Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Kentucky Board of Education to Meet

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – The Kentucky Board of Education will meet Wednesday and Thursday, February 6 and 7, in the State Board Room of the Capital Plaza Tower in Frankfort.

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
XII. Management Committee Meeting
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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