KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
OCTOBER 3-4, 2007
STATE BOARD ROOM - FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM - 8:30 a.m. (EDT)
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of minutes from the August 8-9, 2007 regular
meeting and July 28, 2007 special 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. Full Board Items
A. Discussion with the Christian County School Distrist on its Voluntary Partnership Assistance Team (VPAT) program
B. Overview of the facilities planning process and future revision of the school facilities regulation
Attachment A - 702 KAR 1:001 Regulation
Attachment B - KY School Facilities Planning Manual
Attachment C - Master Educational Facility Plan (MEFP)Guidelines
Attachment - MEFP Appendix Documents
C. Commonwealth Accountability Testing System Data Release
Attachment A - Concordance Table Presentation for Local Board of Education and Community Members
Attachment B - 2007 Reporting for the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS)
D. Hearing officer's Report
X. Presentation of the Sam Robinson Award
XI. Luncheon Honoring the Sam Robinson Award Winner
(Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner's Planning Committee members/Associates only)
COMMITTEE MEETINGS - STATE BOARD ROOM
XII. Management Committee Meeting
A. Action/Consent items
1. 2007-2008 Local District Tax Rates Levied (List of districts under separate cover)
2. District Facility Plans: Clay, Gallatin, Graves and Owen County School District
Clay County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Gallatin County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Graves County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Owen County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Facilities Report - Nonresident Data
B. Action/Discussion Items
1. Jefferson County alternative school-based decision making (SBDM) formula (Additional details provided from Jefferson County under separate cover)
2. 701 KAR 5:130, Drug Testing of Teachers Involved in Illegal Use of Controlled Substances
Attachment - 701 KAR 5:130 Regulation
C. Review Items
1. 702 KAR 3:130, Internal Accounting
Attachment - 702 KAR 3:130 Regulation
Attachment - Accounting Procedures for Kentucky School Activity Funds (Redbook)
2. Identification of District Watch List (List of districts under separate cover)
XIII. Audit Committee Meeting
A. Review Item
1. KDE Audit Updates
RECESS UNTIL CLOSED SESSION
XIV. Screening of applications for commissioner of education (closed session; working dinner) (No action to be taken in closed session)
RECESS
Thursday, October 4, 2007
GROUP BREAKFAST FOR KBE AND KDE PLANNING MEMBERS/ASSOCIATES - HOSTED BY THE 3KT GROUP
CAPITAL PLAZA HOTEL
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. (EDT)
(No business to be conducted)
COMMITTEE MEETING - STATE BOARD ROOM
9:00 a.m. (EDT)
XV. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee
Meeting
A. Action/Discussion Items
1. 703 KAR 5:170, Kentucky Highly Skilled Educator Criteria Program (Final)
Attachment - 703 KAR 5:170 Regulation
B. Review Items
1. Report from Kentucky Youth Advocates on the study of alternative education
Attachment - KYA Report
Attachment - KDE Recommendations on Next Steps to Improve Services in A5 and A6 Programs Chart
2. Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children (KECSAC) Update
Attachment - KECSAC Report
3. Title III English Language Learners (ELL)/Limited English Proficient (LEP) and Immigrant Students' English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards
Attachment - WiDA Consortium Report
Attachment - 2006-2007 Kentucky's English Language Learners (ELLS) Map
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
XVI. Full Board Items
A. Special recognition by Chair Joe Brothers
B. Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) budget priorities and preparation of the 2009-2010 biennial budget request
Attachment - Summary-Budget Report 2008-2010 Chart
C. Kentucky Board of Education 2008 Legislative Agenda
Attachment - Proposed Issues - KBE 2008 Legislative Agenda
XVII. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda items (approved as a block of items)
A. School District Tax Rates levied
B. District facility plans
XVIII. Report of the Management Committee on Action/ Discussion Items
XIX. Report of the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XX. Report of the Audit Committee
XXI. Board Member Sharing
XXII. Information Items
A. KDE Employment Report
Attachment - Employment Report Chart
Attachment - Minority Employment Report Chart
XXIII. Litigation Report
XXIV. Internal Board Business
A. KBE Policy Manual
B. Criteria for the Sam Robinson and Joe Kelly Awards
XXV. Adjournment
XXVI. Lunch
(Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner's Planning Committee members/Associates only)