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Board Meeting Agenda - April 21-22, 2010

 

Executive and Planning Session Agendas – Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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Full Board Convenes 11:00 a.m.
Moment of Silence/Pledge of Allegiance
Executive Session
Adjournment of Executive Session

Planning Session Convenes 1:00 p.m.
Recognitions

• A Resolution of Appreciation presented to Dr. Thomas Brewster, former member of the Virginia Board of Education
• A Resolution of Appreciation presented to Mr. Kelvin Moore, former member of the Virginia Board of Education

Introductory Remarks
Mrs. Eleanor Saslaw, President, Virginia Board of Education

Overview of Presentation Topics
Dr. Patricia Wright, Superintendent of Public Instruction Virginia Department of Education

Reports and Presentations

1. Highlights of Progress and Activities Towards Meeting Board of Education Objectives
   Presenter: Dr. Deborah Jonas, Executive Director, Research and Strategic Planning
2. Charter School Legislation
   Presenter: Mrs. Anne Wescott, Assistant Superintendent, Policy and Communications
3. Current Charter School Application Review Process
   Presenter: Ms. Roberta Schlicher, Director, Program Administration and Accountability
4. College Partnership Laboratory School Legislation
   Presenter: Mrs. Michelle Vucci, Director of Policy
5. Virtual School Program Legislation
   Presenter: Mrs. Michelle Vucci, Director of Policy
6. Virtual Virginia: Program Update
   Presenter: Mr. Lan Neugent, Assistant Superintendent, Technology and Career Education
7. Virginia's Educational Information Management System – Future Work
   Presenter: Mrs. Bethann Canada, Director, Educational Information Management
8. The Future of Virginia's Assessment Program: Testing in a Digital Age
   Presenter: Mrs. Shelley Loving-Ryder, Assistant Superintendent, Student Assessment and School Improvement
9. Overview of the Board of Education's Comprehensive Plan
   Presenter: Mrs. Anne Wescott, Assistant Superintendent, Policy and Communications

Wrap up and Next Steps

Adjournment of Planning Session

 

Board Business Meeting Agenda – April 22, 2010

Full Board Convenes 9:00 a.m.
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Minutes of the March 18, 2010, Meeting of the Board

Public Comment*
Consent Agenda

10. Final Review of Financial Report on Literary Fund

Action/Discussion: Board of Education Regulations

11. First Review of the Proposed Revisions to the Regulations Governing Career and Technical Education (8VAC20-120-10 et seq.)

Action/Discussion Items

12. First Review of a Request for Approval of an Innovative Program Opening Prior to Labor Day (Year Round School) from Richmond City Public Schools
13. First Review of a Request for Approval of an Innovative Program Opening Prior to Labor Day from Harrisonburg City Public Schools
14. First Review of a Request for Approval of an Waiver of 8 VAC 20-131-150 of the Standards of Accreditation (5 ½ Hour School Day) from Montgomery County Public Schools
15. First Review of a Recommendation of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL) to Grant Approval to Add New Education (Endorsement) Programs at Bluefield College, Christopher Newport University, Lynchburg College, Randolph-Macon College, the University of Richmond, and the College of William and Mary
16. First Review of a Recommendation of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL) to Accredit with Stipulations the Professional Education Program at Washington and Lee University through a Process Approved by the Board of Education and Approve the Education (Endorsement) Programs
17. First Review of a Recommendation of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL) to Accredit the Professional Education Program at Averett University through a Process Approved by the Board of Education
18. First Review of Recommendations of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL) to Approve Passing Scores for the Praxis II World Language Assessments in German, French, and Spanish and to Approve the Assessments and Passing Scores as Another Option to Meet Endorsement Requirements for Native Speakers or Candidates Who Have Learned the Foreign Language
19. First Review of a Recommendation of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure to Approve a Passing Score for the Praxis II Business and Information Technology Assessment
20. Final Review of a Request for Approval of a Request from Fairfax County Public Schools for a Waiver of One Day for a Declared State of Emergency

Discussion of Current Issues

by Board of Education Members and Superintendent of Public Instruction

Adjournment of Business Section

Public Notice

The Board of Education members will meet for dinner at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2010. No business matters will be discussed. The Board president reserves the right to change the times listed on this agenda depending upon the time constraints during the meeting.

*Guidelines for Public Comment

1. The Board of Education is pleased to receive public comment at each of its regular monthly meetings. In order to allow the Board sufficient time for its other business, the total time allotted to public comment will generally be limited to thirty (30) minutes. Individuals seeking to speak to the Board will be allotted three (3) minutes each.
2. Those wishing to speak to the Board should contact Dr. Margaret Roberts, Executive Assistant for Board Relations at (804) 225-2924. Normally, speakers will be scheduled in the order that their requests are received until the entire allotted time slot has been used. Where issues involving a variety of views are presented before the Board, the Board reserves the right to allocate the time available so as to ensure that the Board hears from different points of view on any particular issue.
3. Speakers are urged to contact Dr. Roberts in advance of the meeting. Because of time limitations, those persons who have not previously registered to speak prior to the day of the Board meeting cannot be assured that they will have an opportunity to appear before the Board.
4. In order to make the limited time available most effective, speakers are urged to provide multiple written copies of their comments or other material amplifying their views.

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