File name: JACBudgetHearings2014_20131219_072921.dcr Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\happropriations\My Documents\JAC Audio 2014 0 ~ 12/19/2013 7:55:02 AM ~ Start Recording 4 ~ 12/19/2013 7:55:05 AM ~ Thursday December 19, 2013 005- OSPA - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2:26 ~ 12/19/2013 7:57:28 AM ~ Chairman Harshman: Welcome and instructions 4:15 ~ 12/19/2013 7:59:17 AM ~ Bebout: remarks for Superintendent absence .. 4:52 ~ 12/19/2013 7:59:54 AM ~ Harshman: floor to Johm Masters, 5:01 ~ 12/19/2013 8:00:03 AM ~ masters: Introduction of Steele and Lewis. Teacher of the Year component is not statutory componenet, 51st year ....Anti-bullying Program, grants given for local projects, not supported by statute. Each district's block grant allows for funding. These two programs are not in std budget. 106,000 per Biennium. Travel, luncheon, cost of awards are not included. Borne byagency from ohter resources within budget. Five Regional workshops, address professional development needs. Character development, reading, std collee readiness are subjects for future regional meetings. No requests for increased funding, would expect to revert unused funds. 11:06 ~ 12/19/2013 8:06:08 AM ~ ubson: Clarification on anti-bullying and teacher of the year. Governor letter..money not identified in your budget. Want programs to continues. ARe you asking for money to be included or an exception for those two programs? 11:48 ~ 12/19/2013 8:06:50 AM ~ masters: small amoun t of money in budget about 66,000 - might or might not cover costs. traditionally have had some excess funds. 12:52 ~ 12/19/2013 8:07:54 AM ~ Stubson: ? 12:57 ~ 12/19/2013 8:07:58 AM ~ Masters: ...measurable impact....of bullying 13:37 ~ 12/19/2013 8:08:38 AM ~ Bebout: Why have other districts not gotten inot it? 14:00 ~ 12/19/2013 8:09:02 AM ~ Masters: have not incurred cost yest. 14:24 ~ 12/19/2013 8:09:25 AM ~ Steele: Competitive grants, any district can apply. Maxium amount is $15,000. Variation in application amounts. All districts that applied received funging. 15:14 ~ 12/19/2013 8:10:15 AM ~ Bebout; grant criteria, rules 15:21 ~ 12/19/2013 8:10:22 AM ~ Steele: application came from dept of Education, criteria like research, # of students, grant readers use a ruberick. 15:51 ~ 12/19/2013 8:10:53 AM ~ Bebout: left it to sup to determine. ? 16:00 ~ 12/19/2013 8:11:02 AM ~ Steele: Used same application.. 16:09 ~ 12/19/2013 8:11:10 AM ~ Bebout: developed internally? 16:17 ~ 12/19/2013 8:11:19 AM ~ masters: correct 16:21 ~ 12/19/2013 8:11:23 AM ~ Bebout: List, ... 16:33 ~ 12/19/2013 8:11:35 AM ~ masters: yes - 16:51 ~ 12/19/2013 8:11:52 AM ~ harshman: start on page 3 16:56 ~ 12/19/2013 8:11:58 AM ~ Masters: 100 sereies for payroll and incidental benefits of staff. 8 staff, staffing report reviewed by gov and A and I. 17:44 ~ 12/19/2013 8:12:46 AM ~ Stubson: More about process - did salary level change as part of reclassification? 18:08 ~ 12/19/2013 8:13:10 AM ~ Masters: page 9, org chart, none of the existing employees salaries changed, public info and exec asst have not been hired. will be hired at a lower amount. 19:03 ~ 12/19/2013 8:14:05 AM ~ Stubson: budget does not include money for those two positions? 19:13 ~ 12/19/2013 8:14:15 AM ~ masters: No . money is in place for those two. 19:23 ~ 12/19/2013 8:14:25 AM ~ Masters: after paying for existing 6, had about 48,000 left so held off hiring until we had funds. adv Public nifo officer, exec admin asst in May, 20:08 ~ 12/19/2013 8:15:10 AM ~ Masters: Teacher of the year on page 3 = 66,000 std budget amt, transferred amount, could be as high as 106,000 although historically taht amount has not been spent. incidentals had been charged to the 106,000. those should have been grants so money came from other places. 600 900 Sereis - Regional conferences.. 21:43 ~ 12/19/2013 8:16:45 AM ~ Harshman: Teachers of year exc rquest on page 14 22:08 ~ 12/19/2013 8:17:10 AM ~ Bebout; issues on number of staff - funding issues, Resolved? Issue on salary because bill said no reclassification. 23:04 ~ 12/19/2013 8:18:06 AM ~ masters: original budget established provided 8 positions and amount of money. With salries of people moved over, elected not to fill two positions, reported tot he gov. We did not request a B-11. felt now was the time. 24:27 ~ 12/19/2013 8:19:29 AM ~ Bebout: compliance with 104, Dean, are they okay? 24:38 ~ 12/19/2013 8:19:40 AM ~ Dean; yes 24:41 ~ 12/19/2013 8:19:43 AM ~ Bebout: this budget takes care of that, difficult to compare std budget as did not have one previously. 25:05 ~ 12/19/2013 8:20:07 AM ~ harshman: do not anticipate callback, appreciate your work, Merry christmas. 25:27 ~ 12/19/2013 8:20:28 AM ~ 206-WDE-Wyoming department of Education 28:28 ~ 12/19/2013 8:23:30 AM ~ Harshman: Director Crandall is new director, welcome. 29:12 ~ 12/19/2013 8:24:13 AM ~ Crandall: Lot of changes, my dream job, wyoming support for educaton and desire to improve, Packet: contact card given to every district and school district, second sheet is general pillars..school readines, teacher, leader readines, academic success for all, personalized instruction, opportunities for engagement (athletics and music, research shows engagement are correlated to higher CPA) colege and career readiness. Hathaway Scholarship.. page 3 = contact sheet of cabinet. Chart of expectation level Red bar is the NAPE, top of red line is students proficient according to NAPE exam., blue line is student proficiency based on their own assessment. Paws + 70 to 80% are proficient. nape = 38%/ Will see lines converge in next 2 years. 33:24 ~ 12/19/2013 8:28:26 AM ~ Bebout: Wisconsin- by choice will say the same so local assessment driving it..North Carolina, Most states are going with own or not focused. 34:22 ~ 12/19/2013 8:29:24 AM ~ Masters: Choose to benchmark local assessment with NAPE level.. 34:45 ~ 12/19/2013 8:29:46 AM ~ Harshman: NAPE is a sample test. In wyoj we test all students with PAWS.Crandall: except WY - small population, test almost every childe. 35:21 ~ 12/19/2013 8:30:23 AM ~ harshman: No student left behind program, seeing linkage studies, ACT in 11th grade, 35:57 ~ 12/19/2013 8:30:59 AM ~ Crandall: AYP, NO child left behind lowered the bar. Computer science preparation: Will ask for B-11 over time. For 2001-2002, wyoming had highest per capita for AP computer science. Now dead last. Reasons: access to courses, computer certification, 2010 there were 1900 exams, 35% passing. only 15% now passing so quality of instruction.. Not a financial decision. 38:24 ~ 12/19/2013 8:33:26 AM ~ harshman: 10 years ago, we had classrooms for computer science. now it is one to one as each student has their own computer. Many schools have one to one so not having courses. Delivery mode has changed. 39:04 ~ 12/19/2013 8:34:05 AM ~ Crandall: Last chart - AP comp science as dropped off at Natrona County HS. Cisco programming dropped in half. Not a single student in Wyoming taking cisco programming level 3 or 4. Identifying issues. 39:54 ~ 12/19/2013 8:34:56 AM ~ Crandall: WADA - legislaturion passed - system of supports is critical . Chart is changing system supports, reflected in org chart. used to hire retired superintendent to work with one school...many groups want to focus on teacher development in lowest performing schols. Collective impact launches in January - Don't just focus on schools failing AYP - focus on all schools. Repurpose dollars , may have need as scope has expanded. Large districts have internal people. 42:29 ~ 12/19/2013 8:37:31 AM ~ Crandall: Wyomnig state statute: Future of Education on compentency education, not seat time..Move On When Ready. AZ legislature - HS compentency diplomas. Dave Nelson researched, said do not need new legilslation to implement competency education. Handout: superintendents and school board members to visit compentency based high schools in AZ. Invitation to lawmakers on Jan 30 and 31. Last page - list of reclassifications within the dept in the last 8 months. 45:01 ~ 12/19/2013 8:40:03 AM ~ Crandall: Team member introductions. Dianne Bailley ...Introduction of entire staff... 46:33 ~ 12/19/2013 8:41:35 AM ~ harshman: 46:38 ~ 12/19/2013 8:41:39 AM ~ Meier: Rural areas. Problems - conflict with career training and the college path, conflict between parents, students, school boards for goal of education which is more ofa college track. how do I tell them what the dept is doing to make options available? Communicate to school board.. 48:00 ~ 12/19/2013 8:43:01 AM ~ Crandall: State Board of Eduction - 3! issue facing us. We get what we incentivize - will work with lawmakers to incentivize behavior we want. not necessarily what you described. Scholarship program does not reward certificate. Project Lead the WAy - Engineering program students are career and colleg ready at the same time. Teton has that program. Gov meeting - Project lead the way, Dual Imersion lead to career opportunities.. what can we do to incentivize. 50:01 ~ 12/19/2013 8:45:02 AM ~ harshman: Budget page by page.. tablets, 50:16 ~ 12/19/2013 8:45:17 AM ~ Bailey: Reorganized dept as of SF 104 - align budgets to more traditional look found in ohter agencies. Xeroed out numbers. After page 220, all units are old numbers with two exceptions. Moving of funding for positions. ..commentary....positions aligned to tasks and responsibilites assigned. 52:06 ~ 12/19/2013 8:47:08 AM ~ Bailey: pg 11, Dept priorities. Page 16 = old budget unit 0402 Trust fund zeroed out. page 19 = unit 1001 State Board of Education ..Gov rec approval of 200573. Excep requ, periority 7 - staff position- gov denied additional position of exec directore, rec uting a vacant AWAC and .. 54:10 ~ 12/19/2013 8:49:12 AM ~ Meier: What is differencein duties between special projects coordinator and executive director? 54:41 ~ 12/19/2013 8:49:42 AM ~ Hill: Gov position: requires dept to staff position so 99% of work must come through dept, law requires a liason, accountabiity law other laws inc. duties assigned to the board. Gov based exe director position based on prev 2 years, gov expects ...Not grow govt for position that he believes the dept should provide for. 56:25 ~ 12/19/2013 8:51:27 AM ~ meier: on track for not growing govt. economy of state board..Necessity for director with more autonomy to pick up duties in statute and work closely with Ed dept. different modal. 57:28 ~ 12/19/2013 8:52:30 AM ~ Hill: Gov view - AWAC and special project coord gives state Board a person who works at their pleasure..broad enough recommendation togo beyond what has been in place.. previously person funded through accountability legislation, now embeds it in budget instead of seperate pieces of legislature. 58:56 ~ 12/19/2013 8:53:58 AM ~ meier: Need a close look in the future at clean up statutes. 59:22 ~ 12/19/2013 8:54:24 AM ~ Bebout: 17 AWAC's - summarize report Brett 212 asked for . gov said 250 59:47 ~ 12/19/2013 8:54:48 AM ~ jones: need clarification from Gov office, difference in number.. 1:00:00 ~ 12/19/2013 8:55:02 AM ~ Perkins: concept of not having exec director, AWAC posittion because it is temporary? why? 1:00:36 ~ 12/19/2013 8:55:37 AM ~ Hill: In the future, may need executive director, finding a middle approach while we work things out. 250,000 comes from amount previously provided in bill. ..... 1:01:50 ~ 12/19/2013 8:56:52 AM ~ Bailey: pg 20 except rqu is priority 8, inc of 200 sereis expenditures, need travel funding for inc in frequency of meetings.. 83,000 requested for travel and communciaiton, gov rec approval 1:02:52 ~ 12/19/2013 8:57:53 AM ~ Bailey - unit 1204 - AWAC dept of education, admin staff...Gov rec approval of std budget of 2 M, exc requests - priority 14..align positions correctly, page 25, funding shift, inc GF, dec 1:03:58 ~ 12/19/2013 8:59:00 AM ~ Bebout: Revenue neutral - why 052 was school foundation position, why duties changed and why changed to GF? How many are there? 1:04:35 ~ 12/19/2013 8:59:37 AM ~ Bailey: Spreadsheet handout - Green is 11-12 BY purple is 13-14, blue is our request for 15-16. Summary at top. 8 positions converted to OSPI, net to zero moves, positions transferred to ETS, positions lost in 8% cut. Second page - 1:05:58 ~ 12/19/2013 9:00:59 AM ~ Bebout: inherent with the way it was done prior to SF 104 - clean up? 1:06:20 ~ 12/19/2013 9:01:22 AM ~ Bailey: correct 1:06:25 ~ 12/19/2013 9:01:27 AM ~ Bebout: federal fund position reallocated --issues with federal funds, state funds, want to be sure we have the positions, duties, outlined properly, classification correct, fed funds flow to that position.. 1:07:20 ~ 12/19/2013 9:02:22 AM ~ harshman: page 25 - part D - have summary, would like to see the summary of everyone. inc GF, dec fed funds summary. 1:07:47 ~ 12/19/2013 9:02:49 AM ~ Bailey: pg 12 of budget - #14 position changes and net effects.. dec in GF, dec in Federal, ince to school foundation fund. of 194264 1:08:29 ~ 12/19/2013 9:03:30 AM ~ jones: crosswalk prepared for agencies with this issue. ours will reflect dollars..dialogue with your staff for waht you need. 1:09:11 ~ 12/19/2013 9:04:12 AM ~ meier: lose federal funds, replaced with GF or special funds, Fed funds for specific..difference in priorities, tell us those type of things - why we continue to fund it - mirror program, 1:10:26 ~ 12/19/2013 9:05:28 AM ~ Bailey: restructure, treat positions as other agencies and base them in one budget. some positions were split up to 5 tmies. people working on fed initiatives an state initiatives..where they are now is where they are bsed. Time and effor sheet req by feds in A133 audit - contintue to use those. Transparency for audit and committee. 1:11:48 ~ 12/19/2013 9:06:50 AM ~ Crandall: see if there are any unfunded mandates and report to you. 1:12:00 ~ 12/19/2013 9:07:02 AM ~ Bailey: page 25 - turn to 26, different funding for new classification. Governor approved 1:12:58 ~ 12/19/2013 9:08:00 AM ~ Bailey: Chief Administrator position, use general fund portion of another vacant position. Governor approved 1:13:37 ~ 12/19/2013 9:08:39 AM ~ Bailey: Page 31, finance budget. 11 positons, $2M+ budget, governor approved 1:14:07 ~ 12/19/2013 9:09:09 AM ~ Bailey: Operations budget, repurposed shared items. Governor approved standard. Exception for agency software and licenses, maintenance. Page 34, $255,000 request, governor approved of one time funding. ETS approved. 1:15:35 ~ 12/19/2013 9:10:36 AM ~ Perkins: Software licenses upgrades 1:16:18 ~ 12/19/2013 9:11:20 AM ~ Bailey: Get back to you 1:16:45 ~ 12/19/2013 9:11:47 AM ~ Bailey: All funds be restricted, no other purpose by governor 1:18:29 ~ 12/19/2013 9:13:30 AM ~ Bailey: Shared operational, average of last 3 years of individual budgets.$151,000, governor approved. Exception for scheduled replacement of hardware, ETS approved. $88,000, page 36, governor approved for one time funding, restricted to purchase. 1:19:37 ~ 12/19/2013 9:14:38 AM ~ Perkins: How determine as needed basis? 1:20:29 ~ 12/19/2013 9:15:30 AM ~ Bailey: Issue with performance, then replaced 1:21:09 ~ 12/19/2013 9:16:11 AM ~ Bailey: gov approval of std. page 39 13650 decrease, gov approval of that. 1:22:23 ~ 12/19/2013 9:17:24 AM ~ Stubson: does it show up somewhere else? 1:22:34 ~ 12/19/2013 9:17:36 AM ~ Bailey: no, just dec it. 1:22:40 ~ 12/19/2013 9:17:41 AM ~ bebout: admin decision it is waste of time and money 1:22:55 ~ 12/19/2013 9:17:57 AM ~ Bailey_ only want to use for registratrion, pass through budget, net to zero effect in biennium so think only the conf costs should be in there. 1:23:29 ~ 12/19/2013 9:18:30 AM ~ Bailey" page 41 16 positions, data collection and processing, reporting ....gov approval of std. exc budget requests = priority 14, reallocation , 1:24:37 ~ 12/19/2013 9:19:39 AM ~ Bebout: position 032, move from health and safety to data.. health and afety was fed fund. what happened? 1:25:05 ~ 12/19/2013 9:20:07 AM ~ Bailey: vacant positions so did not haveto ask for additional positions. 255 fed/ 75% GF. Moving to data was 100% GF so inc. on paper. 1:25:53 ~ 12/19/2013 9:20:55 AM ~ Bebout: FEd fund job no longer needed..was it vacant? 1:26:05 ~ 12/19/2013 9:21:07 AM ~ Bailey: I can pull out spreadsheet during break and answer question.. 1:26:24 ~ 12/19/2013 9:21:26 AM ~ Bebout: Moving position, why and what isn't gettting done..overall look of flow through..allocation of fed funds being used for something else, want to make sure not doing it. 1:27:02 ~ 12/19/2013 9:22:04 AM ~ Hill: Position alignment agency issues, last year. with agency 005 which is now 206. Alignment of 25 positions. 8 transferred over. remaining positions over a period of time were hired without necessary regard to the funding and position number........challenge last year to sort through, budget division and AandI human resources and myself spent time to figure out...positions were filled, next to impossible to realign that in the time period we have had. Throughout budget will see gov rec allwowing base line. future changes will be handled approriatiely, Do not have capacity to go back... 1:29:58 ~ 12/19/2013 9:25:00 AM ~ Perkins: As we look at reallocations positions, if resulted in salary inc for position as well. 1:30:48 ~ 12/19/2013 9:25:50 AM ~ Bailey: reclassified down.. 1:31:00 ~ 12/19/2013 9:26:01 AM ~ Bebout: work in progress. want to be sure overriding factor is that feddollars go to people doin fed programs..do not want feddollars spent on state programs.. will track feddollars, fed programs, state programs have state dollars of GF or foundation 1:31:50 ~ 12/19/2013 9:26:51 AM ~ Crandall: senior level positions went to OSPI - some of our salaries bumped up in oru agency to fill senior positions. 1:32:22 ~ 12/19/2013 9:27:24 AM ~ Bailey: page 43 - approval of request for baseline. second exc request for net to zero - between 205 and 206, align positions with work being done. gov rec approval. 1:33:19 ~ 12/19/2013 9:28:21 AM ~ Bailey: unit resources zeroed out. assessment and accountability data, gov rec approval of std. Exc requ ETs transfer 345000 in std budget. gov rec approval. page 50 Unit 1152, NCES fed program - statistic system , gov approval of std, NO EXC REQ 1:34:56 ~ 12/19/2013 9:29:58 AM ~ Bailey: page 54 division 1200, state content for common core - zeroing out budget and moving to s1227 foundation program. gov approval of std. exc budget zeros. 1:35:44 ~ 12/19/2013 9:30:45 AM ~ Bebout: Matt: see transfers in schol foundation budget? 1:35:56 ~ 12/19/2013 9:30:58 AM ~ Wilmarth: profiled in white rod. 1:36:19 ~ 12/19/2013 9:31:21 AM ~ Bailey: Exce = dec , will see inc in other budget. Gov rec approval page 57 = 1204 = CE maintenance, 2 FT positions. Perkins act - gov approval of std, exc request of#14 priority = position alignment, moves funding to GF, gov rec approval.page 61 = 1205 CTE finance and invoation, 1 position, cost base adj to block grant, 230496 std budget approv by gov NO EXC REQ job college and appittue - contract with ACT : gov app std of 600,000. 1:38:44 ~ 12/19/2013 9:33:46 AM ~ Bailey: talked to Matt, formerly this was a biennial amount, hjad only ACT, now has ACT plus and explorer and plan so need to ask for additional 600,000 for second year of biennium. LSO rec to move to assessment unit in agency 205 pg 63 exc req to dec admin cost as funded by fed of 2800, gov approval. page 66= unit 1227-stated stds budget, 3 ft , gov approval, exce requ for priority 14 for position reallocation, inc responsibility of school foundation funding. 1:40:44 ~ 12/19/2013 9:35:46 AM ~ Bebout: to matt, ability of foundation to fund, get amount of shift from GF to school foundation. 1:41:08 ~ 12/19/2013 9:36:10 AM ~ Bailey: page 67 - gov approval. page 70 - unit 1228- a ft, gov approval of std, NO EXC REQ. page 73 = 1229=Hathaway scholarship, 4 ft, gov approval of std, page 74 exc req for priority 14, inc in schol foundation resp. gov approval . 2nd exc request = priority 22, dec of 3916, gov approval. 3rd request = prioirty 5 =inc in prof fees of 214573, Hathaway scholarship to contribute to transcript center, gov approval 1:43:20 ~ 12/19/2013 9:38:22 AM ~ Bebout: who gets report? who approves, joint education committee. benefits of this money 1:43:40 ~ 12/19/2013 9:38:42 AM ~ Harshman: unit is verifying transcripts for award levels? 1:43:56 ~ 12/19/2013 9:38:58 AM ~ McGee: transcript center gives info for legislative reports, track enrollment, in college performance, los of eligibility, statutorially mandated. 1:44:30 ~ 12/19/2013 9:39:31 AM ~ harshman: how many budgets contribute 1:44:37 ~ 12/19/2013 9:39:39 AM ~ mcGee; two - the hathaway, data division contribute to contract. 1:44:57 ~ 12/19/2013 9:39:59 AM ~ harshman: what is wyoming transcript center? 1:45:08 ~ 12/19/2013 9:40:09 AM ~ McGee: student info - dept houses info, WADA, 9th grade accumulaton, used for that as well. 1:45:43 ~ 12/19/2013 9:40:44 AM ~ harshman: who houses the data? 1:45:49 ~ 12/19/2013 9:40:50 AM ~ McGee: data housed with the dept of Ed. 1:45:57 ~ 12/19/2013 9:40:59 AM ~ Bebout: privacy - by school and numbers? 1:46:14 ~ 12/19/2013 9:41:15 AM ~ McGee: do get transcripts, secure , nothing identifiable on teh reports. 1:46:32 ~ 12/19/2013 9:41:34 AM ~ perkins: Contract with Wyo Center collapsed, is the data ours? 1:47:04 ~ 12/19/2013 9:42:05 AM ~ McGee: correct. 1:47:11 ~ 12/19/2013 9:42:12 AM ~ harshman: I though we ran i in the dept of Ed. 1:47:20 ~ 12/19/2013 9:42:22 AM ~ mcGee: we do but have contractor with hawkins, was pearson, vehicle that gets the raw data, we quality check data, put in format,. will get more accurate info.. 1:48:15 ~ 12/19/2013 9:43:17 AM ~ harshman: data security, esp. in the schools. Servers located, one page to educate us. Transcripts have medical info, shot records, where housed?.. 1:48:55 ~ 12/19/2013 9:43:57 AM ~ McGee; happy to do that. 1:49:01 ~ 12/19/2013 9:44:03 AM ~ Bailey: page 78 - unit1230 private school licensing - 1 FT , postsecondary schools accredidation, gov approval of std 200,00. bug exc request to remove fed allocaiton, dec of 866,00, gov approval. Page 81 = scholarship, 500 per year, 1000 per biennium, wyo first generation, gov approval, page 83 unit 1283=wyo ed trust fund (new number) no positions, approves grants for programs of innovation, gov approval of std of 600,000 NO EXC REQ. 1:51:19 ~ 12/19/2013 9:46:21 AM ~ Perkins: exampel 1:51:35 ~ 12/19/2013 9:46:36 AM ~ Wigert: digital text book, inquiry guide to reserch science, STEM initiatives, 1:52:18 ~ 12/19/2013 9:47:19 AM ~ Perkins: size of grants 1:52:24 ~ 12/19/2013 9:47:26 AM ~ Wigert: split grant into 300,000 per year, most funds awarded. 1:52:42 ~ 12/19/2013 9:47:44 AM ~ perkins: Weston county, how much? 1:52:49 ~ 12/19/2013 9:47:51 AM ~ Wigert: i will get it for yo - one page paper of grants. Why the travel for 5000? 1:53:07 ~ 12/19/2013 9:48:09 AM ~ Wigert: State advisory council for innovative educaton, gov appointed, do evaluation of all applications and make recommendation for award, meet twice a year. 1:53:37 ~ 12/19/2013 9:48:39 AM ~ Dockstader: in report, # of schools that apply per year. 1:53:53 ~ 12/19/2013 9:48:54 AM ~ meier: 10 or 12 M in corpus of the trust fund. 1:54:03 ~ 12/19/2013 9:49:05 AM ~ Wigert: I think corpus was to be 50 M and added to..do not know balance. 1:54:19 ~ 12/19/2013 9:49:21 AM ~ harshman: include that, statutory 1:54:26 ~ 12/19/2013 9:49:28 AM ~ Meier: ask state treasurer where invested, incoem generated. 1:54:40 ~ 12/19/2013 9:49:41 AM ~ Wiggert: only the interest is spent 1:54:50 ~ 12/19/2013 9:49:52 AM ~ Bailey: page 85, NAPE, beginning of federal budgets, FT coordinator, laison, Natl Center of Ed statistics, 250,000 std budget gov approved. Page 87 = fed assessment...7 FT 1 AWAC, inc contract for english program, std budget of 175 M, gov approval. Exc rqu for priority 14 alignment for 2 positions, adds to federal responsibitly.. 1:56:46 ~ 12/19/2013 9:51:48 AM ~ meier: realigning, make us aware of new money. 1:56:57 ~ 12/19/2013 9:51:58 AM ~ harshman: 900 sereis 5.4 M pays part of state assessment, percentage? 1:57:15 ~ 12/19/2013 9:52:16 AM ~ Diane: 25% of state assessment is biennial number, correct. 1:57:39 ~ 12/19/2013 9:52:41 AM ~ Bailey: page 92, unit 1254, CTE fed prerkins grant, 2 FT,allocation formula. 8.2 M std, gov approval. page 90 EXC reu, priority 14, add to fed resp, gov approval page 96= CTE fed leadership, no posiitons, fed career tech fnding allocation 764476 gov approval of std budget. NO EXC REQ 1:59:33 ~ 12/19/2013 9:54:35 AM ~ harshman: closed group fund. 1:59:39 ~ 12/19/2013 9:54:41 AM ~ Wigert: 900 series, flow thruogh manner, yest to ?, evaluate statewide activities, assit high schools and community colleges. 2:00:07 ~ 12/19/2013 9:55:08 AM ~ Harshman: who for contracts? directly to colleges? 2:00:18 ~ 12/19/2013 9:55:20 AM ~ Wigert: within the state, using our educators, we can move 900 to 200 to accomadate statewide meetings.. 2:00:41 ~ 12/19/2013 9:55:42 AM ~ Bebout: who gets the money? 2:00:46 ~ 12/19/2013 9:55:47 AM ~ Wigert: used by WDE, contract with other educators, teachers, curriculum directors, CTE coordinators, sometimes from other states. Example = best practice ni Loveland co for science, and geometry teachers, integrated fashion, brought to conf. prof development. 2:01:35 ~ 12/19/2013 9:56:37 AM ~ meier: who attends statewide conf? 2:01:44 ~ 12/19/2013 9:56:46 AM ~ Wigert: association, legislatures, all teachers in comm colleges an school districts who are a member of the association. 2:02:07 ~ 12/19/2013 9:57:09 AM ~ meir: eductors from CO coming up and putting on a conf for wyo teachers for best practices in their classroom? 2:02:35 ~ 12/19/2013 9:57:36 AM ~ Wigert: standing conference, we help provide prof development. they tell us the type of development lacking, loveland was one of many presenters. 2:03:12 ~ 12/19/2013 9:58:14 AM ~ Bailey: page 100, unit 1301, GF spec ed, 1 AWAC, .....gov approval of 95605 std. EXC reuest 1 = priority 14- AWAC , inc GF, gov approval of ER. page 103 unit 1302 - deaf and hard of hearing, 4 fte, 1 AWAC, tech assitance to service providers, gov approval of std NOEXC REQ 2:05:11 ~ 12/19/2013 10:00:12 AM ~ STubson: folks around the state, the 5 positions. 2:05:26 ~ 12/19/2013 10:00:28 AM ~ Dolberth: cheyenne, sheridan, Casper, service the whole state, 2:06:06 ~ 12/19/2013 10:01:08 AM ~ Perkins: reconstruction of pioneer school, school of the deaf? 2:06:29 ~ 12/19/2013 10:01:30 AM ~ Dilberth: I do not know at this point. Looking at legalities of ownership of building and land. 2:07:01 ~ 12/19/2013 10:02:03 AM ~ harshman: work out of that building? 2:07:07 ~ 12/19/2013 10:02:09 AM ~ Dilberth: yes, research library.. 2:07:32 ~ 12/19/2013 10:02:33 AM ~ harshman: break - 10 or 15 mins 2:08:00 ~ 12/19/2013 10:03:00 AM ~ Pause 2:08:00 ~ 12/19/2013 10:20:20 AM ~ Resume 2:08:05 ~ 12/19/2013 10:20:26 AM ~ Dolbert: Hard of hearing section, audiologist on staff, prescreens.and uptodate equipment, work with educators in dealing with deaf or hard of hearing children - outreach in Wyoming. Hearing devices and sign lanaguage. 2:12:44 ~ 12/19/2013 10:25:04 AM ~ Hastert: Aid in getting hearing aids for children 2:13:28 ~ 12/19/2013 10:25:49 AM ~ Dolbert: Amplified system in classrooms 2:14:07 ~ 12/19/2013 10:26:28 AM ~ Bailey: Page 105, Vision outreach. 7 full, 3 part time positions. Required by state statutes. standard budget approved by governor. Exception request for additional travel throught state, $108,000 Governor approved. Equipment to purchase to loan to adult clients. 2:15:45 ~ 12/19/2013 10:28:06 AM ~ Tobler: Standard budget has been underfunded for long period. See clients, so claim federal monies. 2:17:19 ~ 12/19/2013 10:29:39 AM ~ Bailey: Equipment for loan to adults. Governor denial. Public library access, $207,000, governor denial. 2:18:18 ~ 12/19/2013 10:30:39 AM ~ Dolbert: Concern with talking books contract, see if DFS can assist since governor denied. Has been paid from federal funds, but only 10 children utilizing. 2:19:34 ~ 12/19/2013 10:31:54 AM ~ Harshman: Numbers of people utilizing 2:19:45 ~ 12/19/2013 10:32:06 AM ~ Bailey: Juvenile detention. 1 position to assist quality education for court placed students. governor approved standard budget 2:20:13 ~ 12/19/2013 10:32:34 AM ~ Bailey: Indian School, assist joint business council with education. governor approved standard budget, exception request $2.6M needed for Fremont County schools model. $325,000, governor approval 2:21:31 ~ 12/19/2013 10:33:52 AM ~ Bebout: St Stevens state funded school, federal monies don't cover full costs. Concern with tracking with indian joint business council 2:22:46 ~ 12/19/2013 10:35:07 AM ~ Bailey: Page 51, 2:23:41 ~ 12/19/2013 10:36:02 AM ~ Holbrook: Contract monitor of monies to joint business council. Report, and billing of deliverables - payment. St. Stevens reports back what was spent, and on what 2:25:14 ~ 12/19/2013 10:37:35 AM ~ Harshman: Any admin fees? 2:25:39 ~ 12/19/2013 10:38:00 AM ~ Holbrook: 100% flows thru to St. Stevens School. 2:25:59 ~ 12/19/2013 10:38:20 AM ~ Perkins: deliverables? 2:26:07 ~ 12/19/2013 10:38:28 AM ~ Holbrook: 2 develoment and implementation of education improvement plans, budget report, uniformity with public school reporting. 2:27:22 ~ 12/19/2013 10:39:43 AM ~ Bailey: Page 116, early learning. standard budget approved by governor. Exception to move contract costs from agency 205 into this budget, $150,000. 2:28:29 ~ 12/19/2013 10:40:50 AM ~ Bailey: State accountability, no standard budget. New funding. Exception of position reallocation, from department 205 to this department, school foundatino funds prior, now general fund. governor approved. 2:29:34 ~ 12/19/2013 10:41:55 AM ~ Bailey: Page 123, K-12 reading assessment. data collection, technical assistance. governor approved standard budget 2:30:12 ~ 12/19/2013 10:42:33 AM ~ Bailey: Page 125, professonal education, 1 position. oversight and monitoring of behavorial health. governor approved standard budget. Exception: remove federal cost allocation. governor approved. 2:31:09 ~ 12/19/2013 10:43:30 AM ~ Perkins: reading assessment. 2:31:29 ~ 12/19/2013 10:43:50 AM ~ Crandall: 86% read at grade 3 level. 2:32:16 ~ 12/19/2013 10:44:37 AM ~ Harshman: trend lines 2:32:25 ~ 12/19/2013 10:44:45 AM ~ Bailey: Page 128, teacher and leader quality, 1 position. governor approved standard budget, exception correctly position, increases school foundation. governor approved 2:33:31 ~ 12/19/2013 10:45:52 AM ~ Bailey: school improvement budget, 3 positions, page 133, governor approved standard budget of $1.5M 2:34:40 ~ 12/19/2013 10:47:01 AM ~ Crandall: school improvement, coaches to assist statewide as a team 2:37:22 ~ 12/19/2013 10:49:43 AM ~ Bailey: Page 136, trust fund. Interest earnings to assist those with visual impairments.governor approved standard budget 2:38:49 ~ 12/19/2013 10:51:10 AM ~ Stubson: Students as well as adults? 2:39:00 ~ 12/19/2013 10:51:21 AM ~ Crandall: Yes 2:39:06 ~ 12/19/2013 10:51:27 AM ~ Bailey: special education, free and appropriate education for ages 3-31. Page 139, governor approved standard budget. Exception: correctly align 4 positions, which increase federal obligation. 2:40:38 ~ 12/19/2013 10:52:59 AM ~ Dolbert: Mostly flow thru ,10% retained by department as required by federal government. 2:41:15 ~ 12/19/2013 10:53:36 AM ~ Dolbert: Any citizen can make a complaint if not receiving what's needed, IDEA, 2:44:54 ~ 12/19/2013 10:57:15 AM ~ Bailey: page 143, state personnel deveopment, federal monies, 2 full time, 2 AWEC, early intervention. governor approved standard budget. Exception of realignment, 1 position, increases federal responsibilty 2:45:55 ~ 12/19/2013 10:58:16 AM ~ Bailey: Deaf/Blind grant, federal monies. governor approved standard budget 2:46:19 ~ 12/19/2013 10:58:40 AM ~ Bailey: Page 148, preschool. 1 full, ages 3-5 children. governor approved standard budget 2:47:05 ~ 12/19/2013 10:59:26 AM ~ Bailey: page 150, title 3 english language acquisition, 1 position. Attain english proficiency. governor approved standard budget, exception of position alignment, increase federal responsibility 2:48:07 ~ 12/19/2013 11:00:28 AM ~ Bailey: page 153, title 3 immigrant grant, to assist school districts with increase in immigrants. 2:49:19 ~ 12/19/2013 11:01:39 AM ~ Bailey: Star Title grant, 1 full, 2 AWEC, page 156, governor approved standard budget 2:49:53 ~ 12/19/2013 11:02:13 AM ~ Bailey: page 158, Title 2 Teacher Higher Ed, governor approved standard budget 2:50:22 ~ 12/19/2013 11:02:42 AM ~ Bailey: Page 160, no personnel. governor approved standard budget, pass thru to districts. 2:51:15 ~ 12/19/2013 11:03:36 AM ~ Bailey: Page 160, homeless education. governor standard budget approval. Pass thru, equal opportunies to homeless children as other children. 2:52:55 ~ 12/19/2013 11:05:16 AM ~ Holbrook: National meetings for program directors. Is funding effective? Competitive grant in state. 2:54:17 ~ 12/19/2013 11:06:37 AM ~ Bailey: Page 164, Title I A, supplemental income for high poverty children. governor approved standard budget, exception of position reallocation of 4 positions, which increases federal responsibility. Minimum hold back of $400,000. 2:55:36 ~ 12/19/2013 11:07:57 AM ~ Holbrook: Reserve $400,000 minimum, or 5%, Total budget, admin, includes $1.6M 2:58:01 ~ 12/19/2013 11:10:21 AM ~ Bailey: Page 169, Title I Neglected or delinquent youth. Formula based passthru, given to Department of Corrections for inmates. governor approved standard budget 3:00:03 ~ 12/19/2013 11:12:24 AM ~ Bailey: Title I, DFS, flow through for supplemental at Boys an Girls Schools. Standard budget approved 3:00:33 ~ 12/19/2013 11:12:54 AM ~ Bailey: Title I, pass thru to schools not making adequate achievements. governor approved standard budget 3:01:14 ~ 12/19/2013 11:13:35 AM ~ Bailey: Page 175, flow through for disadvantaged children in high poverty schools. Governor approved standard budget 3:01:43 ~ 12/19/2013 11:14:04 AM ~ Perkins: Program services in high poverty school...what is it? 3:03:52 ~ 12/19/2013 11:16:13 AM ~ Holbrook: High poverty school, Title 1, 35% receive free or reduced price school lunch. Fund 190 schools with Title 1, but more that are not funded. 3:05:48 ~ 12/19/2013 11:18:09 AM ~ Bailey: page 178, Title 1 Neglected, flow thru and admin costs for monitoring of sub-grantees at 10 facilities, 500 students. governor approved standard budget 3:06:50 ~ 12/19/2013 11:19:10 AM ~ Bailey: Page 181, Title 1 transition. Grants are formula based, governor approved standard budget 3:07:35 ~ 12/19/2013 11:19:56 AM ~ Bailey: Title 1Migrant, governor approved standard budget 3:08:41 ~ 12/19/2013 11:21:02 AM ~ Holbrook: Only 2 migrant programs in Worland 3:10:27 ~ 12/19/2013 11:22:48 AM ~ Bailey: Page 185, TItle 1, pass thru governor approved standard budget 3:12:06 ~ 12/19/2013 11:24:26 AM ~ Perkins: Who applies? 3:12:19 ~ 12/19/2013 11:24:39 AM ~ Holbrook: Awarded to department for school improvement in no child left behind law. Grant awarded. 3:14:38 ~ 12/19/2013 11:26:59 AM ~ Perkins: executive summary of report associated. 3:14:52 ~ 12/19/2013 11:27:13 AM ~ Bailey: Page 187, formula grant, governor approved standard budget 3:15:26 ~ 12/19/2013 11:27:47 AM ~ Bailey: Page 189, After school learning centers, AWEC position, governor approved standard request 3:16:00 ~ 12/19/2013 11:28:21 AM ~ Bailey: page 193, admin section for After School, 1 position, 2% admin allocation. 3:16:48 ~ 12/19/2013 11:29:08 AM ~ Harshman: Boys and Girls Clubs? 3:16:57 ~ 12/19/2013 11:29:18 AM ~ McGee: Boys and Girls Club, school sponsored programs 3:17:32 ~ 12/19/2013 11:29:52 AM ~ Bailey: Page 193, governor approved standard budget 3:18:53 ~ 12/19/2013 11:31:13 AM ~ Bailey: Page 196, school safety and security, 2 positions, 3:19:38 ~ 12/19/2013 11:31:59 AM ~ Wigert: Active personally on governor's task force 3:19:48 ~ 12/19/2013 11:32:09 AM ~ Bailey: page 197, governor's recommendation of adding $50,000 for WTIP program, school foundation money. standard budget approved. $200,000 for anti-bullying, one time, school foundation money, moved from superintendent's budget. 3:21:05 ~ 12/19/2013 11:33:26 AM ~ Esquibel: Doing any prevention? 3:21:19 ~ 12/19/2013 11:33:40 AM ~ Morrow: Suicide prevention. 3:22:07 ~ 12/19/2013 11:34:27 AM ~ Harshman: Any units available to repurpose for SRO? 3:23:41 ~ 12/19/2013 11:36:01 AM ~ Bailey: Will stgudy 3:23:45 ~ 12/19/2013 11:36:06 AM ~ Bailey: Page 197, exception for position reallocation, increases federal responsibility. governor approved. 3:24:52 ~ 12/19/2013 11:37:13 AM ~ Meier: Realignments? 3:25:15 ~ 12/19/2013 11:37:36 AM ~ Bailey: Always maintenance of effort, block amount 3:26:16 ~ 12/19/2013 11:38:37 AM ~ Richards: Page 197, funding reversed, pages 198 and 199 accurate. Page 197, increase in federal funds, should be decrease and increase in general funds. 3:27:45 ~ 12/19/2013 11:40:06 AM ~ Harshman: Always funded from general fund? 3:28:23 ~ 12/19/2013 11:40:44 AM ~ Wigert: Within health budget, funds purposed to accurate reflect useage. 1 consultant and an assistant to support. Administering WTIP. Did administer anti-bullying, transferred to OSPI. governor's recommendatin to move back. 3:31:34 ~ 12/19/2013 11:43:55 AM ~ Bailey: Page 197, Richards is correct. increase to general fund 3:31:56 ~ 12/19/2013 11:44:17 AM ~ Bailey: page 201, pupil transportation, 1 position. governor approved standard budget. 3:33:43 ~ 12/19/2013 11:46:04 AM ~ Harshman: why one bus with 1 child? 3:34:06 ~ 12/19/2013 11:46:27 AM ~ Bailey: page 204, USDA nutritional effort, 1 position at state level governor approved stanadard budget, position reallocation, increases general fund responsibility. governor approved. 3:34:54 ~ 12/19/2013 11:47:15 AM ~ Meier: School lunches have changed dramatically; not enough food to support athletes. 3:36:38 ~ 12/19/2013 11:48:59 AM ~ Crandall: School lunch CPA, initial caps on calores on school lunches 3:38:10 ~ 12/19/2013 11:50:31 AM ~ Bailey: Page 207, federal monies, USDA school lunch, 6 positions. 80,000 children fed daily, governor approved standard budget. Exception, position reallocation, increases federal responsibility. governor approved. 3:39:24 ~ 12/19/2013 11:51:45 AM ~ Bailey: page 212, USDA commodities distribution, spending authority. governor approved standard budget 3:40:02 ~ 12/19/2013 11:52:23 AM ~ Bailey: Page 214, food salvage, spending authority. governor approved standard budget 3:40:33 ~ 12/19/2013 11:52:54 AM ~ Bailey: page 216, WRBS, supports admin expenses; at-risk behaviour 3:41:49 ~ 12/19/2013 11:54:10 AM ~ Harshman: copy of survey 3:42:06 ~ 12/19/2013 11:54:27 AM ~ Bailey: page 217, exception for comp school heath, $180,000 federal funds be removed, flow thru. governor approved. Removal of position, governor approved. 3:42:58 ~ 12/19/2013 11:55:19 AM ~ Meier: Completely eliminated? 3:43:25 ~ 12/19/2013 11:55:45 AM ~ Bailey: Yes, and person in another department 3:43:41 ~ 12/19/2013 11:56:02 AM ~ Bailey: Page 300, exception to realign position, decreate of $43,000. governor approved. 3:44:34 ~ 12/19/2013 11:56:55 AM ~ Bailey: Page 309, title 1, position reallocation, $129,000 decrease. governor approved 3:45:14 ~ 12/19/2013 11:57:35 AM ~ Bebout: $1.5M, early childhood grants 3:45:51 ~ 12/19/2013 11:58:12 AM ~ Hill: Joint education that would establish a community grant program, $1.5M school foundation budget. New program, outside model of school foundation 3:47:51 ~ 12/19/2013 12:00:12 PM ~ Bebout: No child left behind effects? 3:48:11 ~ 12/19/2013 12:00:31 PM ~ Crandall: Not all, some are new federal regulations. No child left behind very restrictive. 3:49:01 ~ 12/19/2013 12:01:22 PM ~ Harshman: Some schools in reorganization, spared by waiver, 3:50:00 ~ 12/19/2013 12:02:21 PM ~ Holbrook: Received waiver, targets are 100% proficiency for all students. Takes 2 years to reflect improvement. Waiver will provide relief to use WY accountability. 3:52:57 ~ 12/19/2013 12:05:18 PM ~ Crandall: 7 states haven't received waiver, including California. 3:54:09 ~ 12/19/2013 12:06:30 PM ~ 3:54:48 ~ 12/19/2013 12:07:08 PM ~ Stop Recording