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  STATE OF HAWAII

BOARD OF EDUCATION

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE

 MEMBERS:

                                                                                  Amy Asselbaye     Margaret Cox      Grant Chun

                                                                         Don Horner         Hubert Minn      Brennan Lee 

Patricia Halagao, Committee Chairperson

Jim Williams, Committee Vice Chairperson

NOTICE OF MEETING

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

10:30 a.m.

 Queen Liliuokalani Building

1390 Miller Street, Room 404

Honolulu, Hawaii  96813

AGENDA 

I.               Call to Order  

II.            *Public testimony on Student Achievement Committee (“Committee”) agenda items **updated**

III.            Approval of Meeting Minutes of December 1, 2015 

         IV.            Discussion Items

     A.         Presentation on evaluations, reports, and audits of the Race to the Top grant in Hawaii **revised**

          V.            Recommendation for Action

     A.         Committee Action on the adoption of Next Generation Science Standards (“NGSS”) **new**

     B.         Committee Action on new Board Policy 105.14, Language in Education (ELL/Bilingual) 

                 PowerPoint presentation **new**

     C.         Committee Action on draft of administrative rules for multiple charter school authorizers **new**

VI.            Adjournment

* 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 four (4) minutes, or an amount of time otherwise designated by the Chairperson, to provide testimony to the Board.

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                                                                                               Patricia Halagao, Committee Chairperson