KBE
October 06, 2015 8:30 AM
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
I. Call to Order - 8:30 a.m. ET (Full Board)
II. Roll Call
III. Swearing-in of New Kentucky Board of Education Member
IV. Approval of Minutes from the August 5-6, 2015 Kentucky Board of Education Meeting
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V. Introduction of New KDE Employees
VI. Report of the Interim Commissioner of Education
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VII. Ratification of Contract for the New Commissioner of Education (Action/Discussion Item)
VIII. Introduction of the New Commissioner of Education and Comments from the New Commissioner
IX. Report of the Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
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X. Report of the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education
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XI. Report of the Executive Director of the Education Professional Standards Board
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XII. Good News Items
XIII. Public Comment Segment
XIV. Assessment and Accountability Results Update (Review Item) - Associate Commissioner Rhonda Sims - 45-minute presentation/discussion - Strategic Priority: Next Generation Learners
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XV. Update on Kentucky's Plan to Close Achievement Gaps Through Novice Reduction (Review Item) - Associate Commissioners Kelly Foster and Amanda Ellis - 20-minute presentation/discussion - Strategic Priorities: Next Generation Learners and Next Generation Schools/Districts
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XVI. Approval of 2016-2018 Biennial Budget Request (Action/Discussion Item) - Associate Commissioner Hiren Desai and Division Director Charles Harman - 45-minute presentation/discussion - Strategic Priorities: All
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XVII. The Kentucky Board of Education's Legislative Agenda for the 2016 Regular Session of the General Assembly (Review Item) - Associate Commissioner and General Counsel Kevin Brown and Legislative Liaison Tracy Herman - 30-minute presentation/discussion - Strategic Priorities: All Priorities
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XVIII. Hearing Officer's Report
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XIX. Lunch - 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. (Lunch provided for KBE members, invited guests and commissioner's planning committee members only)
XX. Discussion of Input from Public Comment Segment on KSB and KSD
XXI. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee (1:00 p.m.; Tentative Time)
XXI.A. Action/Consent Items
XXI.A.1. Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) Advisory Board Appointment (Strategic Priority: Next Generation Learners)
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XXI.B. Action/Discussion Items
XXI.B.1. Request from the McCracken County Board of Education for a Waiver of 704 KAR 3:285, Programs for the Gifted and Talented, Specifically Section 9 (1) (Strategic Priority: Next Generation Learners)
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XXI.B.2. Kentucky Tech System Policies and Procedures (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XXI.C. Review Items
XXI.C.1. 705 KAR 2:140, Equalization of Funding for Locally-Operated Area Vocational Centers and Vocational Departments (First Reading) - (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XXI.C.2. Kentucky Core Academic Standards (KCAS) Challenge Update (Strategic Priority: Next Generation Learners)
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XXII. Management Committee Meeting (1:45 p.m. ET; Tentative Time)
XXII.A. Action/Consent Items
XXII.A.1. New District Facility Plans: Barren County, Franklin County, Knox County, Jessamine County, Bowling Green Independent, and Silver Grove Independent (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XXII.A.2. Site approval for the Proposed New Elementary School, Perry County (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XXII.A.3. Waiver of 702 KAR 4:050, Section 4 (4)(a), to Allow for Site Approval for the Proposed New High School in Martin County (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XXII.A.4. 2015-2016 Local District Tax Rates Levied (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XXII.B. Review Items
XXII.B.1. Update on the Kentucky Education North Star Project (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XXII.B.2. Audit Update (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XXII.B.3. Status Update on School Districts in State Assistance (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XXII.B.4. Status Update on Districts in State Management (Strategic Priority: KDE Support and Guiding Processes)
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XXIII. Information Items
XXIII.A. KDE Employment Report (All offices except CTE)
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XXIII.B. KDE Employment Report (Office of Career and Technical Education)
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XXIV. Approval of Action/Consent Items as a Block
XXV. Report of the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XXVI. Internal Board Business
XXVII. Litigation Report
XXVIII. Adjournment
XXIX. State Evaluation Appeals Panel (Will convene upon adjournment of the full board meeting)