All participating board members will attend this meeting in-person at a meeting location open to the public. There is a courtesy virtual meeting option that allows the public to participate remotely, including viewing the meeting virtually and providing remote oral testimony. Go to http://boe.hawaii.gov/Pages/ListenLivetoBoardMeetings.aspx for information on using the courtesy virtual meeting option.

STATE OF HAWAII

BOARD OF EDUCATION

SPECIAL MEETING

MEMBERS

 Shanty Asher      Bill Arakaki Lynn Fallin     Ken Kuraya

Lauren Moriarty     Makana McClellan Kili Namauʻu       

 Bruce Voss, Chairperson

Kaimana Barcarse, Vice Chairperson

NOTICE OF MEETING

Thursday, October 6, 2022

1:30 p.m.

Public Meeting Location

Queen Liliuokalani Building

1390 Miller Street, Room 404

Honolulu, Hawaii  96813

Courtesy Virtual Meeting Information

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AGENDA 

48-Hour Testimony on Board agenda items for October 6, 2022

Materials added 10/04/2022 at 1:28 p.m.

1. Call to Order

2. *Public Testimony on Board of Education (“Board”) Agenda Items

3. Approval of Meeting Minutes of September 15, 2022 General Business Meeting; and September 15, 2022 Special Meeting

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

1. Student Achievement Committee Report on: (1) Committee Action on Kindergarten entry assessment in accordance with Act 210 (2021)

2. Human Resource Committee Report on:  (1) Committee Action  on the state librarian evaluation system process and State Librarian Priorities for the 2022-2023 fiscal year; (2) Committee Action  on the superintendent evaluation system process and Superintendent Priorities for the 2022-2023 school year; (3) Committee Action  on authorizing consultation with unions regarding the updates to the Department of Education's (“Department”) annual plan of organization, updated as of June 30, 2022; (4) Presentation on Department's plan to address teacher salary equity and compression

3. Commission Outcomes Committee Report on: (1) Presentation on State Public Charter School Commission (“Commission”) work plan to address findings in 2022 Board of Education performance evaluation of the Commission

4. Board Member Report on events attended:  (1) September 21, 2022, Hawai‘i State Coalition for Community Schools Launch Event; (2) September 8, 2022, Complex Area Superintendent Visit to Helemano Elementary and Waialua Elementary Schools; (3) September 12, 2022, Complex Area Superintendent Visit to Barbers Point Elementary School; (4) September 23, 2022, Superintendent Visit to Farrington High and Kalakaua Middle Schools; (5) September 26, 2022, Superintendent Visit to Waikele Elementary, Waipahu Intermediate, and Palisades Elementary Schools
   

5. *Public testimony on Board action agenda items

6. Action Items

1. Board Action on Student Achievement Committee recommendation concerning Kindergarten entry assessment in accordance with Act 210 (2021)

2. Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendation concerning the state librarian evaluation system process and State Librarian Priorities for the 2022-2023 fiscal year 

3. Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendation concerning the superintendent evaluation system process and Superintendent Priorities for the 2022-2023 school year

4. Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendation concerning authorizing consultation with unions regarding the updates to the Department of Education's (“Department”) annual plan of organization, updated as of June 30, 2022 

5. Board Action on National Association of State Boards of Education (“NASBE”) Annual Conference matters:  Board delegate and alternate, NASBE Chair-elect, NASBE Western Area Director, Nominating Committee Members, NASBE bylaws revisions, and public education position revisions

7. Adjournment

Meeting material is available online at boe.hawaii.gov.

The Board accepts written testimony on any agenda item and strongly encourages it as the primary means of submitting testimony. Written testimony received 49 hours before the meeting will be posted publicly and distributed to Board members before the meeting. Further instructions on submitting written testimony is available here: https://boe.hawaii.gov/Pages/Submit-testimony.aspx. 

The Board accepts oral testimony in-person and virtually. To sign up to testify either in-person or virtually, use the form posted here: http://boe.hawaii.gov/Pages/Submit-testimony.aspx. If you are testifying virtually, you must register and log in to WebEx using the same name you used to sign up to testify. Each individual is allotted four (4) minutes, but the Chairperson can reduce the amount of time allowed. 

In accordance with Hawaii’s Sunshine Law (Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 92), all testimony, whether written or oral, should be related to an item that is on the agenda.

The Board provides a live broadcast of its meetings. Information on accessing this live broadcast is available here: https://boe.hawaii.gov/Pages/ListenLivetoBoardMeetings.aspx.

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Board staff at (808) 586-3334 and BOE.Hawaii@boe.hawaii.gov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request. 

Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.

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Bruce D. Voss, Board Chairperson