Board of Education to Meet

KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
JUNE 11-12, 2008

STATE BOARD ROOM
FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY

Wednesday, June 11, 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 April 2-3, 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. Good News Items

X. Full Board Items

A. Initiatives of the Partnership for Successful Schools and the Kentucky League of Cities/New Cities Initiative -- Carolyn Witt Jones, Sylvia Lovely and Tom Prather; 30-minute presentation/10-minute discussion; discussion (Goal 1: High Student Performance, Goal 2: High Quality Teaching and Administration and Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each School and Every Child)

B. 703 KAR 5:070, Procedures for the inclusion of special populations in the state-required assessment and accountability programs -- Ken Draut; 20-minute presentation/10 minute discussion; (Goal 1: High Student Performance, Goal 2: High Quality Teaching and Administration)

C. 703 KAR 5:080, Administration Code for Kentucky's Educational Assessment Program -- Ken Draut; 20-minute presentation/10-minute discussion (Goal 1: High Student Performance, Goal 2: High Quality Teaching and Administration

XI. Hearing Officer's Report

A. 702 KAR 3:270, SEEK Funding Formula - Additional Revisions
B. Other

XII. Presentation by the commissioner to the 2007 Milken Award Winner, Dodd Caudill, LaRue County Middle School

XIII. Lunch

BUSINESS SESSION – FULL BOARD (CONT’D)
STATE BOARD ROOM
1:00 P.M. (EDT)

XIV. Presentation by the 2007-2008 Special Education Teacher of the Year -- Selina Meyer, Indian Trail Elementary School, Jefferson County School District; 20-minute presentation/10-minute discussion

COMMITTEE MEETING
STATE BOARD ROOM

XV. Management Committee Meeting
A. Action/Consent Items

1. District Facility Plans: Crittenden, Johnson, Lawrence, Martin and Todd County School Districts and Danville, Russell and Williamstown Independent Districts (Lawrence County Hearing Report under separate cover) (Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each School and Every Child)

2. District Facility Plan Amendment: Nelson County School District (Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each School and Every Child)

B. Review Items

1. Status Report on KHSAA Responses to the Major Recommendations from the Commission on Interscholastic Athletics (Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each School and Every Child)

C. Action/Discussion Items

1. 702 KAR 7:065, Designation of Agent to Manage High School Interscholastic Athletics and Revisions in Kentucky High School Athletic Association Bylaws and Due Process Procedure (Final) (Being reconsidered due to request by the Administrative Regulation Review subcommittee; Was last approved by the KBE in February 2008) (Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each School and Every Child)

2. Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control Member Appointment (Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each School and Every Child)

3. 2007 Report, 2007 Exceptions and 2009 Plan required by 702 KAR 1:115, Annual in-service training of district board members (Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each School and Every Child)

4. 2009 Kentucky Minimum Specifications for School Buses (Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each School and Every Child)

5... 702 KAR 7:130, Uniform Procedures for Approval of Alternative, Innovative ..... School Calendars (Emergency and Ordinary Versions) (Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each School and Every Child)

6... Site approval for Harlan Independent School District (Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each and Every Child)

D. Review Items (Cont'd)

2. 702 KAR 3:080, Treasurer's Bond, penal sum (Goal 3: Strong and Supportive ..... Environment for Each School and Every Child)

RECESS

CELEBRATION HONORING OUTGOING KBE MEMBERS AND RETIRING KBE LEADERSHIP STAFF
BERRY HILL MANSION -- MUSIC ROOM
FRANKFORT, KY
7:00 p.m. (EDT)
(No business to be conducted)


Thursday, June 12, 2008

COMMITTEE MEETING
STATE BOARD ROOM
8:30 a.m. (EDT)

XVI. Curriculum Committee Meeting

A. Action/Consent Items

1. Certification of Non-Public Schools (Goal 1: High Student Performance, Goal 2: High Quality Teaching and Administration and Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each School and Every Child)

B. Review Items

1. 704 KAR 3:340, Commonwealth Diploma Program (Goal 1: High Student Performance, Goal 2: High Quality Teaching and Administration and Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each School and Every Child)

2. Arts Assessment and Accountability Update (Goal 1: High Student Performance, Goal 2: High Quality Teaching and Administration and Goal 3: Strong and Supportive Environment for Each School and Every Child)

BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM

XVII. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved as a block of items)

A. District facility plans
B. District facility plan amendments
C. Certification of nonpublic schools

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

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

XX. Board Member Sharing

XXI. Information Items

A. KDE Employment Report (Goal 1: High Student Performance)

XXII. Litigation Report

XXIII. Internal Board Business

A. 2008, 2009 and 2010 meeting dates
B. Revisions to the KBE Policy Manual
C. Appointment of KBE Nominating Committee
D. Appointment of KBE member to the P-16 Council

XXIV. Adjournment

WORK SESSION ON ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
(CONVENES UPON ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING--ALL KBE MEMBERS INVITED; PARTICULIARLY CRITICAL FOR NEW MEMBERS)

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


WORK SESSION ON ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY (CONT'D)
FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM

SOURCE: KDE Internal Communication