June 13-14 2007 Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting

June 13-14, 2007 Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting

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This page contains the agenda and agenda book documents for the June 13-14, 2007 Kentucky Board of Education regular meeting to be held in Frankfort, Kentucky.

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KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION
JUNE 13-14, 2007
STATE BOARD ROOM, FIRST FLOOR, CAPITAL PLAZA TOWER
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
STATE BOARD ROOM - 9:00 a.m. (EDT)

I.       Call to Order
II.      Roll Call
III.    Approval of minutes from the:
         a. April 4-5, 2007 Regular KBE Meeting
         b. April 15, 2007 KBE Special Meeting
         c. April 24, 2007 KBE Special Meeting
         d. May 9-10, 2007 KBE Retreat Meeting
IV.    Report of the Secretary of the Education Cabinet
V.      Report of the President of the Council on Postsecondary
         Education (CPE)
VI.    Report of the Executive Director of the Education
         Professional Standards Board (EPSB)
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. Elementary and Middle School Norm-Referenced Tests

B. Update on ACT Implementation
Attachment A - ACT Administration Guidance

          C. Continuation of Progress Toward Proficiency 2014
               Attachment A - KPR Content Area Index Trends
               Attachment B - Academic Index Charts

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

XII.    Full Board Items (Cont'd)
          A. Statewide System of Assistance to Low Performing Schools - The Voluntary Partnership Assistance Team (VPAT) Option
               Attachment A - Title I, Part A, District Corrective Action

B. Hearing Officer's Report

COMMITTEE MEETING - STATE BOARD ROOM

XIII.   Management Committee Meeting
           A. Review Items
                1. Update on the Kentucky School for the Blind and the Kentucky School for the Deaf

           B. Action/Discussion Items
                1. Request for the KBE to approve the surplus of property at the Kentucky School for the Deaf and update on facilities issues at the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) and Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB)

                2. Site Acquisition and Preparation Costs Approval for the proposed New Elementary School at Masterson Station in Fayette County

3. Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) at-large appointment to the Board of Control

C. Review Items (Cont'd)
1. Update on the School Facilities Construction Commission from Dr. Robert Tarvin, Executive Director (Verbal Presentation/no staff note)

                2. 704 KAR 4:020, School Health Services
                     Attachment - Protocol for Tuberculosis
                     Attachment - Cabinet for Health Services Letter
                     Attachment - 704 KAR 4:020 Regulation

3. 702 KAR 5:080, Bus drivers' qualifications, responsibilities and training
Attachment - 702 KAR 5:080 Regulation

D. Action/Consent Items
1. Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) Advisory Board Appointment

                2. 2008 Kentucky Minimum Specifications for School Buses
                      Attachment - Summary of Change to Specifications
                      Attachment - Kentucky Minimum Specifications for School Buses

3. District Facility Plans:

               4. District Facility Plan Amendments:
                    Jackson County Amended Hearing Report and Facility Plan
                    Owensboro Independent Amended Hearing Report and Facility Plan

RECESS

Thursday, June 14, 2007

COMMITTEE MEETING - STATE BOARD ROOM
8:30 a.m. (EDT)

XIV. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee
A. Action/Consent Items
1. Certification of Non-Public Schools

2. Appointment of the State Textbook Commission

3. Request from the Webster County Board of Education for a waiver of 704 KAR 3:410, Section 7, Personnel, for lead teacher requirements for the preschool education program for four (4) year old children

B. Review Items
1. White Paper on Gifted and Talented: Kentucky's Future: Mining Untapped Treasure Children and Youth of the Commonwealth Who Are Tifted and Talented

Attachment - Kentucky's Future: Mining Untapped Treasure Report

2. Status of the Kentucky Alternate Assessment System

                3. Update on the Title III Program, Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient (LEP)/English Language Learners (ELLS) and Immigrant Students
                     Attachment A - Title IX General Provisions Definitions
                     Attachment B - LEP Languages List
                     Attachment C - Rate of LEP Growth Chart
                     Attachment D - KY LEP and Immigrant Population

                4. 704 KAR 7:101, Repeal of 704 KAR 7:100, Approval of operation of alternative education programs for purposes of drivers' license revocation
                     Attachment - 704 KAR 7:101 Regulation
                     Attachment - 704 KAR 7:100 Regulation

FULL BOARD SESSION - STATE BOARD ROOM

XV. Full Board Items
A. Comments by Suzanne Burkhardt (Shelby County School District), 2007 Kentucky Teacher of the Year - Verbal presentation/no staff note

B. Update on the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development and the Kentucky Writing Project State Network
Attachment A - A Summary of Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and igh Schools

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

XVII. Approval of Action/Consent Agenda Items (approved
           as a block of items
           A. Kentucky Minimum Specifications for School Buses 2008
           B. District facility plans
           C. District facility plan amendments
           D. Nonpublic school certification
           E. Appointment of Textbook Commissioner member

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 A - Overall Employment Report Chart
                Attachment B - Minority Employment Historical Data

XXII. Litigation Report
XXIII. Internal Board Business
           A. Ratification of the Commission on Interscholastic
                Athletics
           B. Approval of meeting dates for 2007, 2008 and 2009
           C. Approval of revisions to the KBE Policy Manual
           D. Appointment of KBE Nominating Committee
           E. Election of NASBE officers
           F. Approval of NASBE dues
           G. Teambuilding discussion

XXIV. Closed Session to discuss personnel (No action to be taken during closed session)
XXV. Adjournment

For more information contact:

Susan Palmer
500 Mero Street, 1st Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: (502) 564-3141

Susan.Palmer@education.ky.gov

Kentucky Department of Education

June 13-14, 2007 Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting