KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION RETREAT
MAY 13-14, 2008
BERRY HILL MANSION - MUSIC ROOM
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
MUSIC ROOM - BERRY HILL MANSION - 8:45 a.m. (EDT)
I. Swearing-in of new members - Judge Reed Rhorer
II. Call to Order - Chair Joe Brothers
III. Roll Call - Mary Ann Miller
IV. Welcome and agenda overview - Chair Joe Brothers
V. Comments from the commissioner - Commissioner Jon E.
Draud
VI. Team building and role of state boards of education -
Brenda Welburn, Executive Director, NASBE, Facilitator
Lunch (Lunch provided for KBE members, Invited Guests and Commissioner's Planning committee members only)
VII. Discussion: What are we currently doing to get to
proficiency?
A. Purpose and focus of the discussion for next
two days - Commissioner Jon E. Draud
B. Strategic Plan Progress Report Review - Elaine Farris,
Deputy Commissioner and KDE staff
VIII. Discussion: What are our next steps to continue and to increase progress toward proficiency?
A. Commissioner's Task Force on Assessment and
Accountability: Purpose and progress report on its
formation - Jon E. Draud, Commissioner
B. Blue Ribbon Panel on Interventions in Low-
Performing Schools: Summary of work and
recommendations - Elaine Farris, Deputy
Commissioner
IX. Internal Board Business
A. Review of the KBE Policy Manual
B. KBE budget report
C. Review of 2008, 2009 and 2010 Meeting Dates
- Whether to continue one-day meetings/purpose of these meetings
D. Review of Highly Skilled Educator selection process
Recess
Group Dinner at Serafini's, Governor's Room, 243 W. Broadway, Frankfort, KY - 7:00 p.m. (EDT)
(No business to be conducted)
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
BUSINESS SESSION - FULL BOARD
MUSIC ROOM - BERRY HILL MANSION - 9:00 a.m. (EDT)
X. Discussion: What are our next steps to continue and to increase progress toward proficiency? (Theme Cont'd from previous day)
A. Review of previous day's work - Elaine Farris,
Deputy Commissioner
B. Future Direction - KDE's Current Work/Future
Recommendations/KBE Small Group Work
- Instruction & Balanced Assessment - Jamie Spugnardi and Ken Draut
- Leadership - Steve Schenck and Larry Stinson
- Low-performing schools - Johnnie Grissom and Elaine Farris
- Legislation - Jon E. Draud, Kevin Noland and Bonnie Brinly
Lunch (Lunch provided for KBE members, invited guests and Commissioner's Planning committee members only)
X. Discussion: What are our next steps to continue and to increase progress toward proficiency? (Cont'd after lunch)
D. Future Direction (Cont'd) - KDE's Current
Work/Future Recommendations/KBE Full Board
Discussion
- Legislation - Jon E. Draud, Kevin Noland and Bonnie Brinly
- KBE Recommendations - Elaine Farris, Deputy
Commissioner/KBE Full Board Discussion
XI. Adjournment