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STATE OF HAWAII

BOARD OF EDUCATION

GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING

MEMBERS 

Patricia Bergin       Grant Chun       Margaret Cox    

Darrel Galera     Hubert Minn     Kenneth Uemura     Bruce Voss    

Andrea Lyn Mateo (student representative)   Colonel Peter Santa Ana (military representative)

Lance Mizumoto, Chairperson

Brian De Lima, Vice Chairperson

NOTICE OF MEETING

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

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 **new material (10/28/2016)**

III.     Approval of Meeting Minutes of October 18, 2016 

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

          A.  Audit Committee Report on:  (1) Presentation of the Vendor/Contract Management Review; (2) Presentation of the Department of Education's Internal Audit Plan—Quarterly Update through September 30, 2016

          B.  Student Achievement Committee Report on:  (1) Presentation on feedback loops with principals; (2) Recommendation for Action on public comment received on the administrative rules for multiple charter school authorizers at September 27, 2016 public hearing

          C.  Human Resources Committee Report on:  (1) Committee Action on establishment of objectives and weights for 2016-2017 School Year evaluation of State Librarian

          D.  Superintendent's Report: November 2016 Education Update

V.     Discussion Items 

  A.  Bright Spots: Kapaa-Kauai-Waimea Complex Area's Success with Readiness for College

  B.  Community Stakeholder Presentation:  Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream Foundation for advancing early childhood literacy

  C.  Presentation on Department of Education's Communications Office:  Multi-media and communications services for the department, schools and the public  **new material 10/31/2016**

VI.      *Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items   

VII.      Action Items 

   A.  Board Action on Investigative Committee (a permitted interaction group pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 92-2.5(b)(1) investigating issues relating to a search for a Superintendent, including timeline, process, and composition of group conducting search process **new material 10/27/2016**

   B.  Board Action on appointment of members of Student Achievement Committee, Finance and Infrastructure Committee, Human Resources Committee, and Audit Committee  **new material 10/27/2016**

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

    A.  Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendation concerning establishment of objectives and weights for 2016-2017 School Year evaluation of State Librarian

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

IX.        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.

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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                                                                                    Lance Mizumoto, Board Chairperson