Howard asked Jan when she wanted State Board input on this. Jan noted that it will be assessed at the state level, and local districts will assess them at different levels. Howard noted that sooner or later, we have to prove to the Legislature that this is doing some good. He wondered how we will do that. Jan noted that the assessment is how we will do that.
Legislators are generally happy with seeing improvement over time.
Howard reminded the Board to make notes on these draft standards and send them to Jan within the next week. Howard asked Joe Simpson to inform this district that this motion carried. D.C. He spoke of some of the agenda items for that conference. Howard asked if there was any interest in this. Carolynn wondered with our budget being so tight, if this was worth spending the money on.