P-16 COUNCIL TO MEET

The P-16 Council will meet Wednesday, June 17, from 9 a.m. until noon in the State Board Room of the Capital Plaza Tower in Frankfort.

Agenda items include an update on the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and implementation of Senate Bill 1.

The P-16 Council is made up of representatives from the Kentucky Board of Education and the Commissioner of Education, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education and the council president, the Education Professional Standards Board and other state agencies. Created in 1999, the P-16 Council advises the Kentucky Board of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Education on the education of teachers, the alignment of competency standards and the elimination of barriers impeding student transition from preschool through the baccalaureate.

AGENDA
STATEWIDE P-16 COUNCIL MEETING

JUNE 17, 2009
STATE BOARD ROOM
CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
9 – NOON

1. Roll Call and Approval of Minutes (March 11, 2009)
2. Update from Local P-16 Councils
3. Discussion – Goals and Future Direction of the Statewide P-16 Council
4. Update on The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
5. Implementation of Senate Bill 1
6. Expansion of Pre-Kindergarten and the Collaboration Between K-12 and Postsecondary Programs
7. Other business; adjournment

SOURCE: KDE press release