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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, February 18, 2021
1:30 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
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AGENDA
WRITTEN TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMS *New material added as of 02-17-2021 at 6:06 p.m.
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)(4), Hawaii Revised Statutes.
A. Consultation with the Board's attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities concerning first request for answers to interrogatories and first request for production of documents and things for Kimokea v. Hawaii State Board of Education (Civil No. 1:20-CV-00525-LEK-RT, U.S. District Court)
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes of November 19, 2020 General Business Meeting (executive session); December 17, 2020 Special Meeting; December 17, 2020 General Business Meeting
IV. Reports of Board of Education ("Board") Committees, Board Members, and Superintendent
A. Student Achievement Committee Report on: (1) Presentation on Department of Education requirements and guidance regarding calculating student hours for the 2020-2021 School Year in accordance with Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 302A-251
V. Action Items
NOTE: Testimony relevant to each agenda item will be taken before the Board considers the item.
A. Board Action on first request for answers to interrogatories and first request for production of documents and things for Kimokea v. Hawaii State Board of Education (Civil No. 1:20-CV-00525-LEK-RT, U.S. District Court)B. Board Action on Department of Education's plan for use of federal funds in the new COVID-19 relief package and annual federal spending billC. Board Action on election of committee chairperson and committee vice chairperson for Finance and Infrastructure CommitteeD. Board Action on Board policy positions for the 2021 Legislative Session: Charter school system structure, governance, and accountability
A. Board Action on first request for answers to interrogatories and first request for production of documents and things for Kimokea v. Hawaii State Board of Education (Civil No. 1:20-CV-00525-LEK-RT, U.S. District Court)
B. Board Action on Department of Education's plan for use of federal funds in the new COVID-19 relief package and annual federal spending bill
C. Board Action on election of committee chairperson and committee vice chairperson for Finance and Infrastructure Committee
D. Board Action on Board policy positions for the 2021 Legislative Session: Charter school system structure, governance, and accountability
VI. Late Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items *New material added 02-19-2021 at 12:29 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. VII. 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.
Meeting material is available online at boe.hawaii.gov.
Audio of this meeting will be broadcast live. Video of the meeting participants will not be broadcast. Contact the Board Office for information on how to access this broadcast.
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Catherine Payne, Board Chairperson
