EDUCATION OVERSIGHT BOARD MEETING MINUTES February 20, 2002 8:00 A.M. Oklahoma State Capitol Building Conference Room 412B Oklahoma City, OK 73105 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Pete Churchwell, Ed Long, John Rex, Karen Yarbrough, Ron Dryden, Kenneth Bridges, Don McCorkell, Sen. Penny Williams, Rep. Larry Roberts BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: None OTHER REGULAR ATTENDEES: Office of Accountability Staff: Robert Buswell, Matt Hesser, Jerry Hsieh, Janet Johnson VISITORS: Kim Brown (State Senate Staff), Margaret Erling (Tulsa Public Schools), Sean Murphy (GIT, Inc.) Call to Order and Roll Call: Mr. Churchwell called the meeting to order and declared a quorum present. Approval of Minutes: Minutes of the December 19, 2001 meeting were approved as submitted. Introduction of New Board Member: Mr. McCorkell of Tulsa was welcomed as the newest member of the board. Mr. McCorkell was appointed by Sen. Stratton Taylor to complete Mr. Grant Hall's term, which expires in June of 2003. Report of FY 2002 Year-to-Date Expenditures: Report distributed to board members. Mr. Buswell noted that printing costs are beginning to accrue in preparation for the Profiles 2001 series of reports. Rep. Roberts questioned the staff and board about the impact of the upcoming legislated budget cuts. Mr. Buswell reported that he had spoken to members of the fiscal staff and would continue to keep communications open. Progress Report on Profiles 2001 Project: Data Requests - Mr. Buswell reported that information from the State Regents was on schedule with remediation rates being the only item remaining to be received. Several items from the State Department of Education (SDE) had been delayed including the coded class record and tests results by gender and ethnicity. Mr. Churchwell said he would contact Superintendent Garrett's office about the missing items. Format Revisions - Mr. Buswell reported that there would be several changes in the information available on the 2000-01 School Report Cards and Profiles 2001 District Reports. Some census information would be removed, but several previously unavailable statistics would be added. Printing - Ms. Johnson informed the board that the CareerTech printing department had been contacted regarding the completion of the Profiles report series. The department has scheduled to print all items as requested and does not foresee any complications. Report on New Legislation: Sen. Williams distributed copies of several pending bills in which she was a sponsor. New Business: None Announcements: None Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:45 a.m. The minutes of the February 20, 2002 Meeting of the Education Oversight Board were approved (as submitted) or (with corrections) on April 17, 2002.