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
(Verbal Presentation Only)
B. 703 KAR 5:070, Procedures for the inclusion of special populations in the state-required assessment and accountability programs
Attachment - 703 KAR 5:070 Regulation
Attachment - Inclusion of Special Populations Report
C. 703 KAR 5:080, Administration Code for Kentucky's Educational Assessment Program
Attachment - 703 KAR 5:080 Regulation
Attachment - Administration Code for Kentucky's Educational Assessment Program
XI. Hearing Officer's Report
A. 702 KAR 3:270, SEEK Funding Formula - Additional changes to be approved are highlighted in this attached regulation.
B. Other
XII. Presentation by the commissioner to the 2007 Milken
Award Winner, Dodd Caudill, LaRue County Middle School
XIII. Lunch - Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited
Guests and Commissioner's Planning Committee
members/Associates only)
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD (CONT'D)
STATE BOARD ROOM - 1:00 P.M. (EDT)
IV. Presentation by the 2007-2008 Special Education
Teacher of the Year -- Selina Meyer, Indian Trail
Elementary School, Jefferson County School District
COMMITTEE MEETING - STATE BOARD ROOM
XV. Management Committee Meeting
A. Action/Consent Items
1. District Facility Plans: Crittenden, Johnson, Lawrence, Martin and Todd County Schools Districts and Danville, Russell and Williamstown Independent Districts
Out of District Report
Crittenden County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Johnson County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Lawrence County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Martin County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Todd County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Danville Independent Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Russell Independent Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Williamstown Independent Hearing Report and Facility Plan
2. District Facility Plan Amendment: Nelson County School District
Nelson County Hearing Report and Facility Plan Amendment
Out of District Report
B. Review Items
1. Status Report on KHSAA Responses to the Major Recommendations from the Commissioner on Interscholastic Athletics
Attachment - Report of the Interscholastic Commission on Athletics
Attachment - Major Recommendations and KHSAA Reponses
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)
Attachment A - 702 KAR 7:065 Regulation
Attachment B - KHSAA Bylaws
Attachment C - KHSAA Due Process Procedures
2. Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control Member Appointment
3. 2007 Report, 2007 Exceptions and 2009 Plan required by 702 KAR 1:115, Annual in-service training of district board members
4. 2009 Kentucky Minimum Specifications for School Buses
Attachment A - Summary of Changes to Minimum Bus Specifications
Attachment B - Minimum Specifications for School Buses
5. 702 KAR 7:130, Uniform Procedures for Approval of Alternative, Innovative School Calendars (Emergency and Ordinary Versions)
Attachment - 702 KAR 7:130 Regulation
6. Site approval for Harlan Independent School District
D. Review Items (Cont'd)
2. 702 KAR 3:080, Treasurer's Bond, penal sum
Attachment - 702 KAR 3:080 Regulation
RECESS
CELEBRATION HONORING OUTGOING KBE MEMBERS AND RETIRING KBE LEADERSHIP STAFF
BERRY HILL MANSION - MUSIC ROOM
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY - 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
B. Review Items
1. 704 KAR 3:340, Commonwealth Diploma Program
Attachment - 704 KAR 3:340 Regulation
2. Arts Assessment and Accountability Update
Attachment - Arts Assessment Chart
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
Attachment - KDE Employment Report Chart
Attachment - Minority Employment Chart
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 members to the P-16 Council
XXIV. Adjournment
(For KBE members who must depart, box lunches can be picked up to travel with you.)
WORK SESSION ON ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
(CONVENES UPON ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING - ALL KBE MEMBERS INVITED; PARTICULARLY 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