The State Board of Education will meet this week, August 5 – 7, in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
Two special events are included as part of the Board’s agenda for August.
Please make a special note that on Wednesday, August 6, the Board members will attend a special luncheon event with local school superintendents and other key state leaders to highlight Learn and Earn, Learn and Earn Online and the EARN Scholarships. This event will be held in the Education Building, Room 150.
On Thursday, immediately following the Board meeting, there will be a celebration of the North Carolina Virtual Public School’s first year of operation. This event will be held in Room 150 and will feature presentations by students and others instrumental in the first year of the NCVPS operation.
Following is a summary of the Board’s full August 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, AUGUST 5, 1:00 – 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 AYP results for high schools, AYP math results for elementary and middle schools, ABCs growth and cohort graduation rates, and an update on the Framework for Change¹s writing assessment. Members will discuss changes regarding eligibility criteria for accommodations and alternate assessments designated for students identified as limited English proficient, state graduation requirements revision of HSP-N-004 and More at Four pre-kindergarten curricula requirements. Under New Business, members will discuss middle grades second language waiver request.
At 5:15 p.m., Board members will meet in Room 150 of the Education Building where they will have dinner and receive a report from the Department’s summer interns.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 7:30 – 9:00 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 action on three grants, 2008-09 special provisions, program approval requests under the Innovative Education Initiatives Act, ABCs incentive award formula and the Board’s plan for use of mentor funds and mentor training. Under New Business, members will discuss the 2009 – 2011 biennial budget and the statewide child nutrition procurement alliance.
9:10 – 11:00 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 recommendations from the Advisory Board on Requests for Exception from Teacher Licensing Requirements. Discussion items include renaming the Hearing Impaired Teacher License area, proposed rubric for pre-service teachers and the teacher education approval process and teacher evaluation policies. Under New Business, discussion items include an update on the Teacher and School Executive Evaluation Instrument training and an update from the Ad Hoc Committee on Non-Teaching Work Experience and Graduate Pay.
10:00 – 11:00 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 and Learn & Earn Implementation grants.
11:15 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Board members will meet in Room 150 of the Education Building where they will hear a presentation on Learn and Earn, Learn and Earn Online and the EARN grant programs and have lunch.
2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
The Board will meet as a whole in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building. The Board’s afternoon session will focus on the Committee chairs’ reports on their action on first reading and discussion items.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 8:30 – 11 a.m.
Board members will recognize the Advisory Commission on Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Outgoing Chairman Dr. Joseph Johnson; hear a presentation by Communities in Schools in North Carolina President/CEO Linda Harrell on new evidence-based research; welcome new Board advisors Cindi Rigsbee, NC 2008 AT&T Teacher of the Year, and Debra Morris, 2008 NC Wachovia Principal of the Year; and present a resolution in honor of retiring NCDPI K-12 Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Division Director Wandra Polk. Members also will receive reports from the Chairman, State Superintendent and Deputy State Superintendent and receive a report on the first year of the North Carolina Virtual Public School. The meeting will conclude with members taking action on agenda items as appropriate.