KBE
December 04, 2013 8:30 AM
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
I. Call to Order, Full Board Session - December 4, 2013, 8:30 a.m. (EST)
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes from the October 7-8, 2013 Regular Meeting
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IV. Introduction of New KDE Employees and Team Member of the Month by the Commissioner of Education
V. Report of the Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
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VI. Report of the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education
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VII. Report of the Executive Director of the Education Professional Standards Board
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VIII. Report of the Commissioner of Education
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IX. Good News Items
X. Public Comment Segment
XI. Efforts to Improve Teacher Preparation in Kentucky (Review Item) - Associate Commissioner Felicia Smith - 45-minute presentation/discussion (Strategic Priority: Next Generation Learners)
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XII. Kentucky Board of Education Legislative Agenda for the 2014 Regular Session of the General Assembly (Action/Discussion Item) - Associate Commissioner Kevin Brown and Legislative Liaison Tracy Herman - 20-minute presentation/discussion (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XIII. Hearing Officer's Report - General Counsel Kevin Brown - 10-minute presentation/discussion (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
XIII.A. Report on status of regulations (Review Item)
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XIII.B. Statement of Consideration and Regulation for 704 KAR 3:305, Minimum Requirements for High School Graduation (Action/Discussion Item)
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XIV. Update on Robertson County State Assistance (Review Item) - Associate Commissioner Hiren Desai - 5-minute presentation/discussion (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XV. Declaring the Fleming County School District as State-Assisted - Associate Commissioner Hiren Desai - 5-minute presentation/discussion (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XVI. Approval of the Commissioner of Education's Evaluation Document (Action/Discussion Item) and Review of the Commissioner's Goals for 2013-14
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XVII. Management Committee Meeting, 11:00 a.m. EST (Tentative Start Time)
XVII.A. Action/Consent Items
XVII.A.1. 2013-2014 Local District Tax Rates Levied (KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XVII.A.2. 2013-14 Local District Working Budgets (KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XVII.B. Review Items
XVII.B.1. 702 KAR 3:300, Approval for school district lease and retirement incentive annuity agreements (First Reading) (KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XVIII. KDE Employment Report (All offices except Career and Technical Education) - (Full Board Resumes)
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XIX. KDE Employment Report (Office of Career and Technical Education)
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XX. Presentation of the Dr. Samuel Robinson Award; 11:30 a.m. EST (Tentative Time)
XXI. Lunch in Honor of the Dr. Samuel Robinson Award Winner - 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. (EST) - First Floor Conference Room (Lunch provided for KBE members, invited guests and Commissioner's Planning Committee only)
XXII. Strategic Plan Update (Review Item) - Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd - 45-minute presentation/discussion (Strategic Priorities: Gap and Proficiency)
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XXIII. Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES) Update (Review Item) - Associate Commissioner Felicia Smith - 30-minute presentation/discussion (Strategic Priority: Next Generation Professionals)
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XXIV. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee Meeting, 2:15 p.m. EST (Tentative Start Time)
XXIV.A. Action/Consent Items
XXIV.A.1. Appointment to the State Textbook Commission (Next Generation Learners)
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XXIV.A.2. Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) Advisory Board Appointment (Next Generation Learners)
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XXIV.B. Action/Discussion Items
XXIV.B.1. 2013 Consolidated Annual Report for the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act (Next Generation Professionals)
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XXIV.B.2. 703 KAR 5:080, Administration Code for Kentucky's Assessment Program (Second Reading) (Next Generation Learners)
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XXIV.B.3. 703 KAR 5:070, Procedures for the Inclusion of Special Populations in the State-Required Assessment and Accountability Programs(Second Reading) (Next Generation Learners)
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XXIV.B.4. Restoration of school-based decision making (SBDM) authority to four schools (Next Generation Schools and Districts)
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XXV. Approval of Action/Consent Items (Voted on as a block) - (Full Board Resumes)
XXVI. Report of the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XXVII. Board Member Sharing
XXVIII. Internal Board Business
XXIX. Litigation Report
XXX. Adjournment