SBE Meeting Information

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State Board of Education to Meet April1- 2, 2009 The State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on April1- 2, 2009, 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, 2.3mb)
Twenty-First Century Professionals (TCP)
(pdf, 42kb)
Twenty-First Century Systems (TCS)
(pdf, 285kb)
Leadership for Innovation (LFI)
(pdf, 543kb)
Healthy Responsible Students (HRS)
Miscellaneous Items Update on Contracts
(pdf, 76kb)

Note: In accordance with 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.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2009
8:00 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 on First Reading TCS 1 - Approval of Grant (pdf, 215kb) Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) Grant Update on Contracts (pdf, 76kb) New Business Communications Update NC WISE Update 21st Century Community Learning Center Programs Budget Update
9:15 AM	Adjourn
9:30 AM	GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE STUDENTS (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair, and Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice-Chair) - State Board Room, 7th Floor, Education Building ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action GCS 1 - 2009 Invitation to Submit Textbooks for Evaluation and Adoption in North Carolina (pdf, 469kb) GCS 2 - Allowing Retest Results in the Calculation of Performance Composites of the ABCs and AYP (pdf, 90kb) GCS 3 - Changes to Policy Delineating the Components of the ABCs Accountability Program Including Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for 2008-09 School Year (pdf, 1020kb) Action on First Reading GCS 4 - Changes to NC's NCLB Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook (pdf, 507kb) GCS 5 - State Board Policy Language Update (pdf, 43kb) Discussion GCS 6 - Changes to Policy Providing Annual Performance Standards Under the ABCs Model (pdf, 53kb) GCS 7 - 2009-2010 Writing Assessment Plan (pdf, 342kb) GCS 8 - Construction Education Programs Certification and Credentials (pdf, 107kb) New Business Honors Review Follow Up ECU Virtual Early College High School Pilot - Education in Second Life HEALTHY, RESPONSIBLE STUDENTS (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair, and Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice-Chair) - State Board Room, 7th Floor, Education Building New Business Parent and Family Involvement Document
11:55 AM	Adjourn
12:00 PM	Luncheon - Room 150 - Finance Officers' Awards Luncheon
1:30 PM	21st CENTURY PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE (Ms. Shirley Harris, Co-Chair) - Room 504, Videoconferencing Center, 5th Floor, Education Building ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action TCP 1 - Proposed Revisions to the Eligibility Requirements for Provisional Licenses in School Counseling and School Social Work (pdf, 63kb) New Business Principal and Teacher Evaluation Instrument State Level Ratings Elementary Mathematics Program of Study and Licensure Endorsement
2:30 PM	Adjourn
1:30 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 on First Reading LFI 1 - Approval of LEAs and Charter Schools Technology Plans (pdf, 222kb) LFI 2 - School-Based Calendar Waivers for Educational Purposes (pdf, 46kb) LFI 3 - Program Approval Exemption Requests Under the Innovative Education Initiatives Act (pdf, 292kb) New Business District and School Transformation Update New Charter School Applications NC Virtual Public School/Learn and Earn Online (LEO) Director's Report
3:00PM	Adjourn
3:15 PM	Board Convenes in Open Session
	Closed Session
	Board Reconvenes in Open Session
4:00 PM	Adjourn
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009
8:30 AM	STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Dr. William C. Harrison, Chairman Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance - Mr. Kevin Howell Approval of Minutes INFORMATION AGENDA BUSINESS/FINANCE AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE (under the 21st Century Systems Priority; Mr. Kevin Howell, Chair, and Mr. John Tate, Vice-Chair) TCS 2 - Contract Process/Procedure (pdf, 137kb) Chairman's Remarks Update on the Framework for Change State Superintendent's Report Dr. June Atkinson BOARD MEETING AND COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE STUDENTS (Ms. Kathy Taft, Chair; Ms. Tricia Willoughby, Vice-Chair) ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action GCS 1 - 2009 Invitation to Submit Textbooks for Evaluation and Adoption in North Carolina (pdf, 469kb) GCS 2 - Allowing Retest Results in the Calculation of Performance Composites of the ABCs and AYP (pdf, 90kb) GCS 3 - Changes to Policy Delineating the Components of the ABCs Accountability Program Including Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for 2008-09 School Year (pdf, 1020kb) Action on First Reading GCS 4 - Changes to NC's NCLB Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook (pdf, 507kb) GCS 5 - State Board Policy Language Update (pdf, 43kb) Discussion GCS 6 - Changes to Policy Providing Annual Performance Standards Under the ABCs Model (pdf, 53kb) GCS 7 - 2009-2010 Writing Assessment Plan (pdf, 342kb) GCS 8 - Construction Education Programs Certification and Credentials (pdf, 107kb) New Business Report (if needed) BUSINESS/FINANCE AND ADVOCACY (under the 21st Century Systems Priority; Mr. Kevin Howell, Chair, and Mr. John Tate, Vice-Chair) ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action on First Reading TCS 1 - Approval of Grant (pdf, 215kb) Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) Grant Update on Contracts (pdf, 76kb) New Business Report (if needed) 21st CENTURY PROFESSIONALS (Ms. Shirley Harris, Co-Chair) ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action TCP 1 - Proposed Revisions to the Eligibility Requirements for Provisional Licenses in School Counseling and School Social Work (pdf, 63kb) New Business Report (if needed) LEADERSHIP FOR INNOVATION (Ms. Melissa Bartlett and Mr. Tom Speed, Co- Chairs) ACTION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA Action LFI 1 - Approval of LEAs and Charter Schools Technology Plans (pdf, 222kb) LFI 2 - School-Based Calendar Waivers for Educational Purposes (pdf, 46kb) LFI 3 - Program Approval Exemption Requests Under the Innovative Education Initiatives Act (pdf, 292kb) New Business Report (if needed) Old Business New Business
11:00 AM	Adjourn
12:30 PM	Wachovia Principal of the Year Luncheon - Renaissance Hotel, North Hills, Raleigh, NC
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."

SBE MEETING INFORMATION