KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
APRIL 4-5, 2007
STATE BOARD ROOM, FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (EDT)
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of minutes from the February 7-8, 2007, KBE regular meeting
IV. Report of the Secretary of the Education Cabinet
V. Report of the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education
VI. Report of the Executive Director of the Education Professional Standards Board
VII. Report from the Pre-K to 16 Council
VIII. Report of the Commissioner of Education
IX. "Good News" from schools/districts
X. Full Board Items
A. Progress Toward Proficiency by 2014
Attachment A - Comparison of 2006 Performance of Schools (1108) by Grade Level)
Attachment B - Average Performance and Projections of Performance in 2014 by Accountability Index Grouping
Attachment C - Progress Toward Proficiency based on 2006 Results CATS - PowerPoint
B. Update on the improvement plans at Iroguois Middle School and Southern Leadership Academy (Jefferson County Public Schools) and Holmes Junior/Senior High School (Covington Independent School District)
Attachment - Restructuring Plan for Iroquois Middle and Southern Leadership Academy
Attachment - Holmes Junior/Senior High School Proposal for School Improvement
C. CATS Transition Issues
Attachment A - Cover
Research Notes
LUNCHEON WITH THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (KEA) STAFF - KEA OFFICE
401 CAPITOL AVENUE, FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (EDT)
(Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner's Planning Committee members only)
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD (CONT'D)
STATE BOARD ROOM - CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
X. Full Board Items (Cont'd)
D. Current Status of Family Resource and Youth Services Centers
E. Update on Kentucky Department of Education Literacy Initiatives
Attachment A - KCCT Elementary 4th Grade Reading
Attachment B - State Data and Analysis of Writing
Attachment C - KCCT Index Trends of Identified Achievement Gap Populations
Attachment D - NAEP Reading and Writing Data for Kentucky
Attachment D1 - NAEP Snapshot Report - Reading Grade 4 - Kentucky
Attachment D2 - NAEP Snapshot Report - Reading Grade 8 - Kentucky
Attachment D3 - NAEP Snapshot Report - Writing Grade 4 - Kentucky
Attachment D4 - NAEP Snapshot Report - Writing Grade 8 - Kentucky
Attachment E - ACT Data Information
Attachment F - Kentucky's Literacy Initiatives 2006-2007
Attachment G - KDE Literacy Initiatives
Attachment H - Other Literacy Initiatives
F. 2007 elementary and secondary legislation (Attachments not available at this time)
COMMITTEE MEETING - STATE BOARD ROOM
3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (EDT)
XI. Management Committee Meeting
A. Action/Consent Items
1. District Facility Plans:
Attachment - Non Resident Totals for districts submitting facility plans for April 2007
Hardin County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Lewis County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Beechwood Independent Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Pikeville Independent Hearing Report and Facility Plan
2. 2006-2007 Local District Tax Rates Levied
Attachment - Local District Tax Rates Levied Chart
B. Action/Discussion Items
1. Site approval for a proposed new middle school, new elementary school, and future school facilities in Jessamine County
2. 702 KAR 7:065, Designation of Agent to Manage High School Interscholastic Athletics and Revisions in Kentucky High School Athletic Association Bylaws (Final)
Attachment - KHSAA Proposals
Attachment - 702 KAR 7:065 Regulation
3. Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Board of Control Appointment
C. Review Items
1. Report on Title IX Deficiencies for schools audited during the 2006-2007 school year and recommendations for 2007-2008
Attachment - KHSAA Title IX Audit Re-Visits
Attachment - Athletic Gender Gap - Rank Order
Thursday, April 5, 2007
COMMITTEE MEETING - STATE BOARD ROOM
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (EDT)
XII. Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction Committee
A. Action/Consent Items
1. Appointments to the State Textbook Commission
B. Action/Discussion Items
1. 707 KAR 1:280-1:380, Revisions of the Kentucky Administrative Regulations for Special Education Programs
707 KAR 1:280
707 KAR 1:290
707 KAR 1:300
707 KAR 1:310
707 KAR 1:320
707 KAR 1:331
707 KAR 1:340
707 KAR 1:350
707 KAR 1:360
707 KAR 1:370
707 KAR 1:380
2. Preschool Funding 2007-2008 Rates
3. Consideration of Waivers of 703 KAR 5:020, Affecting Grade Configurations
Attachment A - Requests to maintain current grade configuration
C. Review Items
1. Performance-Based Credits Awarded Toward High School Graduation
Attachment A - Regulatory Excerpts for Performance-Based Credit Discussion
FULL BOARD SESSION - STATE BOARD ROOM
10:30 a.m. - 12:00
XIII. Full Board Items
A. Arts Assessment Update
Attachment A - Current KCCT Assessment/Account-ability (Contained at end of staff note)
Attachment B - Academic Performance Standard
B. Minority Superintendent Internship Program (MSIP)
C. Hearing Officer's Report
LUNCH - 12:00 noon - 12:45 p.m. (EDT)
(Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner's Planning Committee members only)
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD (CONT'D)
STATE BOARD ROOM - CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
12:45 p.m. - Adjournment (EDT)
XIV. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved as a block of items)
A. District Facility Plans
B. Local District Tax Rates Levied
C. Site approval for a proposed new middle school in Jessamine County
D. Appointment of Textbook Commissioner members
XV. Report of the Management Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XVI. Report of the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XVII. Board Member Sharing
XVIII. Internal Board Business
XIX. Information Items
A. KDE Employment Report
Attachment - Employment Report Chart
Attachment - Minority Employment Chart
XX. Litigation Report
XXI. Adjournment