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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) Captain Lyn Yatko (military representative)
Catherine Payne, Chairperson
Kenneth Uemura, Vice Chairperson
NOTICE OF MEETING
Thursday, December 17, 2020
1:30 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
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AGENDA
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)(3) and (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 2:45 p.m.
A.Deliberation concerning the authority of Board of Education ("Board") Members authorized to represent the Board in mid-term bargaining with the Hawaii State Teachers Association (Bargaining Unit 5) and the Hawaii Government Employees Association (Bargaining Unit 6) and consultation with the Board's attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities concerning mid-term bargaining
III. *Public Testimony on Board of Education ("Board") Agenda Items *Material added 12/16/2020 at 4:55 p.m.
**New Material Added 12/23/2020 at 8:45 a.m.
NOTE: Written testimony is strongly encouraged. Anyone wishing to testify orally must sign up in advance and log in to WebEx. Testimony over the phone will not be accepted at this time. See below for more information.
IV. Reports of 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
V. Discussion Items
A. Update on State Librarian's evaluation for the 2020-2021 School Year: mid-year review of progress on State Librarian's Priorities
B. Presentation on questions regarding Department of Education furloughs, including furlough schedule, impact on school planning and services, communications with families and employees
VI. Action Items
A. Board Action on findings and recommendations of investigative committee (a permitted interaction group pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-2.5(b)(1))concerning Board policy positions and legislative reports for 2021 Legislative Session: Board policy positions for the 2021 Legislative Session and Board legislative reports for the 2021 Legislative Session (annual charter school report)
B. Board Action on Superintendent's evaluation for the 2020-2021 School Year: Superintendent's Priorities and strategic plan indicator targets
VII. Adjournment
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Meeting material is available online at boe.hawaii.gov.
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