On Wednesday, the board will meet in full session at 9 a.m., with committee meetings that afternoon. On Thursday, the board’s Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee will meet at 9 a.m. The full board will meet immediately following that meeting.
Agenda items include a report from the Covington Independent school district on efforts to help low-performing schools, final consideration of regulations related to assessment and accountability and school council allocation deadlines.
A full agenda follows.
KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
FEBRUARY 6-7, 2008
STATE BOARD ROOM
FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
9:00 a.m. (EST)
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of minutes from the December 6-7, 2007, regular 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. Report from the Covington Independent School District and update on KDE’s work with low-performing schools– Elaine Farris, Steve Schenck and Johnnie Grissom; 90-minute presentation/discussion
B. Hearing Officer's Report -- Kevin Noland; 10-minute presentation/discussion
X. Lunch
XI. Full Board Items (Cont'd)
C. 703 KAR 5:060, Interim Accountability Model (Final), 703 KAR 5:020, The formula for determining school accountability (Final); and 703 KAR 5:001, Assessment and Accountability Definitions (Final) -- Ken Draut, Rhonda Sims and Kevin Hill; 40-minute presentation/discussion
D. Discussion of Next Steps Regarding the Commission on Interscholastic Athletics Report -- Brigid DeVries, KHSAA Commissioner and Kevin Noland, KDE Deputy Commissioner; 35-minute presentation/discussion
COMMITTEE MEETING
STATE BOARD ROOM
A. Action/Consent Items
1. 2007-2008 Local District Tax Rates Levied
2. 2007-2008 Local District Working Budgets
3. District Facility Plans: Kenton, Larue and Pulaski County School Districts and Eminence Independent School District
4. District facility plan amendments: Whitley County and East Bernstadt Independent School Districts
B. Action/Discussion Items
1. Requested waiver for school districts from the March 1 deadline in 702 KAR 3:246, Section 2, by which local school boards must provide school councils an allocation for funds and positions for the upcoming school year
2. 702 KAR 7:065, Designation of Agent to Manage High School Interscholastic Athletics (Final)
3. Release of Jackson Independent School District from a Declaration of Emergency
4. 702 KAR 3:270, SEEK Funding Formula (Final)
C. Review Items
1. KHSAA Annual Reporting Requirements
RECESS
GROUP DINNER
LEADERSHIP TOMORROW OF MURRAY
CAPITAL PLAZA HOTEL
KENTUCKY ROOM
6:00 p.m. (EST)
(No business to be conducted)
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
COMMITTEE MEETING
STATE BOARD ROOM
9:00 a.m. (EST)
XIII. Curriculum Committee Meeting
A. Review Items
1. Draft Adolescent Literacy Plan
2. Action plan for A5 and A6 programs
3. Assistance to schools with high dropout rates
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
XIV. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved as a block of items)
A. Local District Tax Rates Levied
B. Local District Working Budgets
C. District facility plans
D. District facility plan amendments
XV. Report of the Management Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XVI. Report of the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XVII. Board Member Sharing
XVIII. Information Items
A. KDE Employment Report
XIX. Litigation Report
XX. Internal Board BusinessXXI. Adjournment
XXII. Lunch
SOURCE: KDE press release
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