RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - The State Board of Education will meet Wednesday and Thursday, April 1 and 2, to discuss differentiated pay, possible revocation of charters for three public charters schools, and more.
The official agenda is as follows for the meeting that will take place in the 7th Floor Board Room of the Education Building in downtown Raleigh. Committee meetings and full Board meeting are audio streamed at http://stateboard.ncpublicschools.gov/.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
10 – 10:05 a.m.
Call to order and approval of April Board agenda
Recognition of new State Board of Education High School Junior Advisor Grace Russell
10:05 – 11:40 a.m.
SBE Issues Session
Division of Business Technology profile, Options for Differentiated Pay and Globally Competitive Students Issues
11:40 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• 21st Century Systems Committee
State Board member Greg Alcorn, chair
Action items: Council on Educational Services for Exceptional Children and Approval of Race to the Top Wireless Infrastructure Initiative Allocations
New Business item: Contracts Update
12 p.m. Lunch
1 – 1:35 p.m.
• 21st Century Professionals Committee
State Board member Olivia Oxendine, chair
Discussion items: Requests for Waivers from Analysis of Student Work and Requests for Waivers from North Carolina Final Exams
New Business item: Governor’s Teacher Network Update: Changing Instructional Practice
1:35 – 2:15 p.m.
• Leadership for Innovation Committee
State Board member Rebecca Taylor, chair; Wayne McDevitt, vice chair
Action items: Charter Agreement Revision, Appeal Panel Recommendations on Initiating Charter Revocation for Three Schools: Children’s Village Academy, Dynamic Community and SEGS Academy, and Charter School Advisory Board Recommendation Regarding PACE Academy
New Business item: NC Virtual Public School Executive Director’s Report
2:15 – 3:05 p.m.
• Globally Competitive Students Committee
State Board member Eric Davis, chair; Olivia Oxendine, vice chair
Action items: Global Ready District Designation and Rubric
New Business items: Using Data to Inform Instruction in HomeBase and Update from the Task Force on Summative Assessment
3:05 – 3:20 p.m.
Healthy Responsible Students Committee
State Board member Tricia Willoughby, chair; Reginald Kenan, vice chair
Action item: HRS 1 Policy Regarding Athletic Injury Prevention and Management at Athletic Practices and Games
New Business item: Update on Proposed Legislation on HRS-Related Issues and Topics
3:20 p.m. Open session then adjourn to closed session
4 p.m. Board reconvenes then adjourns
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
9 – 11:20 a.m.
Following approval of their March minutes, Board members will recognize ACT Awards recipients and the NC Virtual Public School Teacher of the Year. State Superintendent June Atkinson will follow with her report to the Board.
Under the Board’s Information Agenda, members will receive reports on Master Literacy Training Sessions and Concussion Reporting.
Under the Consent Agenda, members will approve Requests for Waivers from Analysis of Student Work, Requests for Waivers from North Carolina Final Exams, Evaluate Validity of ABCs Accountability System, Local Alternative Schools’ Accountability Models, Report to the NC General Assembly: NC Economic Development Partnership Modification, Amendment to SBE Policy (TCS-B-007) State Board of Education Policy Establishing an Advisory Council for Each Residential School, Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee Report on School Connectivity Initiative, Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee Report on Public School Procurement of Information Technology, Technical Corrections to State Board of Education Policies for Charter Schools and Charter Amendment to Change the Mission for Brevard Academy.
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 followed by a discussion of any new and old business.
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