The Legislative Education Study committee opened an afternoon session to question local school superintendents on literacy, math, instructional time and potential changes to the state funding formula. Jessica Hathaway, deputy director for the Legislative Education Study committee, described a 90-minute format with prepared questions aligned to committee priorities and an opportunity for committee members to ask follow-up questions.

Hathaway said, "we are bringing back a fan favorite of asking local superintendents whenever we're in their area to come and answer a few questions," and summarized the session plan: "there's no slides, it's just a facilitated conversation. I've got prepared questions for them aligned with committee priorities around literacy, math, instructional time, funding formula changes and just some more open ended ones." She added the committee allotted about 90 minutes total, with roughly half the time for the facilitated conversation and the remainder for member questions.

A superintendent representing Roswell Schools introduced himself during the session and described his tenure in the role. The superintendent said, "I'm on year 5 in the superintendent business here," and that he was "long in the tooth," indicating substantial experience; his name was not clearly identified in the transcript and is reported here as Superintendent, Roswell Schools.

Before the substantive session began, the committee approved two procedural items without opposition. Senator Stewart moved to accept the minutes from the committee's organizational meeting held about a month earlier; Senator Sarranyana seconded the motion, and the minutes were adopted after the chair called for objections and heard none. Representative Romero moved to adopt the meeting agenda; Representative Mirabal Moya seconded, and the agenda was accepted with no opposition.

Committee staff also acknowledged local hospitality: a representative thanked Eastern Mexico Medical Center for providing the meeting lunch, and the committee chair noted a reception for members scheduled at 5:30 p.m. at the Antigua Cocina Mexicana (details provided in members' binders).

No committee decisions about policy or funding were taken during this portion of the meeting; the transcript shows only the session opening, procedural approvals, and introductory remarks. The committee proceeded to the planned superintendent conversation and invited additional member questions following the prepared discussion.