03/07/2001 08:02 AM House EDU

                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
              HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION                                                                            
                         March 7, 2001                                                                                          
                           8:02 a.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
PRESENTATION BY JUNEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT  ON THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR                                                               
THE COMPETENCY TEST                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
TAPES                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
01-12 SIDES A & B                                                                                                               

01-13 SIDE A                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  CON  BUNDE,  Chair, convened  the  House  Special                                                               
Committee on Education at 8:02 a.m.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Committee  members present  were  Representatives Bunde,  Wilson,                                                               
Stevens, and Guess.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
PEGGY  COWAN, Assistant  Superintendent,  Juneau School  District                                                               
(JSD),  presented information  on how  JSD is  preparing for  the                                                               
high  school  competency  exam.    Her  presentation  included  a                                                               
background of JSD including district  demographics and success on                                                               
state  exams.    She  provided  information  on  JSD's  standards                                                               
support system,  strategic plan,  core content  as well  as their                                                               
assessment system.  She also  responded to questions asked by the                                                               
committee members.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
STEPHANIE HOAG,  Curriculum Coordinator, Juneau  School District,                                                               
presented information  on JSD's  accountability plans.   She also                                                               
responded to questions asked by the committee members                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHARLA WRIGHT, Instructional  Services Coordinator, Juneau School                                                               
District was present to answer questions from the committee.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The next  meeting will  be on March  14, 2001 at  8:00 a.m.   The                                                               
committee will be hearing HB 94 as well as HB 71.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The committee took no action.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR BUNDE  adjourned the House  Special Committee  on Education                                                               
at 10:00 a.m.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
NOTE:   The meeting was  recorded and handwritten log  notes were                                                               
taken.  A  copy of the tape(s)  and log notes may  be obtained by                                                               
contacting the  House Records  Office at  State Capitol,  Room 3,                                                               
Juneau,  Alaska   99801 (mailing  address),  (907) 465-2214,  and                                                               
after  adjournment of  the second  session  of the  Twenty-Second                                                               
Alaska  State Legislature  this  information may  be obtained  by                                                               
contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.