TENTATIVE AGENDA

Joint Education Interim Committee

Wyoming Oil & Gas Commission Building

2211 King Blvd.

Casper, Wyoming

December 15, 2004

9:30 a.m.

1.         Call to Order/Opening Remarks.

Senator Hank Coe and Representative Jeff Wasserburger,  Education CoChairs

2.         Approval of Minutes.

November 17, 18 and 19, 2004, Committee Meeting

3.         2005 Legislative Proposals.

Teacher recruiting and retention initiatives submitted by State Superintendent Blankenship and approved for introduction by Committee at November meeting:

·         05LSO-0346.W1, "Public school teacher incentive appropriations."

·         05LSO-0157.W2, "Teacher advancement program-appropriation."

·         05LSO-0093.W1, "Teacher shortage loan repayment program."

Private school licensing proposals tabled at November meeting for consideration at the December meeting:

·         05LSO-0151.W1, "Private school licensing-amendments."

·         05LSO-0282.W1,"Private school licensing-amendments-2."

High school diploma endorsement proposal submitted by State Superintendent Blankenship, tabled at November meeting for consideration at the December meeting:

·         05LSO-0152.W1, "Public schools-high school diploma endorsements."

Court ordered placement recommendations resulting from State Department study:

·         05LSO-0332.W2, "Court ordered placements."

December 15, 2005

Recommendations resulting from Department of Audit report on school audits and on school data and reporting:

·         05LSO-0383.W2, "School audits."

·         05LSO-0334.W3, "Public school data and reporting."

2005 school finance amendments, continuing funding for full-day kindergarten and summer school programs, and providing additional funding for health insurance:

·         05LSO-0333.W1, "School finance-amendments."

4.         Patricia McClurg, UW College of Education

5.         Other Committee Business.

6.         Adjournment.