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As part of the response to the threat of COVID-19, Governor David Ige issued a Ninth Supplementary Proclamation dated June 10, 2020, suspending Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 92, Public Agency Meetings and Records, to the extent necessary to enable boards as defined in Section 92-2, to conduct meetings without any board members or members of the public physically present in the same location, among other things.
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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 Kenneth Uemura Bruce Voss
Hunter Harris (student representative) Captain Lyn Yatko (military representative)
Catherine Payne, Chairperson
Kenneth Uemura, Vice Chairperson
NOTICE OF MEETING
Thursday, July 23, 2020
1:30 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
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AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. *Public Testimony on Board of Education ("Board") Agenda Items
NOTE: Written testimony is strongly encouraged. Anyone wishing to testify orally must sign up in advance and log in to WebEx. Testimony over the phone will not be accepted at this time. See below for more information.
July 23, 2020 GBM Testimony Part 1 (Pages 1-1000) *New material added 07/22/2020 at 3:19 p.m.*
July 23, 2020 Testimony Part 2 (Pages 1001-2000) *New material added 07/22/2020 at 5:08 p.m.*
July 23, 2020 Testimony Part 3 (Pages 2001-3000) *New material added 7/22/2020 at 7:46 p.m.*
July 23, 2020 Testimony Part 4 (Pages 3001-4000) *New material added 7/22/2020 at 8:04 p.m.*
July 23, 2020 Testimony Part 5 (Late Testimony) *New material added 7/28/2020 at 3:19 p.m.*
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes of July 9, 2020
IV. Reports of Board Committees, Board Members, and Superintendent
A. Finance and Infrastructure Committee Report on: Presentation on Department of Education's financial plan supporting its comprehensive plan for reopening schools for the 2020-2021 School Year: budget appropriations from 2020 Legislative Session; unspent carryover amounts from the 2019-2020 school year; plan for reprioritization of existing funds, assistance from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency ("HI-EMA") and timeline for these HI-EMA funds; Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief ("ESSR") Funds (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Funds awarded directly to the Department for K-12 education); potential sources of additional funds; additional cost of reopening schools for 2020-2021 School Year; and anticipated shortfalls and potential impacts of anticipated shortfalls
V. *Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items
VI. Action Items
A. Board Action on findings and recommendations of Investigative committee (a permitted interaction group pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-2.5(b)(1)) concerning Board and standing committee strategic priorities for the 2020-2021 school year
B. Board Action on State Librarian's evaluation for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year: State Librarian's Priorities
C. Board Action on Superintendent's evaluation for the 2020-2021 School Year: Superintendent's Priorities and strategic plan indicator targets
D. Board Action on metrics to monitor and evaluate the Department of Education's comprehensive plan for reopening schools for the 2020-2021 School Year, including student access to devices and connectivity; personal protective equipment and sanitation supply needs; student attendance; and student academic status and progress
E. Board Action on Board Action on Board Policy 500-20, entitled "School Community Council Waivers and School Community Council Exceptions," and School Community Council Process and Procedures for Requesting Waivers from Policies, Rules, or Procedures
F. Board Action on authorizing a Board Member to represent the Board in successor bargaining with the Hawaii State Teachers Association (Bargaining Unit 5) and authorizing a Board Member to represent the Board of Education in successor bargaining with the Hawaii Government Employees Association (Bargaining Unit 6)
G. Board Action on temporary discontinuance of extra compensation for classroom teachers in special education, hard-to-staff geographical locations, and Hawaiian language immersion programs for the 2020-2021 school year
H. Board Action on Memorandum of Understanding between State of Hawaii Board of Education and Hawaii State Teachers Association (SY 2020-2021 COVID-19 Response): 2017-2021 contractual modifications and conditions of work related to COVID-19 response for Bargaining Unit 5 employees
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.
Persons requiring an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability should contact the Board Office at BOE.Hawaii@boe.hawaii.gov or at (808) 586-3334 as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible will allow additional time to fulfill your request. We will try to obtain the accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled.
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Catherine Payne, Board Chairperson
