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STATE OF HAWAII
BOARD OF EDUCATION
GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
MEMBERS:
Keith Amemiya Nancy Budd Charlene Cuaresma
Angelica Wai Sam Lao Kim Gennaula Cheryl Ka’uhane Lupenui
Wesley Lo Jim Williams
Donald Horner, Chairperson
Brian De Lima, Vice Chairperson
NOTICE OF MEETING
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
1:30 p.m.
Queen Liliuokalani Building
1390 Miller Street, Room 404
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
AGENDA
1:30 p.m. Call to Order
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. * Executive Session on Personnel, Collective
Bargaining and Legal Matters
a. State Librarian Evaluation – Goals and Objectives
b. Update/Discussion on Hawaii State Teachers Association Contract and related Hawaii State Labor Board matters
c. Consultation with the Deputy Attorney General on Board powers, duties, privileges, immunities and liabilities
2:00 p.m. Reconvene General Business
I. Approval of Minutes
II. ** Public Testimony on Board of Education (Board) Agenda Items
III. Reports/Announcements of Board Committees and Members
a. Report of the Student Achievement Committee
i. Department of Education Strategic Plan
ii. Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and the National Governors Association - next generation assessments based on Common Core State Standards
iii. Student Achievement Committee Agenda Creation Process
iv. Member Update on Student Achievement Committee agenda items
b. Superintendent’s Report
c. Hawaii State Student Council (HSSC) Report
i. Selection of Hawaii State Student Council Representative for School Year 2012-13
ii. HSSC Board of Education Student Representative for School Year 2012-13 Selection Process
iii. Student Leadership Conference, July 19 - 21, 2012
d. Update/Discussion on the Board Community Meetings
e. Update on 2012 Legislative Session and Board testimony to Legislature
IV. Presentation/Discussion by National Governors Association on Charter Schools and on Hawaii’s 2012 Senate Bill 2115 SD 2, establishing a new chapter governing charter schools based on the recommendations of the charter school governance, accountability, and authority task force
V. Recommendations for Action:
a. Discussion/Board action on Hawaii State Student Council's recommendation on amendment to Board Policy 2121 on the selection of the Board of Education Student Representative
HSSC Recommendation Memo on BP 2121
HSSC Memo dated 03-07-2012 HSSC Memo dated 03-12-2012
b. Discussion/Board action to extend the deadline for completion of the investigative committee’s work on monthly operating and capital budget reports
VI. Referrals
a. Discussion/Referral to Finance and Infrastructure Committee and Audit Committee of the State of Hawaii Auditor’s 2009 Procurement Audit of the Department of Education: Parts 1 & 2
VII. Adjournment
* This portion of the meeting is a closed meeting under Section 92-4 and sections 92-5(2), (3), and (4), Hawaii Revised Statutes.
** Any interested person may submit data, views, or arguments in writing to the Board on any agenda item. An individual or representative wishing to testify should register prior to the meeting. Testimony must be related to an item that is on the agenda and such person shall be required to identify the agenda item to be addressed by the testimony. Each individual or representative of an organization is allotted two minutes, or an amount of time otherwise designated by the Chairperson, to provide testimony to the Board.
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Donald Horner, Board Chairperson