Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs
Thursday, September 17, 2009 @ 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cross State Office Building, Room #202
Work Session Agenda
10:00 a.m. Briefing & Discussion with Commissioner Gendron and Jim Rier -- K-12 education parts in the McKinsey Report: “Maine: Delivering Efficient Government”
11:15 a.m. Briefing with Commissioner Gendron – Status report on “report backs” related to working groups, studies and legislative requests due 2nd session
12:00 p.m. Working Lunch -- Brainstorming session to establish fall agenda for the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee
1:30 p.m. Briefing & Discussion with Commissioner Gendron -- Department of Education (“DOE”) budget review, including anticipated spending reductions, DOE priorities for program reductions, and review of spending reductions suggested during meeting with school superintendents
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Briefing & Discussion with Commissioner Gendron – Status report on school district reorganization, including the implications of the November referendum vote on repealing the laws governing school district reorganization and preparation for next steps
4:00 p.m. Briefing & Discussion with Commissioner Gendron and Representative(s) from the Maine Education Association -- Overview of federal Response to Intervention (“RTI”) requirements and a status report on implementation of RTI in Maine schools
4:45 p.m. Next Steps, Announcements & Other Items -- Senator Justin Alfond, Senate Chair & Representative Patricia Sutherland, House Chair
5:00 p.m. Adjournment
Friday, September 18, 2009 @ 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cross State Office Building, Room #202
Work Session Agenda
10:00 a.m. Briefing & Discussion with Commissioner Gendron and Richard DeLorenzo, Co-founder of the Reinventing Schools Coalition (“RISC”) -- RISC approach to standards-based design and connections between the work occurring in Maine since the adoption of Learning Results and next steps in transitioning to a standards-based system
11:30 a.m. Working Lunch – Discussion of Education and Cultural Affairs Committee members’ priorities for 2nd Session of the 124th Legislature
1:00 p.m. Briefing & Discussion with University of Maine System (“UMS”) Chancellor Richard Pattenaude, , Rebecca Wyke, UMS Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration, and John Lisnik, Assistant to the Chancellor for Governmental Relations -- Overview of the reports prepared for the Chancellor and Board of Trustees under the “New Challenges, New Directions” initiative, including the Board of Trustees directives to the Chancellor to implement a plan to identify an economically sustainable path for the UMS that can meet the needs of Maine people
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Continued Discussion with Chancellor Pattenaude, Vice Chancellor Wyke and John Lisnik -- “New Challenges, New Directions” initiative, including the Board of Trustees directives to the Chancellor to implement a plan; and a status report on “report backs” related to working groups, studies and legislative requests due 2nd session
3:45 p.m. Next Steps, Announcements & Other Items -- Senator Justin Alfond, Senate Chair & Representative Patricia Sutherland, House Chair
4:00 p.m. Adjournment
