SBE MEETING INFORMATION

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State Board of Education to Meet October 30 - November 1, 2007 The State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on October 30 - November 1, 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, 1.4mb)
Twenty-First Century Professionals (TCP)
(pdf, 119kb)
Twenty-First Century Systems (TCS)
(pdf, 169kb)
Leadership for Innovation (LFI)
(pdf, 0kb)
Healthy Responsible Students (HRS)
Miscellaneous Items (Update on Contracts)
(pdf, 197kb)

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, OCTOBER 30, 2007
2:30 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 - Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities (pdf, 995kb) Action on First Reading GCS 2 - Changes to the 2006-07 ABCs/AYP Results (pdf, 24kb) GCS 3 - Report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the Implementation of the ABCs, November 2007 (pdf, 345kb) GCS 4 - Recommended Final Academic Achievement Standards (Cut Scores) for the EOC Tests of Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and English I (pdf, 28kb) New Business Graduation Rate Issues Update Honors Credits Update Achieve Algebra II Pilot Update
4:30 PM	Adjourn
6:30 PM	Dinner/Seminar with Dr. Doug Reeves, Cardinal Club
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007
8:15 AM	BUSINESS/FINANCE AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MEETING (under the 21st Century Systems Priority; Mr. Kevin Howell, Chair, and Mr. John Tate, Vice-Chair) - State Board Room, 7th Floor, Education Building ACTON AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action TCS 1 - Council on Educational Services for Exceptional Children (pdf, 29kb) Action on First Reading TCS 2 - Approval of Grants (pdf, 65kb) Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) Grant Education for Homeless Children and Youth Grant Awards Discussion TCS 3 - National Board Certification Promissory Note for State Funding (pdf, 63kb) TCS 4 - Reaching Ones' Potential for Excellence (ROPE) Scholars Program (pdf, 36kb) Update on Contracts (pdf, 197kb) New Business Discussion of Allotments Targeting At-Risk Students General Discussion on Funding Public Schools NC WISE Update Communications Update Budget Process for FY 2008-09 Legislative Update
10:15 AM	Adjourn
10:30 AM	21st CENTURY PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE (Ms. Shirley Harris and Ms. Eulada Watt, Co Chairs) – Room 504, Videoconferencing Center, 5th Floor, Education Building ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action on First Reading TCP 1 - Requests for Waiver of the Repayment Obligation of the National Board Certification Participation Fee (pdf, 39kb) Discussion TCP 2 - Revision of Licensure Policy to Facilitate the Licensing of Administrators and Instructional Support Personnel as Teachers (pdf, 34kb) TCP 3 - evisions to the NC Teacher of the Year Policy (pdf, 31kb) New Business Update on the Development and Piloting of Teacher and School Executive Evaluation Instruments
12:30 PM	Adjourn
10:30 PM	LEADERSHIP FOR INNOVATION COMMITTEE (Ms. Melissa Bartlett and Mr. Tom Speed, Co Chairs) – State Board Room, 7th Floor, Education Building ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA New Business NC Virtual Public School Presentation on Active Online Courses Update on Recent Judge Manning Hearing Assistance Model Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool
12:30 PM	Adjourn
12:30 PM	Lunch
1:20 PM	State Board of Education Meeting Howard N. Lee, Chairman INFORMATION AGENDA 21st CENTURY PROFESSIONALS (Ms. Shirley Harris and Ms. Eulada Watt, Co Chairs) TCP 4 - Report from the Center for School Leadership Development on Professional Development Planned for the 2007-08 School Year (pdf, 39kb) LEADERSHIP FOR INNOVATION(Ms. Melissa Bartlett, Chair, andMr. Tom Speed, Vice Chair) LFI 1 - NC Virtual Public School (NCVPS) - Director's Report (pdf, 24kb) COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS ON ACTION ON FIRST READING AND DISCUSSION ITEMS Globally Competitive Students Committee Chair Report (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair, and Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice Chair) Action on First Reading GCS 2 - Changes to the 2006-07 ABCs/AYP Results (pdf, 24kb) GCS 3 - Report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the Implementation of the ABCs, November 2007 (pdf, 345kb) GCS 4 - Recommended Final Academic Achievement Standards (Cut Scores) for the EOC Tests of Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and English I (pdf, 28kb) New Business Report(if needed) Twenty-First Century Professionals Committee Report (Ms. Shirley Harris and Ms. Eulada Watt, Co-Chairs Action on First Reading TCP 1 - Requests for Waiver of the Repayment Obligation of the National Board Certification Participation Fee (pdf, 39kb) Discussion TCP 2 - Revision of Licensure Policy to Facilitate the Licensing of Administrators and Instructional Support Personnel as Teachers (pdf, 34kb) TCP 3 - evisions to the NC Teacher of the Year Policy (pdf, 31kb) New Business Report(if needed) 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 2 - Approval of Grants (pdf, 65kb) Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) Grant Education for Homeless Children and Youth Grant Awards Discussion TCS 3 - National Board Certification Promissory Note for State Funding (pdf, 63kb) TCS 4 - Reaching Ones' Potential for Excellence (ROPE) Scholars Program (pdf, 36kb) Update on Contracts (pdf, 197kb) New Business Report(if needed) Leadership for Innovation Committee Chair Report New Business Report(if needed)
3:30 PM	Closed Session
4:30 PM	Adjourn
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007
7:45 AM	SBE Members' Breakfast with Dr. A. Craig Phillips, SBE Lounge
8:30 AM	STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Mr. Howard N. Lee, Chairman Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance - Mr. Wayne McDevitt Invocation - Tom Speed Approval of Minutes Special Recognition - Longest Serving State Superintendent of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Dr. A. Craig Phillips, State Superintendent, 1969-1988 Good News Presentation - Futures for Kids Ms. Susan Milliken, Executive Director Chairman's Remarks Report from Dr. Rebecca Garland, SBE Executive Director Legislative Update Other Items State Superintendent's Report Dr. June Atkinson Board Meeting Globally Competitive Students Twenty-First Century Professionals Twenty-First Century Systems Healthy Responsible Students Leadership for Innovation Old Business New Business Deputy State Superintendent's Report Mr. JB Buxton Special Recognition - Outgoing SBE Advisor Mr. Carr Ipock, 2006-07 SBE Local Board Member Advisor
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."