Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence

Schedule/Workplan for the 2000 Interim

(Revised: September 26, 2000)

Meeting Date Time      Agenda
May 24 (Wed.) 2-4 p.m.
  • Organizational Meeting
  • Discuss proposed schedule and workplan
  • Review legislation that was enacted in the 2000 Session
June 23 (Fri.) 1-5 p.m.
  • Consultant report: discussion of consultant's workplan; overview and comparison of public school financing systems in other states; discussion of the legal and policy issues that relate to the concept of "adequacy"
  • Discuss structure and focus of public hearings
  • Review goals of State's public school financing programs (DLS)
  • Accountability overview (MSDE): discussion of the standards by which the State measures student achievement and the manner in which the State addresses issues relating to poor performance (e.g., MSPAP, reconstitution, the High School Improvement Program, and the PreK-12 Academic Intervention Initiative)
  • Minority achievement: summary of the State's efforts to address this issue (MSDE); testimony from representatives of the Southern Education Foundation re: the findings and recommendations set forth in "Miles To Go: Maryland"
  • Disparities within local school districts: discussion of the State's efforts to address this issue (MSDE)
July 6 (Thurs.), 13 (Thurs.), 24 (Mon.), and 27 (Thurs.) 7-9 p.m.
  • Public Testimony - Regional Hearings: Central/Southern Maryland; Baltimore/Northern Maryland; Western Maryland; Eastern Shore
Aug. 3 (Thurs.) 1-5 p.m.
  • Discuss trends in education expenditures (DLS/MSDE)
  • Review public school financing programs (DLS/MSDE)
Aug. 10 (Thurs.) 1-5 p.m.
  • Review public school financing programs (DLS/MSDE)
  • Consultant report
Aug. 24 (Thurs.) 1-5 p.m.
  • Discuss issues and programs that relate to teacher quality (DLS/MSDE)
  • Review local effort/tax issues (DLS)
Sept. 7 (Thurs.) 1-5 p.m.
  • Consultant report and recommendations
  • Discussion of alternative financing options
Sept. 14 (Thurs.) 1-5 p.m.
  • Work Session
Oct. 5 (Thurs.) 1-5 p.m.
  • Work Session
Oct. 19 (Thurs.) 1-5 p.m.
  • Work Session
Oct. 26 (Thurs.)  
  • Release draft of final report for public comment
Nov. 2 (Thurs.) 7-9 p.m.
  • Public Testimony
Towson University
University Union Building
Potomac Lounge, 2nd Floor
Osler Drive and Towsontown Boulevard
Towson, Maryland
Nov. 8 (Wed.) 7-9 p.m.
  • Public Testimony
College of Southern Maryland
Business and Industry Building
Room B.I. 113
8730 Mitchell Road
LaPlata, Maryland
Nov. 9 (Thurs.) 7-9 p.m.
  • Public Testimony
Salisbury State University
Guerrieri University Center
Wicomico Room
Dogwood Drive
Salisbury, Maryland
Nov. 13 (Mon.) 7-9 p.m.
  • Public Testimony
Allegany College of Maryland
12401 Willowbrook Road, SE
College Center Theater
Cumberland, Maryland
Nov. 16 (Thurs.) 7-9 p.m.
  • Public Testimony
Bowie State University
J. Alexander Wiseman Centre
Room 102
14000 Jericho Park Road
Bowie, Maryland
Nov. 20 (Mon.) 1-5 p.m.
  • Work Session
Dec. 4 (Mon.) 1-5 p.m.
  • Review final draft of final report
Dec. 15 (Fri.)  
  • Release final report