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FEBRUARY 6-7, 2008 KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA AND AGENDA BOOK DOCUMENTS

Last Updated on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 at 5:03 AM

This page contains the agenda and links to the agenda book documents for the Kentucky Board of Education's February 6-7, 2008 meeting to be held in Frankfort, Kentucky.

KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
FEBRUARY 6-7, 2008
STATE BOARD ROOM - FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

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 December 6-7, 2007,
         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.     Full Board items

         
A.     Report from the Covington Independent School District and update on KDE's work with low-performing schools
                   Attachment - Covington Joint: High School CATS 2007 Data Analysis
                   Attachment - District Review Executive Summary - Covington Independent County School District
                   Attachment - School Audit Executive Summary - Holmes Junior Senior High School

          B.     Hearing Officer's Report

X.      Lunch
         (Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner's Planning Committee members/Associates only)

XI.    Full Board items (Cont'd)

        C.     703 KAR 5:060, Interim Accountability Model (Final), 703 KAR 5:020, The formula for determining school accountability (Final); and 703 KAR 5:001, Assessment and Accountability Definitions (Final)
                703 KAR 5:060 Regulation
                703 KAR 5:020 Regulation
                703 KAR 5:001 Regulation

        D.     Discussion of Next Steps Regarding the Commission on Interscholastic Athletics Report

COMMITTEE MEETING - STATE BOARD ROOM

XII.   Management Committee Meeting
         
A.  Action/Consent Items
               1.  2007-2008 Local District Tax Rates Levied
                    Attachment - Tax Rates Levied Chart

               2.  2007-2008 Local District Working Budgets
                    Attachment - Working Budget Chart

               3.  District Facility Plans:  Kenton, Larue and Pulaski County School Districts and Eminence Independent School District
                    Kenton County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
                    Larue County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
                    Pulaski County Hearing Report and Facility Plan
                    Eminence Independent Hearing Report and Facility Plan

               4.  District facility plan amendments:  Whitley County and East Bernstadt Independent School Districts
                    Whitley County Hearing Report and Facility Plan Amendment
                    East Bernstadt Independent Hearing Report and Facility Plan Amendment

         B.   Action/Discussion Items
               1.  Requested waiver for school district from the March 1 deadline in 702 KAR 3:246, Section 2, by which local school boards must provide school councils an allocation for funds and positions for the upcoming school year

               2.  702 KAR 7:065, Designation of Agent to manage High School Interscholastic Athletics (Final)
                    Attachment A - 702 KAR 7:065 Regulation
                    Attachment B - KHSAA Annual Meeting Proposals
                    Attachment C -  KHSAA Constitution
                    Attachment D -  KHSAA Bylaws

               3.  Release of Jackson Independent School District from a Declaration of Emergency

               4.  702 KAR 3:270, SEEK Funding Formula (Final)
                    Attachment - 702 KAR 3:270 Regulation
                    Attachment - Summary of Major Changes to SEEK Funding Formula
                    Attachment - Modifications to Proposed Changes to 702 KAR 3:270 SEEK Funding Formula

         C.   Review Items
               1.  KHSAA Annual Reporting Requirements
                    Attachment - KHSAA 2007-2008 Summary of Appeals and Hearings

RECESS

GROUP DINNER - LEADERSHIP TOMORROW OF MURRAY
CAPITAL PLAZA HOTEL - KENTUCKY ROOM
6:00 P.M. (EST)
(No business to be conducted)

Thursday, February 7, 2008

COMMITTEE MEETING - STATE BOARD ROOM
9:00 A.M. (EST)

XIII.  Curriculum Committee Meeting
          A.  Review Items
               1.  Draft Adolescent Literacy Plan
                    Attachment - Major Findings and Recommendations of the Literacy Task Force
                    Attachment - Kentucky Adolescent Literacy Plan

               2.  Action plan for A5 and A6 programs
                    Attachment A - Alternative Education Advisory Committee Members
                    Attachment B - Alternative Education Advisory Committee Meeting Comments and Considerations
                    Attachment - Action Plan

               3.  Assistance to schools with high dropout rates
                    Attachment - 2007 Promoting Power Index

BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM

XIV.  Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved as a block of items)
         A.  Local District Tax Rates Levied
         B.  Local District Working Budgets
         C.  District facility plans
         D.  District facility plan amendments

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. Information Items

           A.  KDE Employment Report
                Attachment - Employment Report Chart
                Attachment - Minority Employment Chart
XIX.    Litigation Report
XX.     Internal Board Business
XXI.    Adjournment
XXII.   Lunch
           (Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and
           Commissioner's Planning Committee members/
           Associates only)

 

For more information contact:

Susan Palmer
500 Mero Street, 1st Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-3141
Susan.Palmer@education.ky.gov