The State Board’s committee meetings and full Board meeting are audio streamed at http://stateboard.ncpublicschools.gov/. 

 

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5        

10 – 10:35 a.m.

•  Leadership for Innovation Committee

 

State Board member Rebecca Taylor, chair; Wayne McDevitt, vice chair

 

Action items: Renewal Information for Charter Schools with Charters Expiring in 2014 and Recommendations for Enrollment and Grade Expansion Requests for Charter Schools

 

New Business item: NCVPS Executive Director’s Report 

 

 

10:35 a.m. – 12 p.m.

•  Globally Competitive Students Committee

 

State Board member Marcella Savage, chair; Olivia Oxendine, vice chair

 

Action items: Testing for 2014-15 and 2015-16, and North Carolina General Assembly’s Read to Achieve Alternative Testing Proposals

 

Discussion items: Academic Achievement Levels and Descriptors, Proposed Technical Correction of High School Diploma Endorsement, and Amendments to the Career and Technical Education State Plan

 

12 – 1 p.m.   Lunch

 

1 – 2:05 p.m.

•  21st Century Systems Committee

 

State Board member Gregory Alcorn, chair; Kevin Howell, vice chair

 

Action items: 2014-15 Supplemental Budget, Career and Technical Education Capacity-Building Grants for Pathways to Prosperity and Approval of Digital Learning Grants

 

New Business item: Home Base and PowerSchool Update

 

2:05 – 2:50 p.m.

•  21st Century Professionals Committee

 

State Board member Olivia Oxendine, chair; John Tate, vice chair

 

Action items: Proposed Standards, Rubrics and Users Guide for the Evaluation of Career and Development Coordinators, and Elementary and Special Education Licensure Exam Effective Date

 

Discussion items: Implementation of Corporal Pruitt Rainey Brass-to-Class Act Report, and LEA and Charter Schools’ Request for Standard Six Flexibility

 

 2:50 p.m.  Board convenes in Open Session and adjourns to closed session

 

 4 p.m.  Board reconvenes in Open Session and adjourns

 

 

THURSDAY, FEB. 6

 

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

 

Following approval of their January minutes, Board members will receive an update from Race to the Top Director Adam Levinson followed by State Superintendent June Atkinson who will present her report to the Board. During her report, Legislative and Community Affairs Director Rachel Beaulieu will report on legislative activities and NC School Superintendents’ Association Executive Director Jack Hoke will discuss local initiative on superintendent leadership. 

 

State Board Staff Attorney Katie Cornetto will follow with a Rules Review update. Under the Board’s Information Agenda, members will receive the Third Annual Race to the Top Professional Development Evaluation Report. 

 

Under the Consent Agenda, members will approve reports to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the Evaluation of the Innovative High School Programs and DPI/DMV Knowledge Testing Review, and the Model Teacher Contract. 

 

Committee chairs will then report out and members will take action on regular agenda items as appropriate. Chairman Bill Cobey will conclude the meeting with his comments and discussion of any old/new business.