State of Hawaii ‑ Board of Education

                                                                      1390 Miller Street

                                                                 Honolulu, Hawaii  96813

                                                             Meeting Agenda

                                                          Tuesday, July 17, 2012

                                                                         11:30 AM

                                                    Queen Liliuokalani Building

                                           Board Room 404

                              Finance and Infrastructure Committee

                                                                           Members:

                                                                       Brian De Lima

                                                                       Kim Gennaula

                                                                         Nancy Budd

                                                                           Wesley Lo

                                                            Committee Chairperson

                                                                       Donald Horner

                                                        Committee Vice Chairperson

I.         Call to order

II.        Public testimony on committee agenda items

           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 two minutes, or an amount of time otherwise designated by the Chairperson, to provide testimony to the Board.

III.       Approval of minutes

IV.       Executive session on personnel, collective bargaining & legal matters

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

A.                   Consultation with Deputy Attorney General on Board powers, duties, privileges and liabilities related to special education funding responsibilities

V.        Discussion items

A.                  Discussion/Update on Department of Education’s (Department) strategic approach to building 21st Century Schools in Hawaii

B.                 Discussion on Finance and Infrastructure Committee Agenda in context to approved Board/Department Strategic Plan 2011-2018

VI.       Adjournment

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