(FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- The Kentucky Board of Education will meet Wednesday and Thursday, June 4 and 5, in the State Board Room of the Capital Plaza Tower in Frankfort.
On Wednesday, the board will meet in full session beginning at 9 a.m., with regular committee meetings beginning at 3:30 p.m. On Thursday, the full board will meet at 9 a.m.
Agenda items include discussion of the Phase II SEEK Adequacy Study, a presentation on the state preschool program and action on items required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
An agenda follows.
**SPECIAL NOTE: Due to heightened security, individuals who are not employed in the Capital Plaza Tower must indicate their intentions to attend the meeting prior to its start. Media representatives and others may contact Lisa Gross at lgross@kde.state.ky.us or (502) 564-3421 if they plan to attend. A photo identification will be required for entrance to the Capital Plaza Tower.
KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
JUNE 4-5, 2003
STATE BOARD ROOM
FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
Wednesday, June 4, 2003
BUSINESS SESSION
FULL BOARD
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon (EDT)
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of minutes from the April 2-3, 2003, regular meeting
IV. Report of the Secretary of the Education, Arts and Humanities Cabinet
V. Report of the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education
VI. Report from the Pre-K to 16 Council
VII. Report of the Commissioner of Education
VIII. "Good News" from schools/districts
IX. Board member concerns
X. Information Items
A. KDE Employment Report
XI. Full Board Items
A. Release of the Phase II Adequacy Study (Study under separate cover) – Dr. Allan Odden and Dr. Larry Picus; 2-hour presentation/discussion
B. Funding for Public Education in Kentucky – Gene Wilhoit; 15 minute presentation/15 minute discussion
LUNCH
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
BUSINESS SESSION (CONT'D)
FULL BOARD
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (EDT)
XI. Full Board Items (Cont'd)
C. Kentucky Preschool Program– Lois Adams-Rodgers, Starr Lewis, Brenda Hauser and Annette Bridges; 1-hour presentation/discussion
D. Adoption of Kentucky's policy and definitions for Unsafe School Choice Option (No Child Left Behind, Goal 4)– Lois Adams-Rodgers, Kyna Koch, Angela Wilkins and Steve Kimberling; 10-minute presentation/15-minute discussion
E. District facility planning process – Lois Adams-Rodgers, Kyna Koch and Mark Ryles; 1-hour presentation/discussion
REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETINGS
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
XII. Learning Support/Learning Results Committee Items
A. Action/Consent Items
1. Certification of nonpublic schools
B. Action/Discussion Items
1. 704 KAR 7:050, Student Discipline Guidelines (Final)
2. Appointment of State Textbook Commission
XIII. Management Support Committee Items
A. Action/Consent Items
1. 2002-2003 Local district tax rates levied
2. District facility plans: Allen, Breckinridge, Campbell, Casey, Floyd, Franklin, Gallatin, Kenton, Marion, Marshall, McCracken, Monroe, Shelby, Spencer and Todd Counties and Ashland, Berea, Dawson Springs, Elizabethtown, Glasgow, Mayfield, Middlesboro, Monticello, Murray, Paris, Somerset, Walton-Verona and West Point Independents
3. District facility plan amendment(s): Montgomery County
B. Action/Discussion Items
1. Request for Waiver of the Local Planning Committee two-thirds majority vote required in 702 KAR 1:001 and Harlan County District Facility Plan
2. Urgent Need School Trust Fund (for facilities) and Category 5 Building Bond Funds
3. "Kentucky Minimum Specifications for School Buses, Revised 2004"
4. Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Board of Control Appointment
C. Review Items
1. Covington Independent update
RECESS
GROUP DINNER
SERAFINI'S RESTAURANT
7:00 p.m. (EDT)
(No business to be conducted)
Thursday, June 5, 2003
BUSINESS SESSION
FULL BOARD
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon (EDT)
XIV. Full Board Items
A. Budget priorities discussion – Gene Wilhoit; 15 minute presentation/15 minute discussion
B. Safety reports and recommendations for KSB and KSD from the Center for School Safety audits and an update on the work of the early identification stakeholder group established to solicit public input for expansion and improvement of services – Lois Adams-Rodgers, Johnnie Grissom and Barb Kibler; 20-minute presentation/15-minute discussion
C. Proposed Approach to Refocusing Secondary Education– Lois Adams-Rodgers, Starr Lewis, Johnnie Grissom, Jennifer Scarborough and Linda Pittenger; 15-minute presentation/15-minute discussion
D. Recommendations from the PreK-16 Council's American Diploma Project Policy Panel – Gene Wilhoit; 15-minute presentation/15-minute discussion
E. Hearing Officer's Report – Kevin Noland; 10-minute presentation/discussion
LUNCH
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
BUSINESS SESSION
FULL BOARD
1:00 p.m. – Adjournment (EDT)
XV. Learning Support/Learning Results Committee Report
XVI. Management Support Committee Report
XVII. Internal Board Business
XVIII. Litigation Report
XIX. Adjournment
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