instruction.

· Overview and introduction

o Rich Nye, Associate Superintendent, Accountability and Assessment, Utah State Office of Education

· Educator perspectives

· Public comment

· Committee discussion

6. Other Committee Business / Adjourn