Kentucky Board of Education to Meet

KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
OCTOBER 6-7, 2008

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

Monday, October 6, 2008

COMMITTEE MEETING
STATE BOARD ROOM
8:15 a.m. (EDT)

I. Audit Committee Meeting
A. Call to Order
B. Roll Call
C. Review Items
1. Audit Update and Review of the Commissioner's Expenses 7
D. Adjournment

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

II. Call to Order
III. Roll Call
IV. Approval of minutes from the August 6-7, 2008, regular meeting 25
V. Introduction of new KDE employees and KDE Team Members of the Month
VI. Report of the Secretary of the Education Cabinet
VII. Report of the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education
VIII. Report of the Executive Director of the Education Professional Standards Board
IX. Report from the Pre-K to 16 Council
X. Report of the Commissioner of Education
XI. Good News Items
XII. Full Board Items
A. Reports from Christian County, Covington Independent and Jefferson County school districts on the status of school and district support plans (Reports from districts under separate cover) (Review Item) -- Superintendent Lynda Jackson and district staff; 120-minute presentation/discussion with 40 minutes allotted per school district
XIII. Presentation of the Samuel Robinson Award (approximately 12:00 noon)

Luncheon Honoring the Samuel Robinson Award Winner
(Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner’s Planning
Committee members only)

BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD (CONT'D)
STATE BOARD ROOM

XIV. Full Board Items (Cont'd)
A. Achievement gap for students with disabilities (Review Item) -- Larry Taylor; 40-minute presentation/15-minute discussion
B. Update on gifted and talented education (Review Item) -- Lynette Baldwin and KDE staff; 30-minute presentation/15-minute discussion
C. Hearing Officer's Report -- Kevin Brown; 10-minute presentation/discussion

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
STATE BOARD ROOM

XV. Management Committee Meeting
A. Action/Consent Items
1. District Facility Plan: Augusta Independent School District
2. District facility plan amendments: Caldwell and Carlisle County School Districts (Carlisle County hearing report under separate cover)
3. 2008-2009 Local District Tax Rates Levied
B. Review Items
1. 702 KAR 3:090, Depository bond, penal sum
XVI. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee Meeting
A. Action/Discussion Items
1. 704 KAR 3:390, Extended School Services (Final)
B. Review Items
1. Kentucky Adolescent Literacy Work Plan Update

RECESS

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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

XVII. Full Board Items
A. New superintendent's evaluation instrument (Review Item) – David Baird and Mike Oder from KSBA; 20-minute presentation/10-minute discussion
B. Kentucky Board of Education 2008 Legislative Agenda (Review Item) -- Frank Rasche; 45-minute presentation/discussion
C. 703 KAR 5:140, Requirements for school and district report cards (Final) -- Ken Draut and Jay Roberts; 10-minute presentation/10-minute discussion
D. Commonwealth Accountability Testing System Data Release (includes KCCT, ACT and NCLB) (Review Item) -- Ken Draut, Rhonda Sims and Kevin Hill; 60-minute presentation/discussion
XVIII. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved as a block of items)
A. District facility plans
B. District facility plan amendments
C. School district tax rates levied

LUNCH

XIX. Report of the Audit Committee
XX. Report of the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XXI. Report of the Management Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XXII. Board Member Sharing
XXIII. Information Items
A. KDE Employment Report
XXIV. Litigation Report
XXV. Internal Board Business
XXVI. Approval of the commissioner's evaluation document
XXVII. Adjournment

SOURCE: KDE press release