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State Board of Education to Meet June 4-5

The State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on June 4-5, in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh. The agenda for the SBE meeting follows.

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Note:  In accordance with Governor Easley's Executive Order Number 1, it is the duty of every Board Member to avoid both conflicts of interest and appearances of conflict.

 
 

Wednesday, June 4

 

 8:30 a.m.

State Board of Education Meeting
Howard N. Lee, Chairman

 

Special Presentation

  • Videotape of Melissa Bartlett's Teacher of the Year Banquet Remarks

 

Issues Session

 8:40 a.m.
  • High School Reform
    Dr. Elsie Leak, Associate Superintendent, Curriculum and School Reform Services, and Ms. Jackie Colbert, Assistant Director, Division of School Improvement
10:15 a.m.
  • The Gates Foundation Initiative-A Specific Strategy to Rethink High Schools
    JB Buxton, Governor Easley's Education Advisor

10:35 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Consent Agenda (Brad Sneeden, Deputy State Superintendent)

QUALITY teachers, administrators, AND STAFF
QP1 - Revision of Teacher Education Specialty Areas Standards

QP2 - Approval of New Praxis Tests for Teachers of Exceptional Children, German, and Physics

EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS
EEO1 - Approval of Charter Schools Technology Plans

10:55 a.m.

Action Agenda (Brad Sneeden, Deputy State Superintendent)

High Student Performance

Action
HSP1 - Test Development Process for Multiple-Choice Tests

HSP2 - Report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee - Senate Bill 1275 - Dropouts

QUALITY teachers, administrators, AND STAFF

Action
QP3 - NCLB High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE)

QP4 - Proposed Revisions to the IHE Performance Reports Rewards and Sanctions Criteria

QP5 - Proposed Revision to Licensure Renewal Requirements

QP6 - Establishment of an International Faculty License

Action on First Reading

QP7 - Resolution on Professional Development

QP8 - Final Decision in Contested Case: David Hunter Averette v. NC Department of Public Instruction

EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS
Action
EEO2 - Transfer of the Orange Charter School Charter

Action on First Reading
EEO3 - Requested Options for SBE Process for Removal of Local Board Members

EEO4 - Even Start Family Literacy Programs - Recommended Grant Awards 2003-2007

EEO5 - Resolution to Support the Child Nutrition Programs Reauthorization

EEO6 - Pre-Approval of Financial and Business Services Policy Manual

12:00 noon

Lunch

 1:00 p.m.

DISCUSSION AGENDA

HIGH STUDENT PERFORMANCE (Kathy Taft)
HSP3 - Services and Other Options fro Schools Requiring Assistance in 2003-04

QUALITY teachers, administrators, AND STAFF (Jane Norwood)

QP9 - Proposed Performance Appraisal Instruments for Instructional Technology Facilitators and Media Coordinators

EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS (Wayne McDevitt)
EEO7 - Recommendations for Preliminary Approval of 2003 Charter School Applications

 1:45 p.m.

INFORMATION AGENDA

QUALITY teachers, administrators, AND STAFF (Jane Norwood)

QP10 - Update on Possible Alternative Entry Routes to LIcensure in Compliance with NCLB

EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS (Wayne McDevitt)

EEO8 - Status Report on NC WISE Project
Update on Contracts

Safe, Orderly, and Caring Schools (Edgar Murphy)

SS1 - Annual Study of Expulsions and Suspensions: 2001-02

 3:30 p.m.

Closed Session

 4:00 p.m.

Adjournment

 

 

Thursday, June 5

 

 7:45 a.m.

Career Technical Student Organizations Informal Breakfast for SBE
Room 150 North, Education Building

 8:30 a.m.

State Board of Education Meeting
Howard N. Lee, Chairman

 

Call to Order

 

Pledge of Allegiance  Dr. Jane Norwood

 

Invocation ‹ Mr. Edgar Murphy

 

Approval of Minutes**

 

Swearing in of New State Board of Education Member

  • Robert Thomas Speed

 

Swearing in of New State Board of Education Member

  • Kathy A. Taft

  • John A. Tate, III

 

Chairman's Remarks

 8:45 a.m.

Special Presentation

  • SBE Resolution for Retiring SBE Member Ronald E. Deal

  • SBE Resolution for Retiring SBE Member Phillip J. Kirk, Jr., SE Chairman Emeritus

 8:55 a.m.

Good News

Career Technical Student Organizations Presentation

  • Dr. June Atkinson, Director, Division of Instructional Services

  • Maggie Jenkins, NC-FBLA President, Elkin High School

  • Tasha Schmidt, FFA President, South Rowan High School

  • Laura Sheldon, HOSA President 2002-03, Central Cabarrus High School

  • Peyton Holland, NC-Skills USA President, Northwood High School

Yes I Can! Award Winner

  • Jordan Nance, Rockingham County Schools

 9:25 a.m.

State Superintendent's Report
Dr. Mike Ward, State Superintendent

  • Legislative Update
  • LEA Assistance Project (LEAAP) Update
  • Update on Master Agreement for Contracting

 9:55 a.m.

Board Meets as a Committee of the Whole

  • High Student Performance

  • Quality Teachers, Administrators and Staff
  • Effective and Efficient Operations
  • Safe, Orderly, and Caring Schools
  • Strong Family, Business and Community Support

10:20 a.m.

Unfinished Business

10:30 a.m.

New Business

  • Update on Teacher Quality Committee
  • Vote for Officers for the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)

10:40 a.m.

Adjournment

**Minutes are to be considered a draft version until formally  adopted at the next full meeting.

 

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