Task Force Meetings

December 8-9, 2008 

Agenda

Link to the TVW videos: 

   December 8th 
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008120012A
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008120012B
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008120012C
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008120012D

   December 9th 
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008120013A
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008120013B
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008120013C
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008120013D

Presentations and Handouts 

   December 8th 

• Dan Grimm, Chair, Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force
  • December 5, 2008 Letter from Governor Gregoire
  • December 7, 2008 Response to the Task Force
• Steve Aos, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
  • Two-Year Cost Estimates for the Draft Proposal
  • Projections of the “Expected Effect of the Investment” on Student Outcomes
• Written Testimony, Kelly Cannard, McLoughlin Middle School (Vancouver)
• Tukwila School District, Dave Larson
• Letter from Rainier High School Principal Jeff Weeks, Rebecca Stillings
• Statement by Spokane Public Schools to the Basic Education Funding Task Force, Bob Douthitt
• Recommendations from the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Wes Pruitt
• The Full Funding Coalition’s Testimony to the Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance, Paul Rosier, Washington Association of School Administrators
• Letter from Educational Service District 113, Bill Keim
• Mentoring in the Final Draft Report, Marcy Yoshida

November 24-25, 2008 

Agenda

Link to the TVW videos: 

   November 24th 
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110094A
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110094B
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110094C
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110094D

   November 25th 
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110095A
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110095B
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110095C
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110095D

Presentations and Handouts

   November 24th

• Summary of Proposals to the Task Force, Annie Pennucci, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
  • Summary of Preliminary Decisions—November 23, 2008 Revision
  • Summary of Proposal Items to be Decided—November 23, 2008
    
    
• Initial Draft Final Report of the Joint Task Force for Basic Education Finance
  
  
• Response Letter to the Full Funding Coalition, Dan Grimm, Chair, Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force
• Letter of Recommendations, Doug Matson and Linda Sebring, Washington Association of School Business Officials
• Spokane’s Title I LAP Funding for 2008, Laurie Dolan, Governor’s Executive Policy Office 
• Hypothetical School Simulation Exercise, Representative Ross Hunter, Washington State House of Representatives 

   November 25th

• Teacher Evaluation Language, Laurie Dolan, Governor’s Executive Policy Office 
• SB 5627 Direction to the Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force and the Washington State Institute for Public Policy, Annie Pennucci, Washington State Institute for Public Policy  

November 17-18, 2008 

Agenda

Link to the TVW videos: 

   November 17th 
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110015A
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110015B
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110015C
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110015D

   November 18th 
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008111007

Presentations and Handouts

   November 17th 

• Summary of Proposals to the Task Force, Annie Pennucci, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
  • Summary of Proposals–November 17, 2008 Revision
  • Summary of Preliminary Decisions and Data Issues

   November 18th 

• Staffing Implications of the Proposals to the Task Force, Jennifer Priddy, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Driver of Student Instructional Time 
  • Staffing Ratios and Other Cost Drivers—Draft  
• Basic Education Finance Task Force Cost Estimates, Ben Rarick, Office of Program Research, Washington State House of Representatives 
• Collective Bargaining Between the State and Educational Employees—Draft Bill, Jill Reinmuth, Office of Program Research, Washington State House of Representatives 
• Strengthening K–12 Student Achievement—Draft Accountability Framework Promoting Continuous Improvement, Mary Jean Ryan, State Board of Education 
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: College-Ready for All, Terry Bergeson, Superintendent of Public Instruction  

November 10-11, 2008 

Agenda

Link to the TVW videos: 

   November 10th 
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110091A
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110091B
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110091C
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110091D

   November 11th 
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110092A
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110092B
    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008110092C

Presentations and Handouts

   November 10th

• Teacher Pay in Washington State: A Comparable Wage Update, Lori Taylor, Ph.D., Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
  • Washington Wages: A Comparison of Educator and Non-Educator Salaries, PowerPoint Presentation
  • Washington Wages: An Analysis of Educator and Comparable Non-Educator Wages in the State of Washington, Draft Report 
• Full Funding Coalition, Randy Parr, Washington Education Association; and Bill Freund, Washington Association of School Administrators
  • Full Funding Coalition Proposal Overview
  • Full Funding Coalition Bill Summary 
  • WASA’s Q and A for Superintendents and Administrators–On Washington State’s Full Funding Coalition
• Summary of Proposals to the Task Force, Annie Pennucci, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
  • Comprehensive Proposals Submitted by Task Force Members: A Summary, PowerPoint Presentation
  • Comprehensive Proposals Submitted by Task Force Members: A Summary, The Matrix 
• Principles and Minimum Required Decisions for Task Force Next Steps, Terry Bergeson, Superintendent of Public Instruction 
• Basic Education: A New Finance Model to Meet the Needs of Today’s Students, Representative Glenn Anderson, Representative Ross Hunter, Representative Fred Jarrett, Representative Skip Priest, and Representative Pat Sullivan, Washington State House of Representatives; and Senator Rodney Tom, Washington State Senate
• Dan Grimm, Chair, Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force
  • Task Force Proceedings, Process Memo
  • Summary on Teacher Certification 

   November 11th

• Comprehensive Proposals Submitted by Task Force Members: The Matrix–November 11, 2008 Revision, Annie Pennucci, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• Full Funding Coalition Proposal Overview, Cheryl Chow, Seattle School Board President; Superintendent Bette Hyde, Bremerton School District; and Superintendent Jim Kowalkowski, Davenport School District 

Supplemental Documents

• Literature on Small Districts, Superintendent Jim Kowalkowski, Davenport School District
  • The Effectiveness, Value, and Importance of Small School Districts, Report published on September 17, 2008 in consultation with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents’ Small and Rural School District Task Force
  • Program Area: Education, Small Learning Communities, National Conference of State Legislatures 
• Letter in Response to Dan Grimm’s Proposal, Jennifer Wallace, Professional Educator Standards Board

October 20-21, 2008 

Agenda

Minutes

Link to the TVW audios: 

Oct. 20: http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008101013
Oct. 21: http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008101014

Presentations and Handouts

   October 20th

• Time, Responsibility, Incentive Pay: Updated Analysis of TRI Survey Data, Annie Pennucci, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• Background Data on Compensation with Focus on Health Benefits and Supplemental Salaries, Jennifer Priddy, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
• The Cost of Human Capital: How It Affects K–12 Budgets 
  • Overview – Public Employee Collective Bargaining in Washington, Jill Reinmuth, House Office of Program Research
  • Overview – Statewide Collective Bargaining for Teachers, Jill Reinmuth, House Office of Program Research
  • School District Collective Bargaining in Washington State: Some Points to Consider, Ken Hoover
• State Board of Education, Mary Jean Ryan
  • Opening Doors with CORE 24
  • CORE 24 Sample Schedules, DRAFT 
  • Continuous Improvement for All Schools, DRAFT
• Review of Task Force Legislative Direction, Susan Mielke, Senate Committee Services
  • Presentation
  • E2SSB 5627
  • E2SSB 6377 Excerpt
  • ESSB 6879
• Update on Washington Learns, Judy Hartmann, Governor’s Executive Policy Office

   October 21st

• Washington State Labor Market Projections, Greg Weeks, Employment Security Department
• Public School Staffing Minimum Requirements, Jennifer Priddy and Calvin Brodie, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 
• Research Updates, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
  • What Is Known About How Teacher Pedagogy Training Affects Student Test Scores, Annie Pennucci
  • Early Childhood Education & Full-Day Kindergarten, Teacher Attrition, Steve Aos
• Cracking the “Constitutional Concrete”: What Article IX Rulings Mean for Policymakers, Kristen Fraser, House Office of Program Research

September 15-16, 2008

Agenda

Minutes

Link to the TVW audios: 

Sept. 15: http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008091022
Sept. 16: http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008091024

Presentations and Handouts

   September 15th

• Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force Legislative Assignments, Roxanne Lieb, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• School District Finance Update, Jennifer Priddy, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Historical Perspectives, Wally G. Miller
  • Written Testimony
  • Background Materials: Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax System in All 50 States, 2nd Edition, by the Institution on Taxation and Economic Policy; Executive Summary of ESSB 5286, 1997 Session, Property Tax Exemption of Intangible Assets (RCW 84.36.070)
• Washington State Institute for Public Policy, Annie Pennucci and Steve Aos
  • September 15, 2008, Report to the Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance
  • Time, Responsibility, Incentive Pay: Analysis of TRI Survey Data from Washington School Districts
  • Projecting the Effect (on Student Outcomes) of Task Force Recommendations
• Stand for Children, Shannon Campion
  • 2008–09 Statewide Policy Platform
  • Join Our Grassroots Movement to Improve Public Schools
• Washington Health Foundation Panel:  Sandi Swarthout, Washington Health Foundation; Julia Dilley, Multnomah County Health Department/Oregon Department of Human Services; Debra Gary, Pioneer Elementary School; and Vickie Ybarra, Yakima School Board
  • Written Testimony
  • Academic Achievement and Health: Findings from Recent Research
  • Healthiest State Policy Goals, Draft Recommendations
  • Profile: Auburn School District Pioneer Elementary School
  • Summary; Seattle Times OpEd
• Letter and Recommendations to the Task Force, Ben Kodama, Equitable Opportunity Caucus; and Tim Ames, Wellpinit School District
• American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, Eileen Proudlock
  • Written Testimony
  • Wanted: Teachers

   September 16th

• Accounting Worksession, Jennifer Priddy and Calvin Brodie, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; Doug Matson, West Valley School District; and Neil Sullivan, Spokane Public Schools
  • Presentation
  • Attachment A: General Fund Resource to Program Expenditure Report (Part IV) for a Single Example District
• Orcas Island School District, Present Circumstances and Suggested Solutions, Janet Brownell and Barbara Kline
• Verbal Testimony: Crisis in Student Health and Need for Adult Mentors, Representative Larry Seaquist, Washington State House of Representatives

Follow-up Documents

• Social Emotional Learning as Part of a Basic Education in Washington State, Representative Mary Lou Dickerson, Washington State House of Representatives
  • Cost Estimates of Proposal
  • Updated List of Organizational Supporters
• Letter: Alternative Certification of Teachers, J. Patrick Naughton, President-Elect, Washington Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• Letter to the Task Force and Summary of Recommendations, Washington Coalition for School Libraries and Information Technology 

August 6, 2008

Agenda

Minutes

Link to the TVW videos (in four segments): 

(a) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008080012A
(b) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008080012B
(c) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008080012C
(d) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008080012D

Presentations and Handouts

• Preliminary Review of Research: Does Teacher Professional Development Affect Student Test Scores?, Annie Pennucci and Steve Aos, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• Teacher Licensure: Theory and Empirical Evidence, Dan Goldhaber, University of Washington and Urban Institute
• Implementation of SSB 5097 and Fire Service Funding, Mike Brown, Washington Fire Chiefs; and Roger Ferris, Washington Fire Commissioners
• WACTE Presentation, Frank Kline, Washington Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; and Patricia Wasley, University of Washington College of Education
• Teacher Preparation and Certification in WA: State Policy Perspective and Direction, Jennifer Wallace and Roger Erskine, Professional Educator Standards Board  
  • Presentation
  • PESB Goals and “Ends” Policies
  • PESB Policy Brief
  • PESB Press Release: More Math Teachers Needed
  • PESB Op-Ed Response by Jill Van Glubt, The News Tribune
  • PESB Member Profiles
  • Supporting Materials
    • Linking Teacher and Student Data to Improve Teacher and Teaching Quality, Data Quality Campaign
    • Accountability and Best Practices in Teacher Preparation Programs, series of documents
• Inequities in State Equalization Aid and Levy Lids: The Problems and a Possible Solution, Barbara Billinghurst

July 8, 2008

Agenda

Minutes

Link to the TVW videos (in three segments): 

(a) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008070013A
(b) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008070013B
(c) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008070013C

Presentations and Handouts

• Joint Legislative Task Force on School Construction Funding, Representative Bill Fromhold, Washington State House of Representatives; and Senator Dale Brandland, Washington State Senate
• K-12 Environmental Health and Safety Rules: Estimated O&M Costs, Craig McLaughlin, Washington State Board of Health
• Puget Sound School Coalition (Bethel School District, Everett School District, Federal Way School District, Franklin Pierce School District, Highline School District, Issaquah School District, Lake Washington School District, Northshore School District, Orting School District, Riverview School District, Snohomish School District, Snoqualmie Valley School District, Tahoma School District, White River School District): Public Testimony—School Environmental Health & Safety Rule, Tom Murphy, Federal Way Public Schools
• Washington Association of School Business Officials: K-12 Education Funding Proposals, Doug Matson, West Valley School District; and Neil Sullivan, Spokane Public Schools
• Recommendations to the Basic Education Finance Task Force, Ben Kodama, Equitable Opportunity Caucus
• Together We Can Improve Outcomes for All Children, Bill Williams, Laura Bay, and Kim Howard, Washington State Parent-Teacher Association
• Presentation to the Basic Education Funding Task Force, Pat Steinburg and Christie Perkins, Washington State Special Education Coalition

June 9-10, 2008

Agenda

Minutes

Link to the TVW audios: 

June 9:    http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008061005
June 10:  http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008061006

Presentations and Handouts

• Funding System to Support Student Success: Quality Educator Development, Compensation, and Support, Terry Bergeson, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; Erin LaVerdiere, Sumner School District; Jeanne Harmon, Center for the Strengthening of the Teaching Profession; Holly Koon, Mount Baker High School; and Pete Bylsma, education consultant
• Going the Extra Mile: A Finance System for Student Success, Terry Bergeson, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Executive Summary	Career and Technical
Development Model	Staffing Model: Guidance
Compensation Model	Classified Staff: Ratios
Staffing Model: Class Size	Classified Staff: School Security
Staffing Model: Libraries	Classified Staff: Salary Allocations
Staffing Model: Health	Classified Staffing Salary Allocation Method—Appendix A
Staffing Model: Learning Support	NERC: Foundation
Struggling Students	NERC: Instructional Technology
English Language Learners	NERC: Curriculum

• The Edmonds Compensation Model, Dan Wilson, Edmonds Education Association; and Debby Carter, Edmonds School District 
  • Draft Compensation Model
  • Four Scenarios–Draft
• A Case for High-Quality Support for New Teachers in Washington, Jeanne Harmon, Center for the Strengthening of the Teaching Profession; and Jennifer Wallace, Professional Educator Standards Board 
• Social Emotional Learning as Part of a Basic Education in Washington State, Representative Mary Lou Dickerson, Washington State House of Representatives; and Sheryl Harmer, SLPH & Associates  
  • Proposal
  • CASEL Documents
  • Background Materials
• A Funding System to Support Student Success: Presentation to the Basic Education Funding Task Force—Student Support and System Foundations, Terry Bergeson, Howard DeLeeuw, John Aultman, and Dennis Small, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; Vickie Damon, Renton School District; John Mannix and Neil Sullivan, Spokane Public Schools; and Mike Cullum, Northshore School District
• A Way Forward, Lisa McFarlane and George Scarola, League of Education Voters Foundation; and John Tapogna, ECONorthwest  
  • Presentation
  • Five Proposals to Transform Washington Education Finance and Drive Gains in Student Achievement
• School District Alliance for Adequate Funding for Special Education, Chip Kimball, Lake Washington School District; and Lydia Sellie, Northshore School District   
• Highly Capable Students, Barbara Maurer and Irene Greve, Washington Coalition for Gifted Education 
  • Highly Capable Programs
  • Funding and Services for Highly Capable Students: Fact Sheet
• Making Early Education a Funding Priority, Joel Ryan, Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP (WSA) 
• Extending State Support for Schools through a Regional Delivery System: A Funding Proposal Submitted to the Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance by the Association of Educational Service Districts, Bill Keim, ESD 113
• Hungry Kids Can’t Learn, Mitch Denning, Washington School Nutrition Association; Jim Koval, North Thurston Public Schools; Lincoln Pierce, Bethel School District; and Debra Gary, Pioneer Elementary School  
  • School Nutrition and the Definition of Basic Education in Washington
  • Statement Letter
• Full Funding Coalition, Paul Rosier and Bill Freund, Washington Association of School Administrators; Randy Parr, Washington Education Association; and David Conley, Center for Educational Policy Research, University of Oregon  
  • Presentation
  • Attaining a World-Class K–12 System: Aligning Washington’s Funding Structure with 21st Century Educational Expectations
  • Appendix

May 6, 2008

Agenda

Minutes

Link to the TVW videos: 

• http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008050073A , Steve Aos, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008050073B , Representative Ross Hunter, Washington State House of Representatives
• http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008050073C , Jennifer Priddy, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
• http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008050073D , Mary Jean Ryan, State Board of Education

Presentations and Handouts

• Current State K-12 Budget Drivers: Key Trends and Tradeoffs, Steve Aos, Washington State Institute for Public Policy 
• Implications of Class Size and Other Funding Decisions, Representative Ross Hunter, Washington State House of Representatives
  • Class size and other fundamental decisions  
  • Proposed Statewide Minimum Graduation Requirements: Sample Student Schedule Scenarios 
  • Hypothetical Program of Basic Education -- Minimum Credit requirements for a Typical High School Student -- Spreadsheet  
  • Hypothetical Program of Basic Education -- Minimum Credit requirements for a CTE High School Student -- Spreadsheet 
  • Hypothetical Program of Basic Education -- Minimum Credit requirements for a Honors High School Student -- Spreadsheet
  • Hypothetical Program of Basic Education -- Minimum Credit requirements for a Struggling High School Student -- Spreadsheet 
• Quantifying the Fiscal Impact of Compensation Changes on School Districts' Local Funds: Projections for the Upcoming Three School Years, Jennifer Priddy, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
• State Board of Education Draft Recommendations With Funding Implications, Mary Jean Ryan, State Board of Education 
  
  • Working to Improve Student Achievement 
  • Opening Doors with Core 24 
  • Core 24: College and Work Ready Student Pursuing the Environmental Exploration AP Program at a Skills Center  

April 14, 2008

Agenda

Minutes

Link to the TVW audio: 

http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008041010

Presentations and Handouts

• Basic Education Finance Action Plan, Representative Skip Priest, Washington State House of Representatives 
• Pay for Performance Knowledge and Skills, Annie Pennucci, Senior Research Associate, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• Minnesota's Quality Compensation for Teachers Program:  Q Comp
  
  Ward Brossoit, President of the Exclusive Representative of the Teachers for Grand Meadow School District
  • Q Comp Application Rubric 
  • Q Comp Program Review Process 
  • Peer Review-Site Visit Rubric  
  • Peer Review Level 1 Document Review 
    
    
  Mark Robertson, Superintendent of Fridley School District
  • Q Comp Fact Sheet 
  • Quality Compensation for Teachers or "Q Comp" 
  • Fridley Public Schools, Q Comp Summary Presentation  
  • Creating an Integrated Student Achievement/Staff Development and Performance Pay System 
    
    
• School Finance and Educator Compensation, Jim Carlson, President, Educator Compensation Institute 
  • Comments to the Task Force 
  • Educator Compensation Institute Overview 
  • Alternative Teacher Compensation in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Six Years Later  

March 24, 2008

Agenda 

Minutes

Link to the TVW audio: 

http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008031043

Presentations and Handouts

• School Employee Compensation Questions, Dan Grimm, Chair, Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force 
• WASL Questions, Dan Grimm, Chair, Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force
• Other Policy and Budget Questions, Representative Skip Priest, Washington State House of Representatives; Superintendent Bette Hyde, Bremerton School District; and Representative Kathy Haigh, Washington State House of Representatives
• 2008 Legislation Applicable to the Task Force
• Technical Advisory Committee Members 
• Upcoming Meetings.  Updates to this meeting handout are available at http://www.leg.wa.gov/Joint/Committees/BEF/. 

January 11, 2008

Agenda

Minutes (Revised 4/29/08)

Link to the TVW audio: 

http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2008011005

Presentations and Handouts

• History and Policies Related to the WASL and Education Reform, Stephen Nielsen, Assistant Superintendent, Financial Services, Puget Sound ESD, and former Executive Director of the Governor’s Council on Education Reform and Funding; and Brian Benzel, Vice President for Finance and Administration, Whitworth University, former Superintendent of Spokane School District, and former member of the Washington State Commission on Student Learning
• Education Reform: The Implications for School Finance, Terry Bergeson, Superintendent of Public Instruction
• WASL Results: How Many Students Have Met Standard?  A "Cohort" Analysis, Annie Pennucci, Senior Research Associate, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• Funding That Puts Students First, Steve Mullin, President, Washington Roundtable
• Task Force Work Plan  

December 13, 2007

Agenda

Minutes (Revised 4/29/08)

Link to the TVW audio: 

http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2007121007

Presentations and Handouts

• Fair School Funding, Federal Way School District v. State of Washington, Lester "Buzz" Porter, Dionne & Rorick
• Labor Market Projections for Washington State, Paul Sommers, Ph.D., Seattle University
• Washington's School Finance System, Ben Rarick, Office of Program Research, Washington State House of Representatives
• Improving the Transparency of the K-12 Funding System, Jennifer Priddy, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

November 19-20, 2007

Agenda

Minutes (Revised 4/29/08)

Link to the TVW videos (in four segments): 

November 19
(a) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2007110149A
(b) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2007110149B

November 20
(a) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2007110150A
(b) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2007110150B

Presentations and Handouts

• Network for Excellence in Washington Schools, Thomas F. Ahearne, Attorney, Foster Pepper & Shefelman
• Washington Adequacy Funding Study, David T. Conley, Educational Policy Improvement Center
• Financing Washington Schools for High Performance, Lawrence O. Picus, USC Rossier School of Education
• Teacher Compensation Reform, Dan Goldhaber, University of Washington and Urban Institute
• K-12 Finance and Student Outcomes, Steve Aos, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• Draft Transparency Outline, Jennifer Priddy, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

October 22, 2007

Agenda 

Minutes (Revised 4/29/08)

Link to the TVW videos (in three segments): 

(a) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2007100156A
(b) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2007100156B
(c) http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2007100156C

Presentations and Handouts

• School Funding Litigation Presentation, Dave Stolier, Assistant Attorney General
• Overview of K-12 Finance Presentation, Bryon Moore, Senate Committee Services, Washington State Senate 
• Education Reform Presentation, Bob Butts, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Other Initiatives Presentation, Barbara McLain, House Office of Program Research, Washington State House of Representatives 
• Washington Learns Summary, Jennifer Priddy, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Washington Learns K12 Compensation Subgroup Recommendations, Representative Ross Hunter, Washington State House of Representatives
• Washington Learns Minority Report , Representative Glenn Anderson, Washington State House of Representatives

September 10, 2007

Agenda 

Minutes (Revised 6/11/08)

Link to the TVW video:

http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2007090112

Presentations and Handouts

• Initial Report to the Joint Task Force
• Senate Committee Services - Staff Presentation
• K–12 Finance and Student Outcomes:
  A 5000′ Flyover and Proposed Research Approach
• Recent and Upcoming Washington K–12 Studies