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STATE OF HAWAII

BOARD OF EDUCATION

GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING

 

MEMBERS

Patricia Bergin      Margaret Cox      Nolan Kawano

Hubert Minn     Kili Namauʻu     Kenneth Uemura     Bruce Voss    

Maya Gee (student representative)   Colonel Peter Santa Ana (military representative)

Lance Mizumoto, Chairperson

Brian De Lima, Vice Chairperson

NOTICE OF MEETING

Thursday, May 17, 2018

5:00 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 **new material 05/18/2018**

III.         Approval of Meeting Minutes of May 3, 2018 

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

A. Human Resource Committee Report on(1) Semi-annual update on pending cases of Department of Education employees on Department Directed Leave ("DDL") or Leave Pending Investigation ("LPI"); (2) Committee Action on a change to the reporting structure of Department of Education leadership at the Deputy Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent levels

B. Finance and Infrastructure Committee Report on: (1) Presentation on Hawaii State Public Library System's facilities; (2) Update on the Department of Education's supplemental budget request for Fiscal Year 2018-2019:  Legislative conference committee decisions and next steps; (3) Update on Department of Education fiscal reports as of March 31, 2018 (Comparison to Budget, School Food Service, Student Transportation, Utilities, Impact Aid receipts, and Capital Improvement Program); (4) Presentation on general funds carryover report Fiscal Years 2017-2019; (5) Update on status of implementation of school impact fee districts; (6) Update on status of implementation of Act 155 (Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 302A-1151.1, Pilot program for lease of public school land)

C. Superintendent's Report:  (1) update on school visits:  Kauai and Hawaii Island emergency response update; (2) update on 2017-2020 Department of Education and Board of Education Joint Strategic Plan implementation:  Focus on programmatic priorities for 2018-2019

D. State Librarian Report on:  Hawaii State Public Library System's Summer Reading Program, Libraries Rock

V.         Discussion Items 

A. Presentation on findings of Superintendent's special education task force and Superintendent's recommendations

B. Presentation on findings of Superintendent's English learner task force and Superintendent's recommendations

VI.         *Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items   

VII.        Action Items

A. Board Action on the School Community Council ("SCC") request for exceptions to collective bargaining agreements, statutory waivers, and waivers of Board policy for School Year 2018-2019 for:

Aiea High School

Iao Intermediate School

Castle High School

Central Middle School

Farrington High School

Hookele Elementary School

Kahuku Elementary School

Kahuku High and Intermediate School – exam schedule

Kahuku High and Intermediate School – co-curricular participation

Kapunahala Elementary School

King Kamehameha III Elementary School

Lahaina Intermediate School

Moanalua Elementary School

Mountain View Elementary School

Princess Nahienaena Elementary School

Puu Kukui Elementary School

Waiakea Intermediate School

Waihee Elementary School 

B. Board Action on appointment of three individuals to serve as members of the State Public Charter School Commission from the following nominees:  

Harald Barkhoff

Shannon Cleary

Cathy Ikeda

Ernest Nishizaki

Roger Takabayashi

C. Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendations concerning a change to the reporting structure of Department of Education leadership at the Deputy Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent levels

VIII.        Executive Session
This portion of the meeting is a closed meeting under Section 92‑4 and Section 92‑5(a)(2) and (4), Hawaii Revised Statutes.

A. Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendations concerning a change to the reporting structure of Department of Education leadership at the Deputy Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent levels:  discussion of appointments to new leadership positions

B. Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendations concerning appointment of Assistant Superintendent of the Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Support

IX.         Adjournment
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* 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.

Audio of this Board meeting will be broadcast live.  For information on how to access this audio broadcast, please contact the Board Office at boe_hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us or (808) 586-3334.

In an effort to reduce costs and increase public access to meeting materials, the Board will no longer be providing copies of materials for distribution.  Instead, at each meeting there will be two (2) folders of materials for public review and, effective immediately, materials can be viewed online at www.boe.hawaii.gov.  For those unable to print, the Board Office will make copies of such materials at a cost of $0.25 per sheet.

Persons requiring special assistance or services, such as a sign language interpreter, should call (808) 586-3334 at least three (3) business days before the meeting.

Chairperson Office Hour:  The Board Chairperson is available to meet with interested members of the public on matters related to the BOE and public education on the day of the meeting noted above from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the BOE Office (1390 Miller Street, Room 404, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813), by appointment only.  If you would like to meet with the Board Chairperson, please call the BOE office at (808) 586-3334, no later than the day prior to the meeting date, for an appointment.  If this is not possible, please feel free to email your questions and comments directly to the Board Chairperson at BOE_Hawaii@notes.k12.hi.us.  Thank you.

 

 

 

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