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
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
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 10/17/2017**

III.          Approval of Meeting Minutes of October 3, 2017

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

A.   Human Resource Committee Report on:  (1) Presentation  on Hope Street Group's teacher empowerment and positivity initiatives; (2) Quarterly  update on pending cases of Department of Education employees on Department Directed Leave ("DDL") or Leave Pending Investigation ("LPI")

B.   Finance and Infrastructure Committee Report on: (1) Update on status of implementation of school impact fee districts:  impact fee analysis for Kalihi to Ala Moana Impact District; (2) 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; (3) Committee Action on recommendation concerning the Department of Education's Supplemental Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019; (4) Committee Action on recommendation concerning the Hawaii State Public Library System's Supplemental Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019; (5) Committee Action on Committee strategic priorities for the 2017-2018 school year; (6) Committee Action on Committee charter amendments

C.       Report on Board Community Meetings:  (1) October 6, 2017 Kauai County Community Meeting (Lihue)

D.       Superintendent's Report

V.           Discussion Items

A.      Community Stakeholder Presentation:  Hawaii Public Charter School Network's "Fulfilling the Promise" online guide celebrating charter school innovations and best practices

B.      Community Stakeholder Presentation:  University of Hawaii's "Be a Hero, be a Teacher" campaign

VI.          *Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items   

VII.        Action Items

A.     Board Action on Finance and Infrastructure Committee recommendation concerning Department of Education's Supplemental Budget for Fiscal  Year 2018-2019 **updated material 10/17/2017**

B.     Board Action on Finance and Infrastructure Committee recommendation concerning the Hawaii State Public Library System's Supplemental Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019

C.     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 Superintendent's evaluation

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 findings and recommendations of Investigative Committee (a permitted interaction group pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 92-2.5(b)(1)) concerning Superintendent's evaluation

B.     Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendation concerning establishment of objectives and weights for 2017-2018 School Year evaluation of State Librarian

C.     Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendation concerning appointment of Chief of Staff (Administrative Assistant) to the Superintendent

D.     Briefing on funds relating to settlement of pending Department of Education litigation

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