STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FOURTH MEETING
EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
EDUCATION POLICY AND REFORM COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Mark Buesgens, Chair, Education Policy and Reform Committee, called the fourth meeting to order at 8:16AM on Tuesday, January 25, 2005, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
BUESGENS, Mark, Chair
ERICKSON, Sondra, Vice Chair
ABELER, Jim
CARLSON, Lyndon
CHARRON, Mike
CYBART, Lloyd
DAVNIE, Jim
DEAN, Matt
DEMMER, Randy
DITTRICH, Denise
DORN, John
EASTLUND, Rob
EKEN, Kent
GREILING, Mindy
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
KLINZING, Karen
LANNING, Morrie
LATZ, Ron
MARIANI, Carlos
MARQUART, Paul
NORNES, Bud
PELOWSKI, Gene
PETERSON, Sandra
RUUD, Maria
SAILER, Brita
SEVERSON, Dan
SYKORA, Barb
WARDLOW, Lynn
Members excused:
OLSON, Mark
Representative Mark Buesgens, Chair, Education Policy and Reform Committee, called the fourth meeting to order at 8:22AM. A quorum was present.
Testifying on the State of Assessment Development:
Tim Vansickle, MDE, Director of Assessments and Testing
Pat Olson, MDE, Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Accountability
and Improvement
Representative Sondra Erickson, Vice Chair, Education Policy and Reform Committee, assumed the gavel at 9:07 AM.
Representative Mark Buesgens, Chair, Education Policy and Reform Committee, assumed the gavel at 9:11 AM.
Also testifying on the State of Assessment Development:
Dr. Larry Gray, University of Minnesota School of Mathematics,
Department Head
Kathy Green, Austin IDS 492, Chairperson
Julie Quist, EdWatch, Vice President
Ellen Hoerle, Minnesota Academics Standards Committee for math,
Member
The meeting adjourned at 10:02 AM.
REP. MARK BUESGENS, CHAIR
Carmen Mayo
Committee Legislative Assistant