SBE MEETING INFORMATION

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State Board of Education to Meet June 6-7, 2007 The State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on June 6-7, 2007, at the Education Building, 301 North Wilmington Street, Raleigh. The agenda for the SBE meeting follows. Each of the documents below is provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and requires the free Acrobat Reader software to view. If you have difficulty downloading the documents, please contact the Webmaster. Click below to download PDF (full document instead of individual agenda items) of each Strategic Priority:

Globally Competitive Students (GCS)
(pdf, 1.7mb)
Twenty-First Century Professionals (TCP)
(pdf, 2.4mb)
Twenty-First Century Systems (TCS)
(pdf, 437kb)
Leadership for Innovation (LFI)
(pdf, 536kb)
Healthy Responsible Students (HRS)
Miscellaneous Items (Update on Contracts)
(pdf, 142kb)

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.

The guiding mission of the North Carolina State Board of Education is that every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century.

TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2007
1:00 PM	SBE COMMITTEE MEETINGS GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE STUDENTS (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair; Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice-Chair) - State Board Room, 7th Floor, Education Building ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action GCS 1 - Future-Ready High School Core Curriculum Framework (pdf, 83kb) GCS 2 - Annual Report: State Advisory Council on Indian Education (pdf, 39kb) GCS 3 - Proposed Standards for Standard Course of Study in American Sign Language (ASL) Secondary Level (pdf, 42kb) GCS 4 - Ready Schools Task Force Recommendations (pdf, 345kb) Action on First Reading GCS 5- Recommended Interim Academic Achievement Standards (Cut Scores) for the NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessments and the NCEXTEND2 OCS Writing Assessment at Grade 10 (pdf, 40kb) Discussion GCS 6- K-2 Literacy Assessment Task Force Recommendations (pdf, 60kb) Old Business Graduation Project Rubric New Business Dr. John Bransford Presentation on Assessment - Next Steps
4:00 PM	Adjourn
6:30 PM	SBE Retirement Dinner Honoring Dr. Elsie Leak, Associate State Superintendent for Curriculum and School Reform Mo's Diner, 306 E. Hargett St., Downtown Raleigh
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2007
8:15 AM	SBE COMMITTEE MEETINGS BUSINESS/FINANCE AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MEETING (under the 21st Century Systems Priority; Mr. Wayne McDevitt, Chair, and Mr. John Tate, Co-Chair) - State Board Room, 7th Floor, Education Building Action TCS 1 - Governor's School/Board of Governors (pdf, 79kb) TCS 2 - Pre-approval of Financial and Business Services' Policy Manuals (pdf, 51kb) TCS 3 - Federal Reauthorization of ESEA/No Child Left Behind (pdf, 45kb) TCS 4 - Utilization of State Board Reserve for Innovative/Special Projects (pdf, 35kb) Action on First Reading TCS 5 - Request from Craven County for the Flexible Use of Mentor Funds (pdf, 35kb) TCS 6 - Approval of Federal Grants (pdf, 204kb) TCS 7 - Madison County Waiver Request (pdf, 26kb) Discussion TCS 8 - Membership on State Advisory Council on Indian Education (pdf, 67kb) New Business Teacher Pay Issues Update on Intern Project
10:15 AM	Adjourn
10:30 AM	21st CENTURY PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE Dr. Michelle Howard-Vital; Ms. Shirley Harris, Co Chairs - Room 504, Video-Conferencing Center, Fifth Floor, Education Building ACTON AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action on First Reading TCP 1 - Response to the Report on Professional Development from the Center for School Leadership Development (pdf, 108kb) TCP 2- Revision of the Standards for Teacher Evaluation (pdf, 135kb) TCP 3- Proposed Standards for Licensure in American Sign Language (ASL) (pdf, 59kb) TCP 4 - Proposed Revision to Praxis II Testing Requirements for Exceptional Children’s Teachers (pdf, 1.9mb) Action on First Reading TCP 5 - Final Decision in Contested Case: Melissa Thomas vs. SBE (pdf, 14kb) TCP 6- Final Decision in Contested Case: Christopher J. Hall vs. NCDPI (pdf, 14kb) TCP 7- Requests for Waiver of the Repayment Obligation of the National Board Certification Participation Fee (pdf, 31kb) Discussion TCP 8 - State Evaluation Committee Program Approval Recommendations (pdf, 42kb) TCP 9 - Proposed Standards for the Approval of Pilot Programs for the Licensing of Lateral Entry Teachers (pdf, 35kb) TCP 10 - Job Descriptions for Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist and Speech-Language Pathologist (pdf, 72kb) New Business Professional Development Revision of Teacher Education Program Approval Process Review of Licensure Policies
12:30 PM	Adjourn
10:30 AM	LEADERSHIP FOR INNOVATION COMMITTEE (Ms. Melissa Bartlett and Mr. Tom Speed, Co Chairs – State Board Room, 7th Floor, Education Building ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action LFI 1 - Renewal Recommendation for Less Than 10 Years for The Academy of Moore County (pdf, 387kb) Discussion LFI 2- Recommendations for Preliminary Approval of 2007 Charter School Applications (pdf, 58kb) LFI 3- NCVPS Operating Policy Proposal (pdf, 25kb) New Business Turnaround Schools Update
12:30 PM	Adjourn
12:30 PM	Lunch
1:15 PM	State Board of Education Meeting Howard N. Lee, Chairman Special Presentation Educational Travel to Mexico -- 2005-06 Teacher-of-the-Year State Board Advisor, Ms. Wendy Miller, and the 2005-06 Teacher-of-the-Year Team Presentation of Resolutions to Outgoing SBE Members Dr. Jane Norwood, SBE Vice Chair Mr. Edgar Murphy, SBE Member
2:00 PM	Break
2:20 PM	INFORMATION AGENDA BUSINESS/FINANCE AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MEETING (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair, and Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice Chair) GCS 7 - North Carolina State Improvement Project (SIP II) Five Years of Progress Report (pdf, 1.2mb) Leadership for Innovation(Ms. Melissa Bartlett and Mr. Tom Speed, Co Chairs) LFI 4 - NC Virtual Public School – Director's Report (pdf, 18kb) COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS ON ACTION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS Globally Competitive Students Chair Report Action on First Reading GCS 5- Recommended Interim Academic Achievement Standards (Cut Scores) for the NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessments and the NCEXTEND2 OCS Writing Assessment at Grade 10 (pdf, 40kb) Discussion GCS 6- K-2 Literacy Assessment Task Force Recommendations (pdf, 60kb) 21st Century Professionals Committee Chair Report Action on First Reading TCP 5 - Final Decision in Contested Case: Melissa Thomas vs. SBE (pdf, 14kb) TCP 6- Final Decision in Contested Case: Christopher J. Hall vs. NCDPI (pdf, 14kb) TCP 7- Requests for Waiver of the Repayment Obligation of the National Board Certification Participation Fee (pdf, 31kb) Discussion TCP 8 - State Evaluation Committee Program Approval Recommendations (pdf, 42kb) TCP 9 - Proposed Standards for the Approval of Pilot Programs for the Licensing of Lateral Entry Teachers (pdf, 35kb) TCP 10 - Job Descriptions for Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist and Speech-Language Pathologist (pdf, 72kb) Business/Finance and Advocacy Committee Chair Report (Twenty-First Century Systems Priority; Mr. Wayne McDevitt, Chair, and Mr. John Tate, Vice Chair) Action on First Reading TCS 5 - Request from Craven County for the Flexible Use of Mentor Funds (pdf, 35kb) TCS 6 - Approval of Federal Grants (pdf, 204kb) TCS 7 - Madison County Waiver Request (pdf, 26kb) Discussion TCS 8 - Membership on State Advisory Council on Indian Education (pdf, 67kb) Leadership for Innovation Committee Chair Report Discussion LFI 2- Recommendations for Preliminary Approval of 2007 Charter School Applications (pdf, 58kb) LFI 3- NCVPS Operating Policy Proposal (pdf, 25kb)
4:30 PM	Closed Session
5:00 PM	Adjourn
7:00 PM	SBE Dinner Honoring SBE Members Dr. Jane Norwood and Mr Edgar Murphy 18 Seaboard Restaurant
THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007
8:30 AM	STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING (Mr. Howard N. Lee, Chairman) Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance - Mr. John Tate Invocation - Dr. Michelle Howard-Vital Approval of Minutes Special Recognition Dr. Larry Price Superintendent Advisor to the State Board of Education Dr. Meghan Doyle Principal of the Year Advisor to the State Board of Education Ms. Wendy Miller 2005-06 Teacher of the Year Advisor to the State Board of Education Good News – Presentation of Student and Graduation Projects Mr. Kyle O’Donnell, Southwest Guilford High School, Guilford County Schools Ms. Sarah Schach, Northwest Guilford High School, Guilford County Schools Mr. Spencer Blalock, Graduation Project, West Johnston High School, Johnston County Schools Resolution Honoring Retiring Associate State Superintendent Dr. Elsie Leak Associate State Superintendent for Curriculum and Instructional Services Chairman’s Remarks Report from Dr. Rebecca Garland, SBE Executive Director Legislative Update Other Items State Superintendent's Report Dr. June Atkinson Board Meeting High Student Performance Quality Teachers, Administrators, and Staff Effective and Efficient Operations Healthy Students in Safe, Orderly and Caring Schools Strong Family, Community, and Business Support Old Business New Business Vote for Officers for the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) On-Going Business - Progress Report on the Future-Ready Students Plan and Implementation Mr. JB Buxton, Deputy State Superintendent
11:00 AM	Adjourn
Ethics Statement for North Carolina State Government: "Board members are reminded that it is our duty to avoid conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest as we handle the work of this Board. Does any member of the Board know of any conflict of interest or any appearance of conflict with respect to any matters coming before us at this meeting? If so, please state them for the record. If during the course of the meeting you become aware of an actual or apparent conflict of interest, please bring the matter to the attention of the chair. It will then be your duty to abstain from participating in discussion on the matter and from voting on the matter."