SBE MEETING INFORMATION

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State Board of Education to Meet February 5-7, 2008 The State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on February 5-7, 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, 458kb)
Twenty-First Century Professionals (TCP)
(pdf, 462kb)
Twenty-First Century Systems (TCS)
(pdf, 429kb)
Leadership for Innovation (LFI)
(pdf, 2.3mb)
Healthy Responsible Students (HRS)
Miscellaneous Items Update on Contracts

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, FEBRUARY 5, 2008
12:00 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 - High School Science Courses Taken in the Middle School: Considerations for Extending Policy Beyond Mathematics and Foreign Language (pdf, 79kb) Action on First Reading GCS 2 - Recommended Final Academic Achievement Standards (Cut Scores) and Achievement Level Descriptors for the NCEXTEND2 EOG Reading and Mathematics Grades 3-8 and Recommended Draft Achievement Level Descriptors for NCEXTEND2 EOG Science Grades 5 and 8 (pdf, 165kb) GCS 3 - Recommended Interim Academic Achievement Standards (Cut Scores) and Achievement Level Descriptors for EOC Tests of Science (Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics) and Recommended Final Academic Achievement Standards (Cut Scores) and Achievement Level Descriptors for the EOC Test of Algebra II (pdf, 87kb) GCS 4 - Recommended Interim Cut Scores/Achievement Level Descriptors for NCCLAS EOC Science Tests and Final Achievement Level Descriptors for the NCCLAS EOC Assessment of Algebra II (pdf, 151kb) GCS 5 - Changes to the 2006-07 Accountability Status Reports (pdf, 15kb) Discussion GCS 6 - Impact of Possible Revision of NC Standard Course of Study for Mathematics (pdf, 22kb) New Business Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 Five-Year State Plan
2:25 PM	HEALTHY RESPONSIBLE STUDENTS (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair, and Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice Chair) New Business NC Prevention Partners - Zone Health Project
2:45 PM	Adjourn
3:00 PM	STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Full Board Meets to Hear Report from the ad hoc Committee on Professional Development for School Leaders (7th Floor Board Room, Education Building) Action TCP 1 - Report from the ad hoc Committee on Professional Development for School Leaders (pdf, 490kb)
3:45 PM	Adjourn
3:55 PM	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 - Educational Value Added Assessment System (EVAAS) Teacher Module (pdf, 72kb) Action on First Reading TCS 2 - Approval of Grants (pdf, 268kb) NCLB Enhancing Education Through Technology - IMPACT IV Awards Even Start Family Literacy Programs - Supplemental Grant Awards 2007-08 TCS 3 - Individual Class Size Exceptions Waiver Requests (pdf, 42kb) Discussion TCS 4 - 2008-09 Supplemental Budget Request (pdf, 50kb) Update on Contracts New Business Communications Update Legislative Update NC WISE Update
5:30 PM	Adjourn
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008
9:30 AM	21st CENTURY PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE (Ms. Shirley Harris and Ms. Eulada Watt, Co Chairs) - Bellflower AB Room, Friday Center ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action TCP 1 - Report from the ad hoc Committee on Professional Development for School Leaders (presented in specially scheduled meeting - Tuesday afternoon, February 5, to full Board) (pdf, 490kb) TCP 2 - Clarification of the Lateral Entry Licensure Policies (pdf, 81kb) TCP 3 - Policy on Eligibility for State Teacher of the Year (pdf, 46kb) Action on First Reading TCP 4 - Recommendations from the Advisory Board on Requests for Exception from Teacher Licensing Requirements (pdf, 67kb) New Business New Evaluation Instrument(s) Deployment Plan Non-Teaching Work Experience Credit Highly Qualified Teacher Update
11:30 AM	Adjourn
9:30 AM	LEADERSHIP FOR INNOVATION COMMITTEE (Ms. Melissa Bartlett and Mr. Tom Speed, Co Chairs - Windflower AB Room, Friday Center ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action LFI 1 - Renewal Recommendations for Charter Schools with Charters Expiring June 2008 (pdf, 2.4mb) New Business 1:1 Laptop Initiative Charter Schools Non-Compliant in Teacher Licensure NC Virtual Public Schools Policies NC Virtual Public Schools Director's Report
11:30 AM	Adjourn
12:00 PM	Joint Governing Boards Meeting - 100 Friday Center Drive, Friday Center,
4:00 PM	Chapel Hill, NC Hosted by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2008
8:30 AM	Closed Session
9:15 AM	STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Mr. Howard N. Lee, Chairman Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance - Ms. Shirley Harris Invocation - Ms. Eulada Watt Approval of Minutes Special Recognition 2007-08 Milken Award Winner Mr. Stuart Albright, C.E. Jordan High School, Durham Public Schools GOOD NEWS PRESENTATION Ms. Daintry O'Brien, Executive Director, Kids Voting NC INFORMATION AGENDA GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE STUDENTS (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair, and Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice Chair) Discussion GCS 7 - Dropout Data Report, 2006-07 (pdf, 17kb) GCS 8 - Annual Study of Suspensions and Expulsions: 2006-07 (pdf, 17kb) BOARD MEETING: COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS AND VOTING ON ACTION ITEMS Globally Competitive Students Committee Chair Report (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair, and Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice Chair) Action GCS 1 - High School Science Courses Taken in the Middle School: Considerations for Extending Policy Beyond Mathematics and Foreign Language (pdf, 79kb) Action on First Reading GCS 2 - Recommended Final Academic Achievement Standards (Cut Scores) and Achievement Level Descriptors for the NCEXTEND2 EOG Reading and Mathematics Grades 3-8 and Recommended Draft Achievement Level Descriptors for NCEXTEND2 EOG Science Grades 5 and 8 (pdf, 165kb) GCS 3 - Recommended Interim Academic Achievement Standards (Cut Scores) and Achievement Level Descriptors for EOC Tests of Science (Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics) and Recommended Final Academic Achievement Standards (Cut Scores) and Achievement Level Descriptors for the EOC Test of Algebra II (pdf, 87kb) GCS 4 - Recommended Interim Cut Scores/Achievement Level Descriptors for NCCLAS EOC Science Tests and Final Achievement Level Descriptors for the NCCLAS EOC Assessment of Algebra II (pdf, 151kb) GCS 5 - Changes to the 2006-07 Accountability Status Reports (pdf, 15kb) Discussion GCS 6 - Impact of Possible Revision of NC Standard Course of Study for Mathematics (pdf, 22kb) 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 Chair Report (Ms. Shirley Harris and Ms. Eulada Watt, Co-Chairs) Action TCP 1 - Report from the ad hoc Committee on Professional Development for School Leaders (presented in specially scheduled meeting - Tuesday afternoon, February 5, to full Board) (pdf, 490kb) TCP 2 - Clarification of the Lateral Entry Licensure Policies (pdf, 81kb) TCP 3 - Policy on Eligibility for State Teacher of the Year (pdf, 46kb) Action on First Reading TCP 4 - Recommendations from the Advisory Board on Requests for Exception from Teacher Licensing Requirements (pdf, 67kb) New Business Report (if needed) Business/Finance and Advocacy Committee Chair Report (Twenty-First Century Systems Priority; Mr. Kevin Howell, Chair, and Mr. John Tate, Vice Chair) Action TCS 1 - Educational Value Added Assessment System (EVAAS) Teacher Module (pdf, 72kb) Action on First Reading TCS 2 - Approval of Grants (pdf, 268kb) NCLB Enhancing Education Through Technology - IMPACT IV Awards Even Start Family Literacy Programs - Supplemental Grant Awards 2007-08 TCS 3 - Individual Class Size Exceptions Waiver Requests (pdf, 42kb) Discussion TCS 4 - 2008-09 Supplemental Budget Request (pdf, 50kb) Update on Contracts New Business Report (if needed) Leadership for Innovation Committee (Ms. Melissa Bartlett and Mr. Tom Speed, Co-Chairs) Action LFI 1 - Renewal Recommendations for Charter Schools with Charters Expiring June 2008 (pdf, 2.4mb) 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 Old Business New Business Deputy State Superintendent's Report Mr. JB Buxton, Deputy State Superintendent
12:00 PM	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."