Friday, July 12, 2002

 8:30 AM

Welcome and Opening Statements
Octavio Visiedo, Government Resources and Accountability Working Group Chair

Approval of Minutes
Octavio Visiedo, Chair or Designee

Approve Revised Vision Statement
Octavio Visiedo, Chair or Designee

 9:00 AM

Review Full Commission Issue Areas
Octavio Visiedo, Chair or Designee

 9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Interim Report Development
Octavio Visiedo, Chair

a) Policy Area 1: Federal Monitoring System

i) new Reporting Guidelines
ii) Past Performance
iii) Establishing Standards

b) Policy Area 2: Effectiveness of Educational Programs
at the Federal, State, and Local Levels

i) Federal Education Programs
ii) Migrant Education
iii) Federal Student Financial Aid
iv) Immigrant Education
v) State and Local Programs
   1. Texas Scholars Program
   2. School Choice (Escuela Vieau School)
   3. "Georgia Project"
   4. Texas Higher Ed Coordinating Board Public Awareness Campaign

c) Policy Area 3: Model Federal Education Programs

i) NASA TexPREP
ii) Education GEAR UP
iii) NASA CAHSEE
iv) VA Summer Student Program

12:00 PM

Working Lunch
Vote on Key Policy Areas for Consideration

 1:00 PM

Break

 1:15 PM

Expert Testimony

"Meeting the Educational Needs of Hispanic Americans"
The Honorable William Hansen
Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education

"Targeting Federal Resources in Border Communities"
Jeffrey M. Lubell, Director of Research and Policy
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

 2:30 PM

Break

 2:45 PM

Establish Strategic Objectives
Octavio Visiedo, Chair

 3:15 PM

Assign Action Items
Review Final Decision of Committee
Octavio Visiedo, Chair

Other Business
Octavio Visiedo, Chair

Meeting Adjourns