SBE MEETING INFORMATION

NOTE :: Various file formats are used on this page that may require download. If larger than 1mb, it will take longer to download. For instructions or more information, please visit our download page.

State Board of Education to Meet March 4-6, 2008 The State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on March 4-6, 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, 662kb)
Twenty-First Century Professionals (TCP)
(pdf, 1.1mb)
Twenty-First Century Systems (TCS)
(pdf, 299kb)
Leadership for Innovation (LFI)
(pdf, 775kb)
Healthy Responsible Students (HRS)
Miscellaneous Items Update on Contracts
(pdf, 67kb)

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, MARCH 4, 2008
7:30 AM	GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE STUDENTS (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair; Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice-Chair) - State Board Room, 7th Floor, Education Building ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action on First Reading GCS 1 - Impact of Possible Revision of K-5 Standard Course of Study in Mathematics (pdf, 53kb) Discussion GCS 2 - 2008 Invitation to Submit Textbooks for Evaluation and Adoption in North Carolina (pdf, 45kb) GCS 3 - Waiver to Allow Five Pilot School Systems to Replace Present Special Education Identification and Eligibility Procedures with the Responsiveness to Instruction Procedures (pdf, 77kb) GCS 4 - Update of HSP-M-001 Course for Credit (pdf, 39kb) State Board of Career-Technical Education GCS 5 - Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 Five-Year State Plan (pdf, 92kb) New Business Additional Discussion of Dropout, Suspension, and Expulsion Data Reports, 2006-07 Discussion of Future-Ready Core Opt-Out
4:00 PM	Adjourn
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2008
7:45 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 Action TCS 1 - 2008-09 Supplemental Budget Request (pdf, 19kb) Action on First Reading TCS 2 - Approval of Grants (pdf, 301kb) NCLB Enhancing Education through Technology - IMPACT I Awards NCLB Enhancing Education through Technology - IMPACT III Awards Update on Contracts (pdf, 67kb) New Business Communications Update Legislative Update NC WISE Update Update on 2008 Intern Program
9:15 AM	Adjourn
9:30 AM	SBE Meeting with Secretary Margaret Spelling, US Department of Education, - State Board Room, 7th Floor, Education Building
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 TCP 1 - Policy on Eligibility for State Teacher of the Year (pdf, 26kb) Discussion TCP 2 - Standards for School Executive Preparation Programs (pdf, 39kb) TCP 3 - Adoption of a Praxis II Test for Licensure in Latin and Deletion of Expired Testing Requirements (pdf, 1.0mb) TCP 4 - Addition of Elementary Level (Grades K-6) Licensure Areas in Reading, English-As-A-Second Language, and Special Education: Cross-Categorical (pdf, 36kb) New Business Update on the 2008 Teacher Working Conditions Survey Update on the New School Executive Evaluation Instrument Highly Qualified Teachers and the Equitable Distribution of Teachers
12:00 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 Actionon First Reading LFI 1 - Program Approval Exemption Requests Under the Innovative Education Initiatives Act (pdf, 290kb) LFI 2 - School-Based Calendar Waivers for Educational Purposes (pdf, 31kb) LFI 3 - Recommendation for Revocation of Omuteko Gwamaziima Charter School (pdf, 71kb) LFI 4 - Final Approval of New Charter Schools (pdf, 54kb) Discussion LFI 5 - Revision of SBE Policy EEO-U-006, Policy for Charter Schools on Financial and Governance Non-Compliance (pdf, 289kb) New Business NC Virtual Public School Director's Report NC Virtual Public School Policies Learning Labs Initiatives Comprehensive Support - Turnaround Update Requirements for Teaching in the North Carolina Virtual Public School
12:00 PM	Adjourn
12:15 PM	Lunch - Finance Officers' Awards Luncheon - Room 150
1:30 PM	STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Mr. Howard N. Lee, Chairman INFORMATION AGENDA LEADERSHIP FOR INNOVATION (Ms. Melissa Bartlett and Mr. Tom Speed, Co Chairs) LFI 6 - NCLB Enhancing Education Through Technology - IMPACT Evaluation Report (pdf, 112kb) GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE STUDENTS (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair, and Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice Chair) GCS 6 - Performance Audit of Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Program (pdf, 401kb) 21st CENTURY PROFESSIONALS (Ms. Shirley Harris and Ms. Eulada Watt, Co Chairs) TCP 5 - Selection of LEAs to Implement the New Teacher Evaluation Instrument in 2008-09 (pdf, 36kb) COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS ON ACTION ON FIRST READING AND DISCUSSION ITEMS (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair, and Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice Chair) ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Discussion GCS 2 - 2008 Invitation to Submit Textbooks for Evaluation and Adoption in North Carolina (pdf, 45kb) GCS 3 - Waiver to Allow Five Pilot School Systems to Replace Present Special Education Identification and Eligibility Procedures with the Responsiveness to Instruction Procedures (pdf, 77kb) GCS 4 - Update of HSP-M-001 Course for Credit (pdf, 39kb) State Board of Career-Technical Education GCS 5 - Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 Five-Year State Plan (pdf, 92kb) New Business Report (if needed) Twenty-First Century Professionals Committee Chair Report Action (Ms. Shirley Harris and Ms. Eulada Watt, Co-Chairs) Discussion TCP 2 - Standards for School Executive Preparation Programs (pdf, 39kb) TCP 3 - Adoption of a Praxis II Test for Licensure in Latin and Deletion of Expired Testing Requirements (pdf, 1.0mb) TCP 4 - Addition of Elementary Level (Grades K-6) Licensure Areas in Reading, English-As-A-Second Language, and Special Education: Cross-Categorical (pdf, 36kb) 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 on First Reading TCS 2 - Approval of Grants (pdf, 301kb) NCLB Enhancing Education through Technology - IMPACT I Awards NCLB Enhancing Education through Technology - IMPACT III Awards Update on Contracts (pdf, 67kb) New Business Report (if needed) Leadership for Innovation Committee (Ms. Shirley Harris and Ms. Eulada Watt, Co-Chairs) Action on First Reading LFI 1 - Program Approval Exemption Requests Under the Innovative Education Initiatives Act (pdf, 290kb) LFI 2 - School-Based Calendar Waivers for Educational Purposes (pdf, 31kb) LFI 3 - Recommendation for Revocation of Omuteko Gwamaziima Charter School (pdf, 71kb) LFI 4 - Final Approval of New Charter Schools (pdf, 54kb) Discussion LFI 5 - Revision of SBE Policy EEO-U-006, Policy for Charter Schools on Financial and Governance Non-Compliance (pdf, 289kb)
3:45 PM	Closed Session
5:30 PM	Adjourn
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008
8:30 AM	STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Mr. Howard N. Lee, Chairman Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance - Mr. John Tate Invocation - Ms. Kathy Taft Approval of Minutes Special Recognition - Cisco Fellows Mr. Ed Carney, Mr. Ray Holland, and Mr. Don Smith, Cisco Fellows Ms. Kirsten Weeks, Cisco Community Relations Leader, RTP 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
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."