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STATE OF HAWAII

BOARD OF EDUCATION

GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING

 

MEMBERS

Patricia Bergin      Margaret Cox      Nolan Kawano

     Kili Namauʻu     Dwight Takeno     Kenneth Uemura     Bruce Voss    

David Texeira (student representative)   Captain Lyn Hammer (military representative)

Catherine Payne, Chairperson

Brian De Lima, Vice Chairperson

NOTICE OF MEETING

Thursday, February 21, 2019

1:30 p.m.

Queen Liliuokalani Building

1390 Miller Street, Room 404

Honolulu, Hawaii  96813

AGENDA

           

I.          Call to Order

II.         *Public Testimony on Board of Education ("Board") Agenda Items 

III.         Approval of Meeting Minutes of February 7, 2019 

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

A. Human Resource Committee Report on:  (1) Committee Action on reorganization of Office of School Facilities and Support Services, Facilities Maintenance Branch; (2) Committee Action  on declaration of annual reduction in force ("RIF") for classified employees to initiate collectively bargained placement rights for employees displaced due to changes in staffing needs; (3) Committee Action  on appointment of the Assistant Superintendent of the Office of Student Support Services

B. Finance and Infrastructure Committee Report on: (1) Update on Department of Education fiscal reports as of December 31, 2018 (Comparison to Budget, School Food Service, Student Transportation, Utilities, Impact Aid receipts, and Capital Improvement Program); (2) Presentation on Department of Education Financial Management System modernization; (3) Update on status of implementation of Act 155 (Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 302A-1151.1, Pilot program for lease of public school land): procurement code issue and status of due diligence and investigation of three possible sites; (4) Committee Action on composition of Committee on Weights XI

C. Update on Ad Hoc Committee (a permitted interaction group pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 92-2.5(b)(2)) concerning 2019 Legislative Session:  hearings and testimony 

D. Superintendent's Report:  (1) update on school visits; (2) update on 2017-2020 Department of Education and Board of Education Joint Strategic Plan implementation: Focus on update on Comprehensive Support and Improvement ("CSI") and update on leadership development; (3) update on 2019 Legislative Session

V.         *Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items   

VI.         Action Items

A. Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendations concerning reorganization of Office of School Facilities and Support Services, Facilities Maintenance Branch

B. Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendations concerning declaration of annual reduction in force ("RIF") for classified employees to initiate collectively bargained placement rights for employees displaced due to changes in staffing needs

C. Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendations concerning appointment of the Assistant Superintendent of the Office of Student Support Services

D. Board Action on Finance and Infrastructure Committee recommendations concerning composition of Committee on Weights XI

VII.         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. Briefing on proposed legislation with possible legal implications

B. Discussion of Human Resources Committee recommendations concerning reorganization of Office of School Facilities and Support Services, Facilities Maintenance Branch

C. Discussion of Human Resources Committee recommendations concerning declaration of annual reduction in force ("RIF") for classified employees to initiate collectively bargained placement rights for employees displaced due to changes in staffing needs

D. Discussion of Human Resources Committee recommendations concerning appointment of the Assistant Superintendent of the Office of Student Support Services 

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

VIII.         Adjournment

 

Written testimony may be submitted on any agenda item. Oral testimony will be accepted at the meeting. Each individual is allotted four (4) minutes, or an amount of time otherwise designated by the Chairperson, to provide oral testimony to the Board. In accordance with Hawaii's Sunshine Law (Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 92), testimony should be related to an item that is on the agenda.

Meeting material is available online at boe.hawaii.gov and can also be viewed in the Board Office.

Audio of this meeting and the presentation screen used in the meeting will be broadcast live. Contact the Board Office for information on how to access this broadcast.

Persons requiring special assistance or services, such as a sign language interpreter, should contact the Board Office at least three (3) business days before the meeting.

Chairperson Office Hour:  The Board Chairperson is available to meet with members of the public on matters related to public education on the day of the meeting noted above from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Board Office, by appointment. Contact the Board Office, no later than the day prior to the meeting date, for an appointment.

 

 

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                                                                                                                           Catherine Payne, Board Chairperson