EDUCATION OVERSIGHT BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 19, 2000 - 8:00 A.M. Oklahoma State Capitol Building Conference Room 412A Oklahoma City, OK 73105 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: John Rex, Grant Hall, Karen Yarbrough, Ed Long, Ron Dryden, Rep. Larry Roberts, Sen. Penny Williams BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Pete Churchwell, Doyle Burns REGULAR ATTENDEES: Secretary of Education Dr. Floyd Coppedge Office of Accountability Staff: Robert Buswell, Matt Hesser, Jerry Hsieh, Janet Johnson VISITORS: Ernie Diamond (Sec. of Ed. Staff), Kim Brown (State Senate Staff) Call to Order and Roll Call: Mr. Rex called the meeting to order and declared a quorum present. Approval of Minutes: Minutes of the March 15, 2000 meeting were approved as submitted. Report of FY 2000 Year-to-Date Expenditures: Report distributed to board members. Progress Report on Profiles 1999 Project: Mr. Buswell distributed final draft copies of the Profiles 1999 State Report and a brief question and answer period followed. Concerns were expressed by several board members that the 1990 Census data used in the Profiles series is outdated. Mr. Hesser and Mr. Buswell explained that the data, although dated, is presently the best source available. The concerns were recognized and the Accountability staff agreed to examine other options over the summer for the Profiles 2000 reports. Mr. Hesser also explained that the various Oklahoma maps within the State Report would be available on the web site for the first time this year. The Board was also shown examples of the report covers, poster and flyer. Mr. Buswell reported that the state and district reports would be delivered to the printer by the end of the week and the School Report Cards were already being printed in-house and prepared for distribution. Report on New Legislation: Sen. Williams reported that SB 1446, previously presented to the Board by Sen. Wilcoxson, and HB 2620, previously presented to the Board by Rep. Staggs, had both failed to come out of committee. Report on Teacher Preparation Programs: State law requires that the Oklahoma Commission on Teacher Preparation submit a yearly report to the Education Oversight Board. This year’s report was received and reviewed by the Board. New Business: None Announcements: The Board thanked the Office of Accountability for their time and effort and commended the staff for a job well done on Profiles 1999. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:30 a.m. The minutes of the April 19, 2000 Meeting of the Education Oversight Board were approved (as submitted) or (with corrections) on September 20, 2000.