KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION - OCTOBER 6-7, 2008
STATE BOARD ROOM - FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
Monday, October 6, 2008
COMMITTEE MEETING - STATE BOARD ROOM
8:15 a.m. (EDT)
I. Audit Committee Meeting
A. Call to Order
B. Roll Call
C. Review Items
1. Audit Update and Review of the Commissioner's
Expenses
Attachment - Letter from Auditor of Public Accounts
D. Adjournment
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM - 9:00 a.m. (EDT)
II. Call to Order
III. Roll Call
IV. Approval of minutes from the August 6-7, 2008,
regular meeting
V. Introduction of new KDE employees and KDE Team
Members of the Month
VI. Report of the Secretary of the Education Cabinet
VII. Report of the President of the Council on Postsecondary
Education
VIII. Report of the Executive Director of the Education
Professional Standards Board
IX. Report from the Pre-K to 16 Council
X. Report of the Commissioner of Education
XI. Good News Items
XII. Full Board Items
A. Reports from Christian County, Covington Independent
and Jefferson County school districts on the status of school and district support plans (Reports from districts under separate cover)
XIII. Presentation of the Samuel Robinson Award
Luncheon Honoring the Samuel Robinson Award Winner (Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner's Planning Committee members only)
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD (CONT'D) - STATE BOARD ROOM
XIV. Full Board Items (Cont'd)
A. Achievement gap for students with disabilities
Attachment A - County of Children with Disabilities Chart
Attachment B - Definitions of Exceptional Children Categories
Attachment C - The Special Education Process
B. Update on gifted and talented education
Attachment A - Gifted/Talented Funding
Attachment B - Gifted Statewide/Total Number of Students
C. Hearing Officer's Report
COMMITTEE MEETINGS - STATE BOARD ROOM
XV. Management Committee Meeting
A. Action/Consent Items
1. District Facility Plan: Augusta Independent School District
Augusta Independent Facility Plan and Hearing Report
2. District Facility Plan Amendments: Caldwell and Carlistle County School Districts
Caldwell County Facility Plan Amendment and Hearing Report
Carlisle County Facility Plan Amendment and Hearing Report
3. 2008-2009 Local District Tax Rates Levied
B. Review Items
1. 702 KAR 3:090, Depository Bond, penal sum
Attachment - 702 KAR 3:090 Regulation
XVI. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee Meeting
A. Action/Discussion Items
1. 704 KAR 3:390, Extended School Services (Final)
Attachment - 704 KAR 3:390 Regulation
Attachment - Summary
B. Review Items
1. Kentucky Adolescent Literacy Work Plan Update
Attachment - KY Adolescent Literacy Work Plan
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM - 9:00 a.m. (EDT)
XVII. Full Board Items
A. New superintendent's evaluation instrument
B. Kentucky Board of Education 2008 Legislative Agenda
C. 703 KAR 5:140, Requirements for school and district report cards (Final)
Attachment - 703 KAR 5:140 Regulation
D. Commonwealth Accountability Testing System Data Release (Includes KCCT, ACT and NCLB)
XVIII. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved as a block of items)
A. District facility plans
B. District facility plan amendments
C. School district tax rates levied
LUNCH - (Box lunches provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner's Planning Committee members only)
XIX. Report of the Audit Committee
XX. Report of the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XXI. Report of the Management Committee on Action/Discussion items
XXII. Board Member Sharing
XXIII. Information Items
A. KDE Employment Report
Attachment - KDE Employment Report Chart
Attachment - Minority Employment Chart
XXIV. Litigation Report
XXV. Internal Board Business
XXVI. Approval of the commissioner's evaluation document
XXVII. Adjournment