STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Mindy Greiling, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:20PM on January 18, 2007, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
GREILING, Mindy (Chair)
MORROW, Terry (Vice-Chair)
ANZELC, Tom
BENSON, John
BROWN, Robin
DAVNIE, Jim
DEMMER, Randy
DETTMER, Bob
DITTRICH, Denise
DOMINGUEZ, Willie
ERICKSON, Sondra
FAUST, Tim
GAROFALO, Pat
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
HILSTROM, Deb
MARIANI, Carlos
MARQUART, Paul
McFARLANE, Carol
MORGAN, Will
MURPHY, Mary
OLSON, Mark
SWAILS, Marsha
A quorum was present.
Representative Erickson moved the minutes of January 17, 2007 be adopted.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Dr. Darlyne Bailey, Dean of the College of Education and Human Development, and Special Assistant to the President, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, introduced a power point presentation about the achievement gap.
Dr. Cathy Jordan, Director, Children, Youth and Family Consortium, discussed approaching the achievement gap as multi-faceted.
Dr. Blong Xiong, Associate Professor, Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, discussed how families have an influence on the achievement gap.
Dr. Arthur Reynolds, Professor, Institute of Child Development, discussed the achievement gap from an early childhood standpoint.
Dr. Gillian Roehring, Assistant Professor, discussed the achievement gap from a science/STEM standpoint.
Dr. Deborah Dillon, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, discussed the achievement gap from a reading/literacy standpoint.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:45PM.
Rep. Mindy Greiling, CHAIR
Elizabeth Mandelman
Committee Legislative Assistant