SBE MEETING INFORMATION

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State Board of Education to Meet January 8-10, 2008 The State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on January 8-10, 2008 , 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, 535kb)
Twenty-First Century Professionals (TCP)
(pdf, 758kb)
Twenty-First Century Systems (TCS)
(pdf, 618kb)
Leadership for Innovation (LFI)
(pdf, 4.4mb)
Healthy Responsible Students (HRS)
Miscellaneous Items Update on Contracts
(pdf, 177kb)

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, JANUARY 8, 2008
1:00 PM	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 - Achieve Algebra II Assessment (pdf, 30kb) Action on First Reading GCS 2 - Achieve Algebra II Assessment (pdf, 27kb) GCS 3 - Recommended Interim Achievement Level Descriptors for the NCEXTEND2 OCS English I and Mathematicsna Science Tests: General EOG, NCCLAS, NCEXTEND2, EOG and OCS (pdf, 103kb) GCS 4 - Recommended Final Academic Achievement Standards (Cut Scores) for NCCLAS EOC Assessments of Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and English I, and Achievement Level Descriptors for NCCLAS EOC Algebra I, Geometry, and English I (pdf, 157kb) GCS 5 - Recommended Final Achievement Level Descriptors for the NCEXTEND2 EOG Writing Grades 4 and 7 (pdf, 67kb) Discussion GCS 6 - Revision of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Mathematics K-12 (pdf, 58kb) GCS 7 - High School Courses Taken in the Middle School – Considerations Beyond Mathematics and Second Language (pdf, 78kb) New Business Pre-K Age of Eligibility HEALTHY RESPONSIBLE STUDENTS (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair, and Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice Chair) New Business SBE Physical Activity Policy Implementation Update Child Nutrition Emerging Issues
4:00 PM	Adjourn
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008
7:30 AM	BUSINESS/FINANCE AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MEETING (under the 21st Century Systems Priority; Mr. Kevin Howell, Chair; Mr. John Tate, Vice-Chair) - State Board Room, 7th Floor, Education Building Action TCS 1 - Reaching One's Potential for Excellence (ROPE) Scholars Program (pdf, 43kb) TCS 2 - Joint Technology Commission Report (pdf, 460kb) TCS 3 - Appointment of Individuals to the State Evaluation Committee on Teacher Education (pdf, 44kb) Action on First Reading TCS 4 - New Members for the BETA (pdf, 22kb) TCS 5 - Individual Class Size Waiver Requests (pdf, 30kb) Discussion TCS 6 - Educational Value Added Assessment System (EVAAS) Teacher Module (pdf, 58kb) TCS 7 - 2008-09 Supplemental Budget Request (pdf, 64kb) Update on Contracts (pdf, 177kb) New Business General Discussion on Funding Public Schools Communications Update Legislative Update NC WISE Update
9:30 AM	Adjourn
9:30 AM	Depart for the Legislature
10:00 AM	Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee Reports to the JLEOC from the SBE Blue Ribbon Commission on Testing and Accountability and the SBE Charter Schools Ad Hoc Committee Reports to JLEOC on Testing and Accountability and Charter School Commissions Blue Ribbon Commission on Testing and Accountability Blue Ribbon Commission on Charter Schools
12:00 PM	Lunch - Room 150, Education Recognition of Committee Members from the SBE Blue Ribbon Commission on Testing and Accountability and the SBE Charter Schools Ad Hoc Committee
1:00 PM	21st CENTURY PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE (Ms. Shirley Harris and Ms. Eulada Watt, Co Chairs) - State Board Room, 7th Floor, Education Building ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action TCP 1 - Program Approval Recommendations from the State Evaluation Committee on Teacher Education (pdf, 138kb) TCP 2 - Proposed Revision of the Teacher Education Program Approval Process (pdf, 57kb) TCP 3 - Annual Report on the Reasons Teachers Leave the Profession (pdf, 422kb) TCP 4 - Request to Establish an Additional Regional Alternative Licensure Center (pdf, 58kb) TCP 5 - Policy on Financial Incentives for the State and Regional Teachers ofthe Year (pdf, 32kb) Action on First Reading TCP 6 - Recommendations from the Advisory Board on Requests for Exception from Teacher Licensing Requirements (pdf, 69kb) Discussion TCP 7 - Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Development forSchool Leaders (pdf, 19kb) TCP 8 - Clarification of the Lateral Entry Licensure Policies (pdf, 26kb) TCP 9 - Policy on Eligibility for State Teacher of the Year (pdf, 14kb) New Business New Evaluation Instrument(s) Deployment Plan Highly Qualified Teacher Update Non-Teaching Work Experience Credit
3:15 PM	Adjourn
1:30 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 Action LFI 1 - Enrollment Increase Requests Above 10% and Charter School GradeChanges (pdf, 3.9mb) LFI 2 - Renewal Recommendations for Charter Schools with Charters Expiring June 2008 (pdf, 531kb) Action on First Reading LFI 3 - Approval of Charter School Technology Plans LFI 4- Evaluation of Learn and Earn Early College High Schools LFI 5 - Evaluation of Small Structured High Schools (Redesigned or Conversion High Schools) New Business 2009 Charter School Renewal Process NC Virtual Public Schools Policies NC Virtual Public Schools Director’s Report 1:1 Laptop Initiative
3:15 PM	Adjourn
3:30 PM	STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Mr. Howard N. Lee, Chairman INFORMATION AGENDA GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE STUDENTS (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair, and Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice Chair) Discussion GCS 8 - More at Four Progress Report to the North Carolina General Assembly (pdf, 143kb) LEADERSHIP FOR INNOVATION (Ms. Melissa Bartlett and Mr. Tom Speed, Co Chairs) Action LFI 6 - Comprehensive Support Pilot Program Update
4:10 PM	Closed Session
5:00 PM	Adjourn
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2008
8:30 AM	STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Mr. Wayne McDevitt, Vice Chairman Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance - Ms. Shirley Harris Invocation - Ms. Kathy Taft Approval of Minutes 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 - Achieve Algebra II Assessment (pdf, 27kb) GCS 3 - Recommended Interim Achievement Level Descriptors for the NCEXTEND2 OCS English I and Mathematicsna Science Tests: General EOG, NCCLAS, NCEXTEND2, EOG and OCS (pdf, 103kb) GCS 4 - Recommended Final Academic Achievement Standards (Cut Scores) for NCCLAS EOC Assessments of Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and English I, and Achievement Level Descriptors for NCCLAS EOC Algebra I, Geometry, and English I (pdf, 157kb) GCS 5 - Recommended Final Achievement Level Descriptors for the NCEXTEND2 EOG Writing Grades 4 and 7 (pdf, 67kb) Discussion GCS 6 - Revision of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Mathematics K-12 (pdf, 58kb) GCS 7 - High School Courses Taken in the Middle School – Considerations Beyond Mathematics and Second Language (pdf, 78kb) New Business Report (if needed) Healthy Responsible Students Committee Chair Report (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair, and Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice Chair) 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 6 - Recommendations from the Advisory Board on Requests for Exception from Teacher Licensing Requirements (pdf, 69kb) Discussion TCP 7 - Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Development forSchool Leaders (pdf, 19kb) TCP 8 - Clarification of the Lateral Entry Licensure Policies (pdf, 26kb) TCP 9 - Policy on Eligibility for State Teacher of the Year (pdf, 14kb) 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 4 - New Members for the BETA (pdf, 22kb) TCS 5 - Individual Class Size Waiver Requests (pdf, 30kb) Discussion TCS 6 - Educational Value Added Assessment System (EVAAS) Teacher Module (pdf, 58kb) TCS 7 - 2008-09 Supplemental Budget Request (pdf, 64kb) Update on Contracts (pdf, 177kb) New Business Report (if needed) Leadership for Innovation Committee Action on First Reading LFI 3 - Approval of Charter School Technology Plans LFI 4- Evaluation of Learn and Earn Early College High Schools LFI 5 - Evaluation of Small Structured High Schools (Redesigned or Conversion High Schools) Discussion New Business Report (if needed) 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, Deputy State Superintendent
11:00 AM	Adjourn
11:15 AM	Press Conference, Room 150
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."