Education Committee Officers

Chair:

Senator Pam Redfield, Nebraska

Vice Chairs:

Representative Kory Holdaway, Utah
Representative Rick Miera, New Mexico
Representative Luther Olsen, Wisconsin
Representative Greg Porter, Indiana
Assemblyman Craig Stanley, New Jersey

Staff Chair:

David Summers, Florida

Staff Vice Chairs:

Susan Scholley, Nevada
Marlene Garcia, California

NCSL Committee
Staff:

David Shreve, Washington, D.C.
Michelle Exstrom, Denver

Thursday, April 24

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Staff Sections
Workshops
Ancillary Groups
Task Forces

11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Registration
Exeter Foyer

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

NCSL Steering Committee Meeting
Cambridge Room, Fourth Floor

All education committee officers are encouraged to attend.

Presiding: Representative Spencer Coggs, Wisconsin
Chair, NCSL Standing Committees
Marion Higa, State Auditor, Hawaii
Staff Chair, NCSL Standing Committees

Friday, April 25

7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Registration
Exeter Foyer

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Plenary Breakfast: State Fiscal Conditions
Georgian Room, Mezzanine

The budget challenges facing state legislatures this year are unprecedented. Hear about the latest economic trends and how state legislatures are coping with these tight fiscal times.

Welcome: Marion Higa, Hawaii
Staff Chair, NCSL Standing Committees
Senate President Robert Travaglini, Massachusetts

Moderator: Representative Spencer Coggs, Wisconsin
Chair, NCSL Standing Committees

Speakers: Lynn Browne, Federal Reserve, Boston
Senator Lana Oleen, Kansas, Senate Majority Leader
Speaker of the House Thomas Finneran, Massachusetts
Corina Eckl, National Conference of State Legislatures, Colorado

The National Conference of State Legislatures is pleased to acknowledge The Karol Group, Inc. and the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau for sponsoring this breakfast.

9:45 am - 5:00 pm

Keeping State Budgets Afloat
Clarendon Room, Mezzanine
(Joint with the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Budgets and Review Committee, Economic Development, Trade and Cultural Affairs Committee)

During this interactive roundtable discussion, participants will have the opportunity to share information about how they are addressing state budget deficits in their states and to learn how other states are addressing similar concerns. Policies addressing K-12 and higher education funding will be an important part of this discussion.

Speaker: Corina Eckl, National Conference of State Legislatures, Colorado

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Head Start Reform and State Early Childhood Education
Plaza Ballroom, Mezzanine
(Joint with the Human Services and Welfare Committee)

This session discusses a proposal by the Bush Administration on new options for states to be more involved in coordinating Head Start and their early childhood education programs

Co-Presiding: Senator Pamela Redfield, Nebraska
Chair, Education Committee
Assemblymember Deborah Glick, New York
Chair, Human Services and Welfare Committee

Speakers: Windy Hill, Head Start Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Sarah Greene, National Head Start Association, Virginia

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Box lunches will be provided on both the mezzanine and fourth floor.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Business Meeting/Lunch: Early Childhood Education Policy Consideration
Plaza Ballroom, Mezzanine
(Joint with the Human Services and Welfare Committee)

The current policy on early childhood education will be considered.

Co-Presiding: Senator Pamela Redfield, Nebraska
Chair, Education Committee
Assemblymember Deborah Glick, New York
Chair, Human Services and Welfare Committee

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Reauthorization of the Perkins Vocational Education Act
Cabot Room, Fourth Floor
(Joint with the Labor and Workforce Development Committee)

The 1998 Perkins Act, the federal vocational and technical education statute, and the proposals to reauthorize the law will be reviewed. Federal funds currently constitute approximately 8 percent of aggregate vocational education funding. Updating its policy position on the Perkins Act will be considered.

Co-Presiding: Senator Pamela Redfield, Nebraska
Chair, Education Committee
Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, New York
Chair, Labor and Workforce Development Committee

Speaker: Virginia O'Brien Irwin, Department of Education, New Hampshire
Jean Stevens, Department of Education, New York

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Supporting School Leaders: A Roundtable Discussion
White Hill Room, Fourth Floor

In the quest to improve student achievement for all children, the need to prepare, recruit and retain high-quality school leaders becomes more evident. During this session, participants will have the opportunity to hear about the Kennedy School of Government's work with school superintendents and to participate in a roundtable discussion about legislative efforts in the states to support school leaders.

Presiding: David Summers, Office of Program and Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, Florida
Staff Chair, Education Committee

Speakers: Sara Chace, Kennedy School of Government, Massachusetts

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm

Steering Committee
Plaza Ballroom, Mezzanine

All education committee officers are encouraged to attend this meeting.

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Reception in the Terrace Room
Lower Lobby (Badges must be worn to the reception.)

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration
Exeter Foyer

8:45 am - 10:15 am

Federal Education Issues Roundtable
Charles River Room, Fourth Floor

Participants will hear how state legislatures are addressing the challenges of implementing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and other federal education issues including the reauthorization of the Individual with Disabilities Education Act and the Higher Education Act.

Presiding: Representative Kory Holdaway, Utah
Vice Chair, Education Committee

Facilitator: David Shreve, National Conference of State Legislatures, Washington, D.C.

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

NCSL Business Meeting
Clarendon Room, Mezzanine

12:15 pm - 2:00 pm

Plenary Lunch: Leadership in Trying Times
Georgia Room, Mezzanine

This discussion examines the changing roles of state legislatures and the challenges for state legislators in difficult times.

2:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Prescription Drugs
Whittier Room, Fourth Floor

Economic Recovery
Terrace Room, Lower Lobby

Homeland Security
White Hill Room, Fourth Floor

8:30 am - 9:30 am

Continental Breakfast
Georgian Room, Mezzanine

9:00 am - 11:30am

Plenary Session: How to Win the Interview Game
Georgian Room, Mezzanine

Ever been caught off-guard by a reporter or wished you had answered an interview question differently? Join us for a hands-on workshop, designed especially for legislators and staff, to help you sharpen your skills for dealing with the media.

Speaker: Frank Kauffman, Fleishman-Hillard, Washington, D.C.

11:30 am

Meeting Adjourns