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STATE OF HAWAII
BOARD OF EDUCATION
GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
MEMBERS
Kaimana Barcarse Margaret Cox Nolan Kawano
Kili Namauʻu Dwight Takeno Kenneth Uemura Bruce Voss
Daniella White (student representative) Captain Lyn Hammer (military representative)
Catherine Payne, Chairperson
Brian De Lima, Vice Chairperson
NOTICE OF MEETING
Thursday, August 1, 2019
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 *new material 08/01/2019*
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes of July 18, 2019
IV. Reports of Board Committees, Board Members, and Superintendent
A. Human Resource Committee Report on: (1) Committee Action on identification and selection of individuals for a working group tasked with work ensuring Board policies enable Board and Department collect necessary teacher retention data and implement bold teacher recruitment and retention strategies (HR Strategic Priority 2); (2) Committee Action on a work plan and timeline to ensure Board policies support the recommendations of the Special Education Task Force's 2018 summative report and the English Learners Task Force's 2018 summative report (HR Strategic Priority 1)
B. Student Achievement Committee Report on: (1) Committee Action on identification and selection of individuals for a working group tasked with work ensuring Board policies support student mental and emotional wellbeing, particularly to prevent youth suicide (SAC Strategic Priority 2); (2) Committee Action on a work plan and timeline to ensure Board policies support the recommendations of the Special Education Task Force's 2018 summative report and the English Learners Task Force's 2018 summative report (SAC Strategic Priority 1)
C. Investigative committee (a permitted interaction group pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-2.5(b)(1)), concerning state librarian's evaluation: findings and recommendations
D. Superintendent's Report: (1) Inaugural edition of Hoʻohaʻaheo, public school proud magazine; (2) update on the development of a 10-year Board of Education and Department of Education Strategic Plan, The Power and Promise of Public Education: Focus on Ideas That Transform, theme for the 2019-2020 School Year; (3) briefing on potential exposure of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA") protected information to unauthorized access"
V. *Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items
VI. Action Items
A. Board Action on the School Community Council ("SCC") request for exceptions to collective bargaining agreements, statutory waivers, and waivers of Board policy for School Year 2019-2020 for:
King Kamehameha III Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School
Lahainaluna High School
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 Board policy positions, Board legislative proposals, and legislative reports for 2020 Legislative Session
VII. Executive Session
This portion of the meeting is a closed meeting under Section 92‑4 and Section 92‑5(a)(4) and (6), Hawaii Revised Statutes.
A. Briefing on potential exposure of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA") protected information to unauthorized access
VIII. Adjournment
Written testimony may be submitted on any agenda item. Oral testimony will be accepted at the meeting. Each individual is allotted four (4) minutes, or an amount of time otherwise designated by the Chairperson, to provide oral testimony to the Board. In accordance with Hawaii's Sunshine Law (Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 92), testimony should be related to an item that is on the agenda.
Meeting material is available online at boe.hawaii.gov and can also be viewed in the Board Office.
Audio of this meeting and the presentation screen used in the meeting will be broadcast live. Contact the Board Office for information on how to access this broadcast.
Persons requiring special assistance or services, such as a sign language interpreter, should contact the Board Office at least three (3) business days before the meeting.
Chairperson Office Hour: The Board Chairperson is available to meet with members of the public on matters related to public education on the day of the meeting noted above from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Board Office, by appointment. Contact the Board Office, no later than the day prior to the meeting date, for an appointment.
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Catherine Payne, Board Chairperson
