It is concerned with structure, and should give direction to future Governors and legislators. The Master Plan approach is student-centered, and is focused on learner progress and outcomes. Groups will develop recommendations and alternatives in a report to the Joint Committee at the end of 2001. We need to allocate enough resources to meet the special needs of different students. Examine local revenue options for schools.
Prioritize facility needs, and examine the basis for prioritization.
Review the geographic distribution of points of delivery. Senator Alpert indicated that the Joint Committee would then hold hearings to adopt a Master Plan for Education, and necessary legislation would be introduced and adopted during the second year of this session. Senator Alpert asked the group to be visionary, in ways that sometimes legislators can t. Lots of learning may be done outside the school environment. Rapid changes are ahead, so think ahead to 2010 and beyond.