Thursday, September 27, 2007

Kentucky Board of Education to Meet

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – The Kentucky Board of Education will meet Wednesday and Thursday, October 3 and 4, in the State Board Room of the Capital Plaza Tower in Frankfort.

On Wednesday, the full board will meet at 8:30 a.m. The board’s Management and Audit Committees will meet in the afternoon. On Thursday, the board’s Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee will meet at 9 a.m., with the full board convening after that meeting.

Agenda items include a presentation on the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) data release, final action on a regulation related to the Kentucky Highly Skilled Educator program criteria and a report from the Kentucky Youth Advocates on alternative education programs.

The board also will present the annual Samuel Robinson Award to an individual or organization in Kentucky for demonstrating outstanding commitment, service and leadership in promoting opportunities to learn at high levels for all Kentucky students.

A full agenda follows.


KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
OCTOBER 3-4, 2007
STATE BOARD ROOM
FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
8:30 a.m. (EDT)

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of minutes from the August 8-9, 2007 regular meeting and July 28, 2007 special meeting

IV. Report of the Secretary of the Education Cabinet

V. Report of the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education

VI. Report of the Executive Director of the Education Professional Standards Board

VII. Report from the Pre-K to 16 Council

VIII. Report of the Commissioner of Education

IX. Full Board Items

A. Discussion with the Christian County School District on its Voluntary Partnership Assistance Team (VPAT) program -- Johnnie Grissom, Steve Schenck and Christian County School District Staff ; 60-minute presentation/discussion

B. Overview of the facilities planning process and future revision of the school facilities regulation -- Larry Stinson, Mark Ryles and Tim Lucas; 45-minute presentation/discussion

C. Commonwealth Accountability Testing System Data Release -- Ken Draut, Rhonda Sims and Kevin Hill; 30-minute presentation/discussion

D. Hearing Officer's Report -- Kevin Noland; 10-minute presentation/discussion

X. Presentation of the Sam Robinson Award

XI. Luncheon Honoring the Sam Robinson Award Winner

(Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner’s Planning Committee members/Associates only)


COMMITTEE MEETINGS
STATE BOARD ROOM

XII. Management Committee Meeting

A. Action/Consent Items
1. 2007-2008 Local District Tax Rates Levied
2. District Facility Plans: Clay, Gallatin, Graves and Owen County School Districts

B. Action/Discussion Items
1. Jefferson County alternative school-based decision making (SBDM) formula
2. 701 KAR 5:130, Drug Testing of Teachers Involved in Illegal Use of Controlled Substances (Final)

C. Review Items
1. 702 KAR 3:130, Internal Accounting
2. Identification of District Watch List (List of districts under separate cover)

XIII. Audit Committee Meeting

A. Review Item
1. KDE Audit Updates

RECESS UNTIL CLOSED SESSION

XIV. Screening of applications for commissioner of education (closed session; working dinner; no action to be taken in closed session)

RECESS

Thursday, October 4, 2007

GROUP BREAKFAST FOR KBE AND KDE PLANNING MEMBERS/ASSOCIATES
HOSTED BY THE 3KT GROUP
CAPITAL PLAZA HOTEL
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. (EDT)
(No business to be conducted)

COMMITTEE MEETING
STATE BOARD ROOM
9:00 a.m. (EDT)

XV. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee Meeting

A. Action/Discussion Items
1. 703 KAR 5:170, Kentucky Highly Skilled Educator Program Criteria (Final)

B. Review Items
1. Report from Kentucky Youth Advocates on the study of alternative education
2. Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children (KECSAC) Update
3. Title III English Language Learners (ELL)/Limited English Proficient (LEP) and Immigrant Students' English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards

BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM

XVI. Full Board Items

A. Special recognition by Chair Joe Brothers
B. Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) budget priorities and preparation of the 2009-2010 biennial budget request -- Kevin Noland, Robin Kinney and Petie Day; 60-minute presentation/discussion
C. Kentucky Board of Education 2008 Legislative Agenda -- Kevin Noland and Bonnie Brinly; 20-minute presentation/discussion

XVII. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved as a block of items)
A. School District Tax Rates Levied
B. District facility plans

XVIII. Report of the Management Committee on Action/Discussion Items

XIX. Report of the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee on Action/Discussion Items

XX. Report of the Audit Committee

XXI. Board Member Sharing

XXII. Information Items
A. KDE Employment Report

XXIII. Litigation Report

XXIV. Internal Board Business
A. KBE Policy Manual
B. Criteria for the Sam Robinson and Joe Kelly Awards

XXV. Adjournment

XXVI. Lunch
(Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner’s Planning Committee members/Associates only)
SOURCE: KDE press release

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