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STATE OF HAWAII
BOARD OF EDUCATION
GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
MEMBERS
Patricia Bergin Margaret Cox Nolan Kawano
Kili Namauʻu Dwight Takeno Kenneth Uemura Bruce Voss
David Texeria (student representative) Captain Lyn Hammer (military representative)
Catherine Payne, Chairperson
Brian De Lima, Vice Chairperson
NOTICE OF MEETING
Thursday, November 15, 2018
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 11/14/2018**
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes of November 1, 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) Presentation on annual reporting of the 2017-2020 Department of Education and Board of Education Joint Strategic Plan indicators for Goal 2 (staff success)
B. Finance and Infrastructure Committee Report on: (1) Update on status of implementation of Act 155 (Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 302A-1151.1, Pilot program for lease of public school land): site selection criteria and strategic direction; (2) Update on Department of Education fiscal reports as of September 30, 2018 (Comparison to Budget, School Food Service, Student Transportation, Utilities, Impact Aid receipts, and Capital Improvements Programs); (3) Update on expansion of Medicaid reimbursement system and funding; (4) Committee Action on approving for public hearing draft amendments to Hawaii Administrative Rules, Chapter 8-27, Transportation of Students; (5) Committee Action on approving for public hearing draft amendments to Hawaii Administrative Rules, Chapter 8-5, Public Access to Information
C. Board Member Report on National Association of State School Boards ("NASBE") annual conference
D. Superintendent's Report: (1) update on school visits; (2) update on 2017-2020 Department of Education and Board of Education Joint Strategic Plan implementation: Focus on Pre-kindergarten; (3) update on status of draft amendments to Hawaii Administrative Rules Chapter 19 (Student Misconduct) and adoption of new Hawaii Administrative Rules Chapter 89 (Civil Rights Policy and Complaint Procedures for Student(s) Complaints against Adults) **new material 11/15/2018**
V. *Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items
VI. Action Items
A. Board Action on Finance and Infrastructure Committee recommendations concerning approving for public hearing draft amendments to Hawaii Administrative Rules, Chapter 8-27, Transportation of Students
B. Board Action on Finance and Infrastructure Committee recommendations concerning approving for public hearing draft amendments to Hawaii Administrative Rules, Chapter 8-5, Public Access to Information
VII. Executive Session
This portion of the meeting is a closed meeting under Section 92‑4 and Section 92‑5(a)(4), Hawaii Revised Statutes.
A. Board Action on Finance and Infrastructure Committee recommendations concerning approving for public hearing draft amendments to Hawaii Administrative Rules, Chapter 8-27, Transportation of Students
B. Board Action on Finance and Infrastructure Committee recommendations concerning approving for public hearing draft amendments to Hawaii Administrative Rules, Chapter 8-5, Public Access to Information
C. Annual update on pending Department of Education litigation
VIII. Adjournment
Written testimony may be submitted on any agenda item. Oral testimony will be accepted at the meeting. Each individual is allotted four (4) minutes, or an amount of time otherwise designated by the Chairperson, to provide oral testimony to the Board. In accordance with Hawaii's Sunshine Law (Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 92), testimony should be related to an item that is on the agenda.
Meeting material is available online at www.boe.hawaii.gov and can also be viewed in the Board Office.
Audio of this meeting and the presentation screen used in the meeting will be broadcast live. Contact the Board Office for information on how to access this broadcast.
Persons requiring special assistance or services, such as a sign language interpreter, should contact the Board Office at least three (3) business days before the meeting.
Chairperson Office Hour: The Board Chairperson is available to meet with members of the public on matters related to public education on the day of the meeting noted above from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Board Office, by appointment. Contact the Board Office, no later than the day prior to the meeting date, for an appointment.
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Catherine Payne, Board Chairperson
