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Policy Priorities

The State Board and Department of Education develop two sets of priorities to guide its work:

• Policy and program priorities determined by members at their annual Board retreat in June. These are issues related to education excellence or student achievement the Board plans to research and discuss during the year.
• Advocacy priorities that the Board plans to take to state legislators. These are the key issues that Board members believe need legislative active or funding.

In accordance with these priorities, the State Board and Department of Education have developed a set of Policy and Program Priorities.

Policy and Program Priorities

2008 Legislative Advocacy Agenda

State & Federal Policy Statements

 Letter to Senator Harkin - School Improvement Grant Funds (2006-08-22)

 Letter to Secretary Leavitt and Federal Delegation - Medicaid Reimbursements to Schools (2006-08-22)

 Letter to Federal Delegation - Federal Funding 2006 Budget Proposal Impact (2006-08-22)

 Letter to Federal Delegation - Academic Competitiveness Grants (2006-08-22)

Issue Statements

 Native American Images, Mascots, or Team Names (2008-01-10)