The State Board of Education will meet this week, June 3-5, in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
Following is a summary of the Board’s regular agenda. The complete agenda and executive materials are available online. Also, the State Board’s committee meetings and full Board meeting are audio streamed for those who can’t attend. To listen to the sessions, please go online and scroll to the Live Audio Stream links. For more information, please contact the NCDPI’s Communications division at 919.807.3450.
TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1-3:30 p.m.
The Globally Competitive Students Committee, co-chaired by State Board members Kathy Taft and Tricia Willoughby, will meet in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building. Agenda items include action on the Course for Credit Policy and the K-12 Standard Course of Study for English Language Development. Members will discuss revisions to the Graduation Project Policy.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 8:20 – 9:50 a.m.
The Business/Finance and Advocacy Committee, co-chaired by State Board members Kevin Howell and John Tate, will meet in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building. Agenda items include approval of grants and pre-approval of Financial and Business Services’ Policy Manuals. Members will discuss the membership of the State Advisory Council on Indian Education. Under New Business, discussion items include the Lean and Earn implementation sites for the 2008-09 school year and continued discussion of highlights of the NC Public School Budget  February 2008
10:05 – 11:50 a.m.
The 21st Century Professionals Committee, co-chaired by State Board members Shirley Harris and Eulada Watt, will meet in Room 504 (Video-Conferencing Center), Education Building. Agenda items include action on the School Executive: Principal Evaluation Policies and State Evaluation Committee program approval recommendations. Discussion items include approval of Guilford County Schools¹ alternative licensure program, approval/adoption of the Teacher Evaluation Instrument and licensing physical education and health teachers. Under New Business, discussion items include an update on Title II applications review and approval requirements, an update from the ad hoc committee on Non-Teaching Work Experience and Graduate Pay Approval Policy, and an update on the Teacher Preparation Program and School Executive Preparation Program Assessment instruments.
10:05 a.m. -Â 11:50 a.m.
The Leadership for Innovation Committee, co-chaired by State Board members Melissa Bartlett and Tom Speed, will meet in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building. Under New Business, members will discuss comprehensive support, the NC Virtual Public School/Learn & Earn Online Director’s Report and an update on Learn & Earn Implementation grants.
1:10 – 3:30 p.m.
The Board will meet as a whole in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building. The Board¹s afternoon session will focus on its Issue Session “Two Million Minutes,” and its Information Agenda including the State Advisory Council on Indian Education’s Annual Report and an update on the 1:1 Laptop Initiative. Committee chairs also will report on their action on first reading and discussion items.
THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 8:30-11 a.m.
Members will recognize the 2008 Schools to Watch winners, receive a presentation from the 2006-07 Teacher of the Year Team, and recognize outgoing State Board advisors. Members also will receive reports from the Chairman, State Superintendent and Deputy State Superintendent. Under the Chairman’s remarks, members will continue their discussion and take possible action on “Framework for Change: The Next Generation of Assessments and Accountability.” The meeting will conclude with members taking action on agenda items as appropriate.