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STATE OF HAWAII
BOARD OF EDUCATION
GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
MEMBERS
Kaimana Barcarse Margaret Cox Nolan Kawano
Kili Namauʻu Dwight Takeno Kenneth Uemura Bruce Voss
Daniella White (student representative) Captain Lyn Hammer (military representative)
Catherine Payne, Chairperson
Brian De Lima, Vice Chairperson
NOTICE OF MEETING
Thursday, September 19, 2019
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 09/19/2019*
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes of September 5, 2019
IV. Reports of Board Committees, Board Members, and Superintendent
A. Human Resource Committee Report on: (1) Update on ensuring Board policies support the recommendations of the Special Education Task Force's 2018 summative report and the English Learners Task Force's 2018 summative report (HR Strategic Priority 1): Identification of relevant Board policies; (2) Update on ensuring Board policies enable Board and Department collect necessary teacher retention data and implement bold teacher recruitment and retention strategies (HR Strategic Priority 2): Identification of working group members, work plan, and timeline; (3) Committee Action on compensation adjustments for Department of Education leadership employees (Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, and Complex Area Superintendents)
B. Finance and Infrastructure Committee Report on: (1) Update on Department of Education fiscal reports as of June 30, 2019 (Comparison to Budget, Carryover funds, School Food Service, Student Transportation, Utilities, Impact Aid receipts, School Impact Fees, Repair and Maintenance Backlog, and Capital Improvement Projects); (2) Presentation on Department of Education plans to vacate Young Street property; (3) Committee Action on new Board policy 301-10, entitled Equitable School Facilities to ensure Board of Education policies and structures enable the Department of Education to complete all facilities projects at its schools with the greatest socioeconomic and academic needs as determined by an equity priority order (FIC Strategic Priority 2); (4) Committee Action on the recommendations of the Committee on Weights XI regarding the Weighted Student Formula fund allocation for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 School Years; (5) Committee Action on the Department of Education's Operating budget restriction implementation for 2019-2020 Fiscal Year
C. Board Member Report on events attended: (1) September 5, 2019 event, "The Power and Promise of Public Education
D. Superintendent's Report: (1) September 2019 Hoʻohaʻaheo, public school proud newsletter; (2) update on school visits; (3) update on the development of a 10-year Board of Education and Department of Education Strategic Plan, The Power and Promise of Public Education: Focus on Phase II input; (4) update on Every Student Succeeds Act ("ESSA") Plan Amendment
V. Discussion Items
VI. *Public Testimony on Board Agenda Items
VII. Action Items
A. Board Action on Human Resources Committee recommendations concerning compensation adjustments for Department of Education leadership employees (Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, and Complex Area Superintendents)
B. Board Action on Finance and Infrastructure Committee recommendations concerning new Board policy 301-10, entitled Equitable School Facilities to ensure Board of Education policies and structures enable the Department of Education to complete all facilities projects at its schools with the greatest socioeconomic and academic needs as determined by an equity priority order (FIC Strategic Priority 2) *Revised on 09/18/2019 to fix hyperlinks*
C. Board Action on Finance and Infrastructure Committee recommendations concerning recommendations of the Committee on Weights XI regarding the Weighted Student Formula fund allocation for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 School Years *Revised on 09/18/2019 to fix hyperlinks*
D. Board Action on Finance and Infrastructure Committee recommendations concerning the Department of Education's Operating budget restriction implementation for 2019-2020 Fiscal Year
E. 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 Board policy positions for 2020 Legislative Session
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 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.
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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
