Thursday, December 03, 2009

KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO MEET

The Kentucky Board of Education will meet Wednesday and Thursday, December 9 and 10, in the State Board Room of the Capital Plaza Tower in Frankfort.

On Wednesday, the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. The board’s Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee and Management Committee will meet in the afternoon. On Thursday, the board will meet in full session at 9 a.m.

Agenda items include uniform course codes, unmet facility needs and the interim school/district assessment program. The board also will present the annual Joseph P. Kelly Award and the first Kevin M. Noland Award.

A full agenda follows.

KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
DECEMBER 9-10, 2009

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

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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

I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of minutes from the October 7-8, 2009, regular meeting
IV. Introduction of new KDE employees and KDE Team Members of the Month by the Commissioner of Education
V. Report of the Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (Questions on written report)
VI. Report of the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education (Questions on written report)
VII. Report of the Executive Director of the Education Professional Standards Board (Questions on written report)
VIII. Report from the Pre-K to 16 Council
IX. Report of the Commissioner of Education
X. Good News Items
XI. Public Comment Segment (To speak, complete sign-up sheet prior to start of meeting; limit is three minutes per speaker with maximum of 30 minutes total for this segment.)
XII. Full Board Items
A. Standards and assessment
1. Uniform Academic Course Codes (Action/Discussion Item) – Deputy Commissioner Larry Stinson and Associate Commissioner Felicia Smith; 30-minute presentation/discussion
2. 704 KAR 3:303, Required program of studies (Review Item) - Deputy Commissioner Larry Stinson and Associate Commissioner Felicia Smith; 30-minute presentation/discussion
3. 704 KAR 3:305, Minimum requirements for high school graduation (Review Item) – Deputy Commissioner Larry Stinson and Associate Commissioner Felicia Smith; 10-minute presentation/discussion
4. End-of-course (EOC) and summative assessments for high school (Action/Discussion Item) - Deputy Commissioner Larry Stinson and Associate Commissioner Ken Draut; 30-minute presentation/discussion


PRESENTATION OF THE
JOE KELLY AWARD AND KEVIN NOLAND AWARD
11:45 a.m. (EST)

LUNCH IN HONOR OF THE AWARD WINNERS
12:15 p.m. (EST)
(Lunch provided for award winners and their guests, KBE members, invited guests and Commissioner’s Planning Committee members only)

BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
1:15 p.m. (EST)


XII. Full Board Items (Cont’d)
B. High quality instruction and leadership
1. Teacher and principal working conditions survey (Review Item; Oral presentation; No staff note) – Ann Maddock, National Center for Teacher Quality; 30-minute presentation/discussion
2. Certified Personnel Evaluation: Statewide Cohesive Continuous Improvement Evaluation System for Teachers, Principals and Superintendents (Action/Discussion Item) – Deputy Commissioner Larry Stinson and Associate Commissioner Sally Sugg; 30-minute presentation/discussion


COMMITTEE MEETING
STATE BOARD ROOM

XIII. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee Meeting
A. Information Item (Questions only)
1. Annual Report of the Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children (KECSAC)
XIV. Management Committee Meeting
A. Action/Consent Items:
1. District Facility Plan: Jenkins Independent School District
2. District Facility Plan Amendments: Graves and Mercer Counties and Newport Independent School Districts
3. 2009-2010 Local District Tax Rates Levied
B. Action/Discussion Items
1. 702 KAR 6:100, Appeal procedures for nutrition and health services programs (Final)
2. School Facilities Construction – Facility Unmet Needs Report
C. Review Items
1. 702 KAR 3:030, Insurance requirements
D. Information Items (Questions only)
1. KHSAA Annual Reporting Requirements as found in 702 KAR 7:065
2. Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Title IX Update of Phase 2 of the 2009-2010 KHSAA Audit Visit Schedule


Thursday, December 10, 2009

BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
9 a.m. (EST)


XV. Full Board Items
A. Shifting priorities in state spending (Review Item; Oral presentation; No staff note) Dave Adkisson, President of the State Chamber of Commerce; 30-minute presentation/discussion
B. 703 KAR 5:060, Interim assessment process (Final) (Action/Discussion Item) - Deputy Commissioner Larry Stinson and Associate Commissioner Ken Draut; 30-minute presentation/discussion
C. Kentucky Board of Education 2010 legislative agenda (Action/Discussion Item) – Deputy Commissioner Ruth Webb and Legislative Liaison Frank Rasche; 30-minute presentation/discussion
D. Hearing Officer’s Report – General Counsel Kevin Brown; 10-minute presentation/discussion
XVI. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved as a block of items)
A. District facility plan
B. District facility plan amendments
C. District tax rates levied
XVII. Report of the Management Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XVIII. Board Member Sharing
XIX. Information Item (Questions only)
A. KDE Employment Report
XX. Internal Board Business
XXI. Litigation Report
XXII. Adjournment

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for printing this agenda. I had no idea that these meetings were open to the public.