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Senate Education Committee
Jack Scott, Chair
Senator Torlakson
Senator Gloria Romero 

Assembly Higher Education Committee
Carol Liu, Chair

"Strengthening Student Achievement in Math and Science"

January 20, 2006
9:30 - 12:30
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, von Karman Auditorium

1) Welcome and Opening Remarks
• Senator Jack Scott
• Assemblywoman Carol Liu
• Blaine Baggett, Jet Propulsion Lab

2) Framing the Issues
• Angela Diaz, NASA

3) What's Happening in Schools
Voices from the Field: Challenge of providing math and science education in the 21st century
• Dean Gilbert, California Science Teachers Association
• Sara Munshin and Kyndall Brown, California Math Council

How is the California State University providing prospective students with early diagnostic information?
• Allison Jones, CSU

Teacher Recruitment: Who are schools hiring?
• Layla Avila, New Teacher Project

4) Teacher Preparation and Partnerships - What is California doing to meet the demand for Highly Qualified Math and Science Teachers?
• Chancellor France Cordova, University of California at Riverside
• Dr. Beverly Young, CSU
• Dr. Alice Huang, California Institute of Technology
• Dr. David Marsh, University of Southern California

Other Existing and Potential Partnerships
• Dr. Parvin Kassaie, Jet Propulsion Lab
• Dr. Bruce Gerding, Northrop Grumman Space Technology
• Steven Chesser, Boeing

5) Programs for Teachers and Students
• Dr. Sally Ride, Sally Ride Science
• David Seidel, Jet Propulsion Lab
• Etta Heber, Chabot Space and Science Center
• Joe Adams, Discovery Science Center

6) Recommendations from CSBA/CSTA Joint Science Task Force
• Holly Jacobson, California School Boards Association 

7) Public Comment 

Transcription Notes:
Well done transcription. I would add bold feature to highlight those lines, as was done in original.