March State Board of Ed. highlights


At this month’s Board meeting, members met under their new committee structure to address various action and discussion items.

At their full Board meeting held Thursday morning, members approved individual class size exceptions waivers, recommendations for final approval of 2006 charter school applications, and a Praxis II option for birth-kindergarten teachers to be designated Highly Qualified.

Board members also received the state’s first four-year cohort graduation rate and a report addressing critical issues to watch as Congress begins reauthorization of No Child Left Behind.

Complete Board highlights are available online at here by clicking on the appropriate link.