EDUCATION OVERSIGHT BOARD MEETING MINUTES January 24, 2007 - 08:00 A.M. Room 412-B State Capitol Building Oklahoma City, OK 73105 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Gerald Dickerson, Patrick Gilmore, Susan Field, Pat Mayes, Sen. Kathleen Wilcoxson BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Penny Williams, Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre, and Rep. Tad Jones OTHER REGULAR ATTENDEES: Office of Accountability Staff: Robert Buswell, Matt Hesser, Jerry Hsieh, Dan Craig and Rick Cobb VISITORS: None Call to Order: Mr. Dickerson called the meeting to order at 8:20 a.m. Roll Call: Mr. Dickerson called roll and declared a quorum to be present. Mr. Dickerson and Mr. Buswell also took the opportunity to introduce the Office of Accountability's newest member, Mr. Rick Cobb, to the Board. Mr. Cobb had been hired as Coordinator of School Improvement for the Oklahoma School Performance Review Program and started the newly created position December 1, 2006. Approval of Minutes: Mr. Gilmore made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 16, 2006 meeting. Mrs. Field seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Status Report on the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program: Mr. Hesser informed the Board that the data collection process was proceeding at roughly the same pace as previous years, which would allow the office to get the reports out to parents just before the close of the 2006-07 school year baring any set-backs in the process. Data collection from the State Department of Education was mostly on schedule apart from delivery of the state's testing records and the Oklahoma State Regents' Office had promised their data when available, most likely in February. Hesser went on to tell the Board that the process of gathering data from the Office's 2006 School Questionnaire was complete. He said that 94.3% of principals statewide had responded to the survey. Hesser informed the Board to expect the Indicator reports to come out on a schedule similar to years past Status Report on the Oklahoma School Performance Review Program (OSPR): Mr. Craig stated that the Broken Bow and Idabel reviews were undergoing the first round of edits while the Frederick, Wynnewood, and Springer reviews were in the process of being submitted. He also discussed the progress of the Felt review and mentioned a number of other schools that had been contacted concerning reviews. Year-to-Date Expenditure Report for FY 2007: Mr. Buswell distributed a detailed spreadsheet to the Board that outlined the expenditures for the year and remaining funds. Buswell walked the Board through the major expenditure areas and answered members' questions about the expense report. Buswell also cautioned the Board to expect expenditures for the reorganization of the Office's cubicles to show up in future expenditure reports. Additional office space was needed due to the expansion of the School Performance Review Program. Review and Discussion of Education Oversight Board/Office of Accountability Mission: The Board directed the Office staff to revisit and update the Office's mission statement and bring it to the Board for review at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the EOB. Announcements: None Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:08 a.m. The minutes of the January 24, 2007 meeting of the Education Oversight Board were approved as submitted on March 14, 2007.