KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
DECEMBER 6-7, 2007
STATE BOARD ROOM - FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
Thursday, December 6, 2007
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM - 9:00 A.M. (EST)
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of minutes from the October 3-4, 2007
regular meeting (November 13-14, 2007 regular
meeting minutes and October 28, 2007, November 9,
2007 and November 25, 2007 special meeting minutes
under separate cover)
IV. Report of the Secretary of the Education Cabinet
V. Report of the President of the Council on Postsecondary
Education
VI. Report from the Kentucky Board of Education Chair on
the Wallace Foundation National Conference titled
"Education Leadership: A Bridge to School Reform" and
on the Commissioner's Search process
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. Full Board Items
A. Draft report from the Commission on Interscholastic
Athletics
B. 702 KAR 1:001, Implementation Guidelines -
Kentucky School Facilities Planning Manual (Review)
Attachment A - Outline of Proposed Changes
Attachment B - School Facilities Planning Manual
C. Hearing Officer's Report
XI. Presentation of the Joseph Kelly Award
XII. Lunch Honoring the Joseph Kelly Award Winner
(Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner's Planning Committee members/Associates only)
XIII. Full Board Items (Cont'd)
D. Update on Adolescent Literacy
Attachment A - NASBE Adolescent Literacy Network
Attachment B - Kentucky Content Literacy Consortium
Attachment C - Striving Readers Project Chart
COMMITTEE MEETINGS - STATE BOARD ROOM
XIV. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee Meeting
A. Action/Discussion Items
1. Waiver for Daviess County Schools' Potential Commonwealth Diploma Recipients
Attachment A - Commonwealth Diploma Requirements
Attachment B - Correspondence from Daviess County Public Schools
2. 705 KAR 4;250, Energy Technology Engineering Career pathway, Ordinary and Emergency Versions
Attachment - Revised 705 KAR 4:250 Regulation
B. Review Items
1. Update on the performance of students at the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) and the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) as indicated by CATS scores (Charts are confidential and under separate cover)
2. What proficiency looks like
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION - CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
6:00 P.M. (EST)
(No business to be conducted)
RECESS
Friday, December 7, 2007
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM - 9:00 A.M. (EST)
XV. Management Committee Meeting
A. Action/Consent Items
1. 2007-2008 Local District Tax Rates Levied
Attachment - Tax Rates Levied Chart
2. District Facility Plans: Bullitt County, Fort Thomas and Fulton Independent School Districts (Ft. Thomas and Fulton Independent hearing reports not available at this time)
Bullitt County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Fort Thomas Independent Hearing Report and Facility Plan
Fulton Independent Hearing Report and Facility Plan
3. District Facility Plan Amendments: McCracken, Menifee and Montgomery Counties and Russellville Independent School District
McCracken County Hearing Report and Facility Plan Amendment
Menifee County Hearing Report and Facility Plan Amendment
Montgomery County Hearing Report and Facility Plan Amendment
Russellville Independent Hearing Report and Facility Plan Amendment
B. Action/Discussion Items
1. Release of Frankfort Independent from a Declaration of Emergency
2. 702 KAR 3:130, Internal Accounting (Final)
Attachment - 702 KAR 3:130 Regulation
Attachment - Accounting Procedures for Kentucky School Activity Funds
C. Review Items
1. 702 KAR 3:270, SEEK Funding Formula
Attachment - 702 KAR 3:270 Regulation
Attachment A - Augenblick Report
Attachment B - Summary of Changes to Regulation
2. 702 KAR 7:065, Designation of Agent to manage High School Interscholastic Athletics
Attachment A - Annual Meeting Proposals
3. KHSAA Annual Reporting Requirements
Attachment A - KHSAA Working Budget
Attachment B - 2007-2008 Summary of Appeals
4. Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Title IX Update on Phase 2 of the 2007-2008 KHSAA Audit Visit Schedule
Attachment - Schools to Re-Visit for 2007-2008
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM
XVI. Full Board Items
A. 703 KAR 5:020, The formula for determining school accountability (Review)
Attachment - 703 KAR 5:020 Regulation
Attachment - Summary of Additional Changes to Assessment and Accountability Regulations
B. 703 KAR 5:060, Interim Accountability Model, and the Concordance Model
Attachment - 703 KAR 5:060 Regulation
C. 703 KAR 5:001, Assessment and Accountability Definitions
Attachment - 703 KAR 5:001 Regulation
XVII. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved as a block of items)
A. School District Tax Rates Levied
B. District Facility Plans and Facility Plan Amendments
XVIII. Report of the Management Committee on
Action/Discussion items
XIX. Report of the Curriculum, Instruction and
Assessment Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XX. Board Member Sharing
XXI. Information Items
A. KDE Employment Report
Attachment - KDE Employment Report Chart
Attachment - Minority Employment Chart
XXII. Litigation Report
XXIII. Internal Board Business
XXIV. Adjournment
XXV. Lunch
(Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and
Commissioner's Planning Committee members/
Associates only)