LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION
     AGENDA
    Public Hearing on Educational Governance and Accountability
    Thursday, January 24, 2008
    State Capitol, Room 437
    Sacramento

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    All written testimony submitted electronically is linked to the witnesses' names below.

    Public Hearing: 9 a.m.

    National Perspectives on California's Implementation of State and Federal Accountability Measures
     

    1. Caitlin Scott, Consultant, Center on Education Policy
    State Perspectives on California's Implementation of State and Federal Accountability Measures
     
    1. Gavin Payne, Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
    Proposals for Local and Regional Accountability Oversight
     
    1. Assemblymember Juan Arambula, 31st Assembly District

      2.  
    Parent Perspectives on Accountability
     
    1. Cecelia Mansfield, Legislative Advocate, California State PTA
     
    Public comment will be taken at the end of the hearing.  The following organization has submitted written comments to the Commission:

    Mass Insight Education & Research Institute
     
     

    Business Meeting Agenda

    (The Commission will consider agenda items I-VII at approximately noon.  The precise time will vary depending upon the testimony of witnesses and will be determined at the discretion of the chair.)
     
    1. Business Meeting Minutes from November 15, 2007
    2. Schedule/Project Selection
    3. Subcommittee Reports
    4. Informational Briefing and Update on the Human Resources Modernization Project and the Commission's Recommendations in its 2005 Report, "Serving the Public: Managing the State Workforce to Improve Outcomes"
      1. David A. Gilb, Director, Department of Personnel Administration
      2. Mary Fernandez, Assistant Executive Officer, State Personnel Board
                       Testimony jointly submitted by Mr. Gilb and Ms. Fernandez.
                        Additional materials submitted by the witnesses:
                       California State Human Resources Modernization
                       HR Modernization Timeline
    1. Implementation Activity
    2. Reports from the Bureau of State Audits
    3. Annual Audit of Bureau of State Audits, conducted by Gilbert Associates, Inc.