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STATE OF HAWAII
BOARD OF EDUCATION
GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
MEMBERS
Bill Arakaki Shanty Asher Kaimana Barcarse Lynn Fallin
Kili Namauʻu Dwight Takeno Bruce Voss
Catherine Payne, Chairperson
Kenneth Uemura, Vice Chairperson
NOTICE OF MEETING
Thursday, August 19, 2021
1:30 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
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AGENDA
Written testimonies on Board agenda items *Materials updated 08/25/21 at 6:00 p.m.
Call to Order
Executive Session
This portion of the meeting is a closed meeting under Section 92-4 and Section 92-5(a)(4), 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 2:00 p.m.
Consultation with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities concerning Clarabal v. Department of Education of the State of Hawaii (Civil No. 14-1-002214)
Approval of Meeting Minutes of July 15, 2021
Reports of Board of Education (“Board”) Committees, Board Members, and Superintendent
Human Resource Committee Report on: (1) Committee Action on recommendation concerning State Librarian’s evaluation for the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year: State Librarian’s priorities
Finance and Infrastructure Committee Report on: (1) Presentation on Department’s allocation plan for use of federal funds in the second round of the Education Stabilization Fund’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (“ESSER II”) and in the third round of ESSER funds authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ESSER ARP”); (2) Committee Action on recommendation concerning priority allocation of federal funds in ESSER II and ESSER ARP to fund: (1) increased student access to nursing services; (2) planning and implementing complex area accelerated learning plans and related COVID-19 impacts; (3) distribution to charter schools; (4) Department budget shortfalls; (5) Department administrative costs for ESSER grant management; (6) resources for Leilehua High School cyber security academy, (7) resources for Castle, Kalaheo, and Kailua complexes trauma-informed care services; (3) Committee Action on recommendation concerning recommendations of the Committee on Weights XII regarding the Weighted Student Formula fund allocation for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 School Years
Update on Investigative Committee (a permitted interaction group pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 92-2.5(b)(1)) concerning search for a superintendent: stakeholders represented on Advisory Group
Action Items
NOTE: Testimony relevant to each agenda item will be taken before the Board considers the item.
Board Action on Clarabal v. Department of Education of the State of Hawaii (Civil No. 14-1-002214)
- Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendation concerning State Librarian’s evaluation for the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year: State Librarian’s Priorities
Board Action on Finance and Infrastructure Committee recommendation concerning priority allocation of federal funds in ESSER II and ESSER ARP to fund: (1) increased student access to nursing services; (2) planning and implementing complex area accelerated learning plans and related COVID-19 impacts; (3) distribution to charter schools; (4) Department budget shortfalls; (5) Department administrative costs for ESSER grant management; (6) resources for Leilehua High School cyber security academy, (7) resources for Castle, Kalaheo, and Kailua complexes trauma-informed care services
Board Action on Finance and Infrastructure Committee recommendation concerning recommendations of the Committee on Weights XII regarding the Weighted Student Formula fund allocation for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 School Years
Discussion Items
NOTE: Testimony relevant to each agenda item will be taken before the Board considers the item.
Presentation on opening schools for the 2021-2022 school year
Update on the timeline for and evaluation team tasked with conducting the performance evaluation of the State Public Charter School Commission
Late Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items Written testimonies on Board agenda items 08/25/21 at 6:20 p.m.
NOTE: Anyone who missed the opportunity to testify before the relevant agenda item will be allowed to testify at the end of the meeting.
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.
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Catherine Payne, Board Chairperson