KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
AUGUST 3-4, 2005
STATE BOARD ROOM - FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
Wednesday, August 3, 2005
COMMITTEE MEETINGS - STATE BOARD ROOM
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (EDT)
I. Nominating Committee - (Note: The Nominating Committee will go into closed session to discuss personnel. No action will be taken in the closed session.)
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon (EDT)
II. Call to Order
III. Roll Coll
IV. Approval of minutes from the June 8-9, 2005 regular meeting
V. Report of the Secretary of the Education Cabinet
VI. Report of the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education
VII. Report of the Executive Director of the Education Professional Standards Board
VIII. Report from the Pre-K to 16 Council
IX. Report of the Commissioner of Education
X. Election of KBE Officers
XI. "Good News" from schools/districts
XII. Board member concerns
XIII. Information Items
A. KDE Employment Report
Attachment - Employment Report Chart
XIV. Full Board Items
A. Refocusing Secondary Education:
1. Kentucky's Program of Studies and High School Graduation Requirements
Appendix A - Refocusing Secondary Timeline
Appendix B - Minimum High School Graduation Requirements
Appendix C - High School Graduation Requirements for Math & Science
Appendix D - Research and Practice in Other States
Appendix E - Graduation Requirements in Other States
Appendix F - State Mathematics Requirements
Appendix G - State English/Language Arts Requirements
Appendix H - Instructional Tools Pyramid
2. Aligning Funding Policy to Facilitate Secondary School Reform
B. Preschool Progress in Other States (Two referenced publications under separate cover)
Attachment publications are unavailable to put on website.
PRESENTATION OF THE JOSEPH W. KELLY AWARD
FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER - STATE BOARD ROM
12:00 noon - 12:15 p.m. (EDT)
LUNCHEON TO HONOR JOSEPH W. KELLY AWARD WINNER
FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM - 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD (CONT'D)
STATE BOARD ROOM
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (EDT)
XIV. Full Board Items (Cont'd)
C. Literacy Update
Attachment A - Charts and Grade and Dibels
Attachment B - CCLD Executive Summary
Attachment C - Recommended State Technical Assistance and Monitoring
Attachment C1 - School Level Monitoring Tool
Attachment C2 - District Monitoring Tool
Attachment C3 - Discontinuation Considerations
D. Update on Kentucky's Writing Program: Code of Ethics, Professional Development Plan and Scoring Pilot
Attachment A - 703 KAR 5:010 Statute/Regulation
Attachment B - Code of Ethics for Writing Portfolios
Attachment C - WLA Concept Proposal
Attachment D - Professional Development Platform
Attachment - Draft Administration Guidelines, Writing Code of Ethics
E. Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) Advisory Board Appointment
COMMITTEE MEETING - STATE BOARD ROOM
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (EDT)
XV. Management Committee
A. Action/Discussion Items
1. 702 KAR 6:090, Minimum Nutritional Standards for Foods and Beverages available on public school campuses during the school day (Final)
Attachment - 702 KAR 6:090 Regulation
2. Request from Jefferson County to extend their waiver of 702 KAR 6:090, Minimum Nutrition Standards
Attachments - Not available electronically on website
3. Kenton County Board of Education's request for waiver from the requirements of 702 KAR 7:125, Section 12(2)
Attachments - Not available electronically on website
4. FY 2006 Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS) funds expenditure plan
Attachment - KETS Budget Sheet
5. School Facilities Matching Grant Initiative set forth in House Bill 267
RECESS
SESSION TO EVALUATE THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
(CLOSED SESSION WITH WORKING DINNER) - PLANNING ROOM
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
(No action to be taken during the closed session.)
Thursday, August 4, 2005
COMMITTEE MEETING - STATE BOARD ROOM
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (EDT)
XVI. Curriculum Committee
A. Action/Consent Items
1. Certification of non-public schools
2. Kentucky Writing Program Advisory Committee Membership
B. Action/Discussion Items
1. Request from Jefferson County Board of Education for a waiver of 704 KAR 3:410, Section 7, Preschool education program for four (4) year old children
Attachments - Not available electronically on website
2. Request for waiver of foreign language requirement in 704 KAR 3:340, Commonwealth Diploma, from the Ballard County School District
C. Review Items
1. Implementation Plan/Timeline for HB 93 on mathematics initiative
Attachment A - Membership of the House Bill 93 Committee
Attachment B - Work Plan for the Activities of the Committee
2. 704 KAR 3:325, Effective Instructional Leadership Act
Attachment - 704 KAR 3:325 Regulation
COMMITTEE MEETING - STATE BOARD ROOM
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. (EDT)
XVII. Assessment Committee
A. Action/Consent Items
1. Consideration of Waivers of 703 KAR 5:020, Affecting Grade Configurations for Fleming and Mason Counties and Somerset Independent
B. Review Items
1. Reliability and Validity Studies Update
2. Update on assessment work with the university system
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon (EDT)
XVIII. Full Board Items
A. Kentucky Department of Education activities around eliminating the achievement gap for all students including those with disabilities, limited English proficiency (LEP), disadvantaged, African American, males and state agency children
Attachment - Eliminating Achievement Gaps for All Students in Kentucky
B. Update on Core Content for Assessment
Appendix A - Executive Summary - Achieve Inc. Alignment Analysis
Appendix B - Achieve Inc. - Standards Alignment Analysis
Appendix C - Comparison Chart
Attachment - Core Content for Assessment on following:
Introduction to Arts and Humanities
Arts and Humanities - Elementary
Arts and Humanities - Middle School
Arts and Humanities - High School
Introduction to Practical Living/Vocational Studies (PL/VS)
PL/VS - Elementary
PL/VS - Middle School
PL/VS - High School
Introduction to Mathematics
Mathematics - Elementary
Mathematics - Middle School
Mathematics - High School
Introduction to Reading
Reading - Elementary
Reading - Middle School
Reading - High School
Introduction to Writing
Writing - Elementary
Writing - Middle School
Writing - High School
Introduction to Science
Science - Elementary
Science - Middle School
Science - High School
Introduction to Social Studies
Social Studies - Elementary
Social Studies - Middle School
Social Studies - High School
LUNCH - 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. (EDT)
BUSINESS SESSION (CONT'D) - FULL BOARD
12:45 p.m. - Adjournment
XVIII. Full Board Items (Cont'd)
C. KBE proposed budget priorities and legislative agenda
Attachment - Proposed 2006 Legislative Agenda
D. Hearing Officer's Report
XIX. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda
- Consideration of waivers of 703 KAR 5:020, affecting grade configurations for Fleming and Mason Counties and Somerset Independent
- Certification of non-public schools
- Kentucky Writing Program Advisory Committee Membership
XX. Management Committee Report on Action/Discussion Items
XXI. Curriculum Committee Report on Action/Discussion Items
XXII. Internal Board Business
XXIII. Litigation Report
XXIV. Adjournment