April 15, 2021 General Business Meeting (Virtual)

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STATE OF HAWAII

BOARD OF EDUCATION

GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING

MEMBERS

Shanty Asher Kaimana Barcarse Margaret Cox Lynn Fallin

Kili Namauʻu Dwight Takeno Bruce Voss

Hunter Harris (student representative) Colonel Angenene Robertson (military representative)

Catherine Payne, Chairperson

Kenneth Uemura, Vice Chairperson

NOTICE OF MEETING

Thursday, April 15, 2021

1:30 p.m.

Virtual Meeting

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AGENDA

Written testimonies on Board Agenda Items *Materials added 4/14/2021 at 2:30 p.m.

I. Call to Order

II. Executive Session

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

There will be no audio on WebEx while the Board is in executive session. The Board is planning on exiting executive session no later than 2:45 p.m.
A. Deliberation concerning the authority of Board of Education ("Board") Member authorized to represent the Board in successor bargaining with the Hawaii State Teachers Association (Bargaining Unit 5) and consultation with the Board's attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities concerning successor bargaining

III. Reports of Board of Education ("Board") Committees, Board Members, and Superintendent

A. Human Resource Committee Report on: (1) Presentation on Department of Education's reorganization plan to preserve classroom instruction: temporary or permanent closure, consolidations, reorganization, restructuring, or merger of offices, programs, services, and positions for State Office, Complex Area, and School levels; (2) Committee Action on methodology for compensation adjustments for Department of Education leadership employees (Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, and Complex Area Superintendents) Leadership compensation adjustment, projected amount of funds required for adjustments, and source of funds for adjustment
B. Investigative Committee (a permitted interaction group pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 92-2.5(b)(1) investigating issues relating to the search for a superintendent, including transition timeline and process, recommendation for an interim superintendent, search timeline and process, and composition of group conducting search: findings and recommendations on timeline and process for selecting and transitioning to an interim superintendent and searching and selecting a permanent superintendent

IV. Discussion Items

NOTE: Testimony relevant to each agenda item will be taken before the Board considers the item.
A. Presentation on College and Career Readiness Indicators for the Class of 2020: impact of COVID-19 and distance learning

V. Action Items

NOTE: Testimony relevant to each agenda item will be taken before the Board considers the item.
A. Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendation concerning methodology for compensation adjustments for Department of Education leadership employees (Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, and Complex Area Superintendents) Leadership compensation adjustment, projected amount of funds required for adjustments, and source of funds for adjustment
B. Board Action on designation of Board Members to an investigative committee (a permitted interaction group pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-2.5(b)(1)), concerning nomination of individuals to serve as members of the State Public Charter School Commission
C. Board Action on Addendum to June 26, 2020 Memorandum of Understanding between State of Hawaii, Board of Education, and Hawaii State Teachers Association (School Year 2020-2021 COVID Response
D. Board Action on authority of Board Member authorized to represent the Board in successor bargaining with the Hawaii State Teachers Association (Bargaining Unit 5) to enter into temporary agreements in accordance with Board Member advice

VI. Late Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items

NOTE: Anyone who missed the opportunity to testify before the relevant agenda item will be allowed to testify at the end of the meeting.

VII. Adjournment

Written testimony may be submitted on any agenda item and is strongly encouraged as the primary means of submitting testimony. Anyone wishing to testify orally must sign up in advance using the form posted here: http://boe.hawaii.gov/Pages/Submit-testimony.aspx. Please note that you will need to register and log in to Webex to testify orally. Testimony over the phone will not be accepted at this time.

Meeting material is available online at boe.hawaii.gov.

Audio of this meeting will be broadcast live. Video of the meeting participants will not be broadcast. Contact the Board Office for information on how to access this broadcast.

Persons requiring an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability should contact the Board Office at BOE.Hawaii@boe.hawaii.gov or at (808) 586-3334 as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible will allow additional time to fulfill your request. We will try to obtain the accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled.

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Catherine Payne, Board Chairperson