State of Hawaii ‑ Board of Education

                                                                      1390 Miller Street

                                                                 Honolulu, Hawaii  96813

                                                             Meeting Agenda

                                                     Tuesday, October 16, 2012

                                                                           1:30 PM

                                       Queen Liliuokalani Building, Room 404

                                                           General Business

                                                                           Members:

Keith Amemiya

Nancy Budd

Charlene Cuaresma

Kim Gennaula

Danicia Honda

Cheryl Ka'uhane Lupenui

Jim Williams

Wesley Lo

                                                                        Donald Horner

                                                                          Chairperson

                                                                        Brian De Lima

                                                                      Vice Chairperson

I.         Call to Order

II.        Executive Session

This portion of the meeting is a closed meeting under Section 92‑4 and sections 92‑5 (3) and (4), Hawaii Revised Statutes.

A.     Update/Discussion on Hawaii State Teachers Association contract and related Hawaii State Labor Board matters

B.     Consultation with the Deputy Attorney General on Board powers, duties, privileges, immunities and liabilities related to the Department of Education’s (Department) recommendation on the amendments to Title 8, Subtitle 2 Chapter 60, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education for a Student with a Disability

C.     Consultation with the Deputy Attorney General on Board powers, duties, privileges, immunities and liabilities

III.       Approval of Minutes

IV.       Public Testimony on Board of Education (Board) 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.

V.      Reports/Announcements of Board Committees and Members

A.        Student Achievement Committee Report on Goal 1 targets and related metrics contained in the Board/Department strategic plan

B.        Finance and Infrastructure Committee Report on the following: (1) Update on the Department’s response to the State of Hawaii’s Auditor’s 2012 Management Audit of the Department’s School Bus Transportation Services recommendations; (2) Discussion/Update on the Department’s strategic approach to building 21^st Century Schools in Hawaii; (3) Presentation/Discussion/Committee action on the Hawaii State Public Library System’s (HSPLS) recommendation on fiscal biennium operating budget for 2013-15; (4) Presentation/Discussion/Committee action on the Department’s recommendation on the fiscal biennium operating budget for 2013-15; and, (5) Presentation/Discussion/Committee action on the Department’s recommendation on the fiscal biennium capital improvement project request for 2013-15.

C.        Superintendent's Report 

D.        Hawaii State Student Council (HSSC) Report

VI.     Discussion Items

A.                 Update from the charter school implementation and transition permitted interaction group (Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012)

VII.    Board Action Items

A.       Discussion/Board action to amend the charter school Implementation and Transition Coordinator Contract (Act 131, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012)

B.      Discussion/Board action to approve subcontracts under the charter school Implementation and Transition Coordinator Contract (Act 131, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012)

C.      Presentation/Discussion/Board action on the Hawaii State Public Library System’s (HSPLS) recommendation on the fiscal biennium operating budget for 2013-15                                          

D.      Presentation/Discussion/Board action on the Department's recommendation on the fiscal biennium operating budget for 2013-15

E.       Presentation/Discussion/Board action on the Department's recommendation on the fiscal biennium capital improvement project request for 2013-15

F.       Discussion/Board action on the recommendation to hold a public hearing on the amendments to Title 8, Subtitle 1 Chapter 3, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Rules Applicable to Rulemaking Proceedings

            Chapter 8-3, HAR

VIII.    Adjournment

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