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STATE OF HAWAII

BOARD OF EDUCATION

GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING

MEMBERS

Patricia Bergin       Grant Chun       Margaret Cox    

Hubert Minn     Kenneth Uemura     Bruce Voss     Jim Williams

Andrea Lyn Mateo (student representative)   Colonel Peter Santa Ana (military representative)

Lance Mizumoto, Chairperson

Brian De Lima, Vice Chairperson

NOTICE OF MEETING

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

1:30 p.m.

Queen Liliuokalani Building

1390 Miller Street, Room 404

Honolulu, Hawaii  96813

 

AGENDA          

I.      Call to Order 

II.     Swearing in of student representative  

III.    *Public Testimony on Board of Education ("Board") Agenda Items **updated 08/16/2016**

IV.    Approval of Meeting Minutes of August 2, 2016 

V.     Reports of Board Committees, Board Members, and Superintendent

A.   Human Resource Committee Report on(1) Committee Action on reorganization of the Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support; (2) Committee Action on salary adjustments for the Department of Education's Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, and Complex Area Superintendents

B.   Finance and Infrastructure Committee Report on: (1) Update on the Department of Education's fiscal reports as of June 30, 2016 (comparison to budget, school food service, student transportation, utilities, impact aid receipts, and Capital Improvement Program); (2) Update on the Department of Education's heat abatement program:  progress since July 19, 2016 (3) Update on the Department of Education's budget background and process for the 2017-2019 Fiscal Biennium

C.   Superintendent's Report

D.   Report on Investigative Committee (a permitted interaction group pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 92-2.5(b)(1)) investigating special review of State Public Charter School Commission and legislative proposals relating to charter schools:  findings and recommendations **updated 08/16/2016**

VI.    Discussion Items 

A. Update on the review and extension of the 2011-2018 Joint Department of Education and Board of Education Strategic Plan **revised 08/16/2016**

B. Update on the Governor's Every Student Succeeds Act ("ESSA") Team **new material posted 08/16/2016**

VII.    *Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items   

VIII.   Action Items 

A.   Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendation concerning reorganization of Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support **new material posted 08/12/2016**

B.   Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendation concerning salary adjustments for the Department of Education's Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, and Complex Area Superintendents **new material posted 08/11/2016**

C.   Board Action on Audit Committee recommendation concerning Department of Education's Updated Risk Assessment and Internal Audit Plan (July 1, 2016—June 30, 2019)

D.   Board Action on proposed legislation to amend the statutory salary cap for the state librarian, as provided for in Section 312-2.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes

IX.     Executive Session
         This portion of the meeting is a closed meeting under Section 92‑4 and Section 92‑5(a)(2), (3), and (4), Hawaii Revised Statutes. 

A.   Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendation concerning salary adjustments for the Department of Education's Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, and Complex Area Superintendents

B.   Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendation concerning Superintendent's 2015-2016 evaluation

C.   Update on Hawaii State Teachers Association contract, the Hawaii Government Employee Association contracts, and related Hawaii State Labor Board matters  

X.      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 four (4) minutes, or an amount of time otherwise designated by the Chairperson, to provide testimony to the Board.

Audio of this Board meeting will be broadcast live.  For information on how to access this audio broadcast, please contact the Board Office at boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us or (808) 586-3334.

In an effort to reduce costs and increase public access to meeting materials, the Board 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.boe.hawaii.gov.  For those unable to print, the Board 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 (808) 586-3334 at least three (3) 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.

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                                                                                                         Lance Mizumoto, Board Chairperson