The board will meet in full session at 9 a.m. The board’s Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee and Management Committee will meet in the afternoon.
Agenda items include discussion of the state’s new assessment and accountability system for public schools, the board’s legislative agenda and the presentation of the annual Dr. Samuel Robinson Award.
A full agenda follows...and supporting materials here:
KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
OCTOBER 6, 2010
STATE BOARD ROOM
FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
9 a.m. (ET)
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of minutes from the August 4-5, 2010, retreat and 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 of the Commissioner of Education (Questions on written report)
IX. Good News Items
X. 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.)
XI. Full Board Items
A. Next Generation Schools/Districts
1. Initial discussion regarding Kentucky’s new assessment and accountability system (Review Item) – Associate Commissioner Ken Draut; 60-minute presentation/discussion
2. 703 KAR 5:171, Repeal of 703 KAR 5:170, Kentucky Highly Skilled Educator Program (Final) (Action/Discussion Item) – Associate Commissioner/General Counsel Kevin Brown and Division Director Sally Sugg; 5-minute presentation/discussion
3. 703 KAR 5:190, Assistance to Low-Achieving Schools (Final) (Action/Discussion Item) – Associate Commissioner/General Counsel Kevin Brown and Division Director Sally Sugg; 10-minute presentation/discussion
B. General
1. Kentucky Board of Education 2011 Legislative Agenda (Action/Discussion Item) – Associate Commissioner/General Counsel Kevin Brown; 20-minute presentation/discussion
2. 2010-2012 Biennial Budget Update for the Kentucky Board of Education (Review Item) – Associate Commissioner Hiren Desai and Division Director Charles Harmon; 30-minute presentation/discussion
3. Hearing Officer’s Report – Associate Commissioner/General Counsel Kevin Brown; 10-minute presentation/discussion
PRESENTATION OF THE DR. SAMUEL ROBINSON AWARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
11:30 a.m. (ET)
LUNCH
FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
12 noon – 1 p.m. (ET)
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD (CONT’D)
STATE BOARD ROOM
1 p.m. (ET)
XI. Full Board Items (Cont’d)
B. General (Cont’d)
4. Strategic Plan Goals and Commissioner of Education’s Goals (Action/Discussion Item) – Commissioner Terry Holliday;60-minute presentation/discussion
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
STATE BOARD ROOM
XII. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee Meeting
A. Review Items
1. English Language Learners (ELLS): Focus on Closing the Achievement Gaps
2. Update on the Board Examination System
XIII. Management Committee Meeting
A. Action/Consent Items
1. District Facility Plans: Knott County School District
2. 2010-2011 Local District Tax Rates Levied
B. Action/Discussion Items
1. Site approval for the proposed new Pre-K Center, Elizabethtown Independent School District
2. Site approval for the proposed new middle school, Paducah Independent School District
3. Guidelines for Requesting the use of Capital Funds for FY2010-11 and FY2011-12
C. Review Items
1. Report from KHSAA on Title IX Deficiencies for schools audited during the 2009-2010 school year and recommendations for 2010-2011 (
2. 702 KAR 7:125, Pupil attendance
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
XIV. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved as a block of items)
A. District facility plans
B. Tax Rates Levied
XV. Report of the Management Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XVI. Board Member Sharing
XVII. Information Items (Questions only)
A. KDE Employment Report
XVIII. Internal Board Business
A. Approval of the commissioner’s 2009-10 evaluation document
B. Approval of the revised KBE Policy Manual
C. Appointment of the Joe Kelly Award selection committee and the Dr. Johnnie Grissom Award selection committee
D. Other
XIX. Litigation Report
XX. Adjournment
A. District facility plans
B. Tax Rates Levied
XV. Report of the Management Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XVI. Board Member Sharing
XVII. Information Items (Questions only)
A. KDE Employment Report
XVIII. Internal Board Business
A. Approval of the commissioner’s 2009-10 evaluation document
B. Approval of the revised KBE Policy Manual
C. Appointment of the Joe Kelly Award selection committee and the Dr. Johnnie Grissom Award selection committee
D. Other
XIX. Litigation Report
XX. Adjournment
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