STATE OF HAWAII

BOARD OF EDUCATION

GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING

MEMBERS:

            Keith Amemiya                                                                                   Nancy Budd                   

Cheryl Ka’uhane Lupenui                       Grant Chun                           Jim Williams

          Patricia Halagao                       Danson Honda                       Amy Asselbaye

Donald Horner, Chairperson

Brian De Lima, Vice Chairperson

NOTICE OF MEETING

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

1:30 p.m.

Queen Liliuokalani Building

1390 Miller Street, Room 404

Honolulu, Hawaii  96813

AGENDA

I.                    Call to Order

II.                  *Public Testimony on Board of Education (Board) Agenda Items

III.                Approval of Minutes

IV.               Reports/Announcements of Board Committees and Members

a.      Human Resource Committee Report on:  (1) the Department of Education’s (Department) performance management culture and (2) Department’s Educator Effectiveness System

b.      Finance and Infrastructure Committee Report on: (1) fiscal reports as of June 30, 2014 (Annualized expenditures, Race to the Top, School Food Service, Student Transportation, Impact Aid receipts and Capital Improvement Projects); (2) Department’s strategic approach to building 21^st Century Schools in Hawaii; (3) Department’s facilities master plan; and (4) implementation of the Department’s budget for Fiscal Year 2015 to include update on the Council on Revenues and the State of Hawaii Budget & Finance Department budget restrictions

c.      Superintendent’s Report

V.                 *Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items

VI.               Action Items

a.      Discussion/Board action on the implementation of the Department’s budget for Fiscal Year 2015 to include update on the Council on Revenues and the State of Hawaii Budget & Finance Department budget restrictions

VII.             Discussion Items

a.      Presentation/discussion on the Department’s Strive HI Performance System:  Hawaii’s school accountability and improvement system

VIII.           Executive Session

This portion of the meeting is a closed meeting under Section 92‑4 and sections 92‑5 (3) and (4), Hawaii Revised Statutes.

a.      Discussion/Board action on the appointment of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board Executive Director

b.      Update/Discussion on Hawaii State Teachers Association contract, the Hawaii Government Employees Association contract, and related Hawaii State Labor Board matters

c.      Consultation with the Deputy Attorney General on Board powers, duties, privileges, immunities and liabilities

IX.                     Adjournment

*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.

In an effort to reduce costs and increase public access to meeting materials, the Board of Education (BOE) will no longer be providing copies of materials for distribution.  Instead, at each meeting there will be two (2) folders of materials for public review and, effective immediately, materials can be viewed online at www.hawaiiboe.net.  For those unable to print, the BOE Office will make copies of such materials at a cost of $0.25 per sheet.

Persons requiring special assistance or services, such as a sign language interpreter, should call 586-3334 at least three business days before the meeting.

Chairperson Office Hour:  The Board Chairperson is available to meet with interested members of the public on matters related to the BOE and public education on the day of the meeting noted above from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the BOE Office (1390 Miller Street, Room 404, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813), by appointment only.  If you would like to meet with the Board Chairperson, please call the BOE office at (808) 586-3334, no later than the day prior to the meeting date, for an appointment.  If this is not possible, please feel free to email your questions and comments directly to the Board Chairperson at BOE_Hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us.  Thank you.