Posted by Heather
This week features meetings of my favorite state groups — the Basic Education Finance Task Force, State Board of Education and Professional Educator Standards Board.
The BEFTF will meet Monday and Tuesday in Olympia (O’Brien building). We will be live blogging Monday, so check back throughout the day for updates. You may also be able to follow the action on TVW’s website. The agenda for both days:
October 20
I. Call to Order, Dan Grimm, Chair
II. TRI Survey Update and Costs of Local Salaries, Benefits, and COLAs, Jennifer Priddy, OSPI and Annie Pennucci, WSIPP
III.Work Session: The Cost of Human Capital: How it Affects K–12 Budgets Moderator: Stephen Nielsen, Puget Sound ESD
IV. State Board of Education, Mary Jean Ryan, Board Chair
V. Review of Task Force Legislative Direction, Susan Mielke, Senate Committee Services
VI. Washington Learns Update, Judy Hartmann, Governor’s Executive Policy Office
October 21
I. Call to Order, Dan Grimm, Chair
II. Washington State Labor Market Projections, Greg Weeks, Employment Security Department
III. Research on Teacher Education, Annie Pennucci, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
IV. Basic Education Definitions, Kristen Fraser, House Office of Program Research
The SBE’s System Performance Accountability workgroup is meeting Tuesday at the Puget Sound ESD in Renton. The full agenda isn’t up yet, but my guess is the SPA group will be finalizing the accountability plan to go before the full Board in November.
Wednesday, the PESB’s Task Force on Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Well-Qualified Math & Science Teachers will meet in Olympia (Knox Building – Olympia School District). The agenda features presentations from Teach For America, The New Teacher Project, Center for Teaching Quality, and two district representatives.
