EDUCATION JOINT BOARDS WORKING GROUP
January 19, 2001
1-3:30 p.m.
Room 238 (Browsing Lounge), Smith Memorial Center
Portland State University

AGENDA

1:00	Call to Order				Donnie Griffin
	Roll Call				Clark Brody
					Diane Vines
1:05	Approval of July 19, 2000, Minutes				Donnie Griffin
1:10	Discussion on Teacher Education Issues A) "Reading" in Teacher Preparation Programs				Holly Zanville Carmen West
How can the interested parties (teacher prep programs, ODE, ESDs, schools, professional associations, TSPC), acting together, improve K-12 student reading performance?
	B) Survey on Teacher Performance as Viewed by Principals in All Oregon Schools				Holly Zanville Joanne Flint
What are the principals (customers) saying about their satisfaction with the graduates (products) of the redesigned teacher preparation programs? What was learned about major staffing issues in Oregon schools? What new studies are under consideration by O-QAT and what are Board members’ concerns that relate to these studies?
1:50	Discussion on Early College Options Legislation			Kate Dickson Ron Dexter Elaine Yandle-Roth Holly Zanville
In the constrained resource environment, how can Oregon build on early options already in place for college-ready high school students?
2:30	Discussion on Opportunities for Collaboration in Distance Education			John Greydanus Tom Cook Teri Johanson
How can Oregon put in place a jointly-shared K-20 distance education network of delivery infrastructure and programs?
3:00	Review of the Joint Boards Mission in Relation to the Collective Positions			Clark Brody Diane Vines
3:30	Adjournment			Donnie Griffin Jim Lussier

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