Kentucky Board of Education to Meet

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – The Kentucky Board of Education will meet Wednesday and Thursday, April 2 and 3, in the State Board Room of the Capital Plaza Tower in Frankfort.

On Wednesday, the full board will meet at 9 a.m., with committee meetings beginning after lunch. On Thursday, the full board will meet at 9 a.m.

Agenda items include a presentation on end-of-course examinations, reports from the Christian County and Jefferson County school districts on low-performing schools and preschool funding rates.

A full agenda follows.

KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
APRIL 2-3, 2008
STATE BOARD ROOM
FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
9:00 a.m. (EDT)

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of minutes from the February 6-7, 2008, 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. Presentation by the 2008 Kentucky Teacher of the Year -- Chandra Emerson, Oldham County Middle School; 15 minute presentation/5-minute discussion
B. AdvanceKentucky – Kentucky’s Participation in the National Math and Science Initiative -- Elaine Farris and NMSI staff; 25 minute presentation/10 minute discussion
C. End-of-Course Assessment Pilot -- Ken Draut; 15-minute presentation/10-minute discussion
D. Minority Superintendent Internship Program (MSIP) -- Steve Schenck and Michael Dailey; 15-minute presentation/10-minute discussion
E. Minority Applicants for Certified Vacancies in Kentucky School Districts 2006-2007 -- Steve Schenck and Michael Dailey; 15-minute presentation/10-minute discussion

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

XI. Full Board Items (Cont'd)
F. Reports from the Christian County and Jefferson County School Districts on the status of school support plans – district staff, Elaine Farris, Steve Schenck and Johnnie Grissom; 2-hour presentation/discussion

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
STATE BOARD ROOM

XII. Management Committee Meeting

A. Action/Consent Items
1. District Facility Plans: Boone, Laurel and Oldham County School Districts
2. District Facility Plan Amendments: Anderson and Shelby County School Districts
B. Action/Discussion Items

1. 702 KAR 1:001, Implementation guidelines - Kentucky School Facilities Planning Manual (Final)

XIII. Curriculum Committee Meeting
A. Action/Consent Items
1. Appointment to the State Textbook Commission

B. Action/Discussion Items
1. Preschool Funding, 2008-2009 Rates

C. Review Items
1. Presentation by the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development on the Adolescent Literacy Coaching Project and an update on the Kentucky Adolescent Literacy Plan
2. Update on Wallace Grant work: Kentucky Cohesive Leadership System (KyCLS) grant (formerly known as the State Action Education Leadership Project – SAELP)

RECESS

Thursday, April 3, 2008

BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
9:00 a.m. (EDT)

XIV. Full Board Items
A. Presentation from the Kentucky Council on Economic Education - Jan Mester, President of the Kentucky Council on Economic Education; 15-minute presentation/5-minute discussion
B. Discussion on potential policy changes relative to low-performing schools -- Commissioner Jon Draud; 20-minute discussion
C. Discussion of tabled motion on adding language to KHSAA Bylaw 33 on not penalizing a student or school for following a court order -- Brigid DeVries, KHSAA Commissioner; 20-minute presentation/discussion
D. Hearing Officer's Report -- Kevin Noland; 15-minute presentation/discussion
E. 2008 elementary and secondary education legislation and budget -- Kevin Noland, Bonnie Brinly, Robin Kinney and Petie Day; 40-minute presentation/discussion

XV. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved as a block of items)
A. District facility plans
B. District facility plan amendments
C. Appointment to the State Textbook Commission

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

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

XVIII. Board Member Sharing

XIX. Information Items

A. KDE Employment Report

XX. Litigation Report

XXI. Internal Board Business

XXII. Adjournment

SOURCE: KDE press release