November 5 2014 Meeting
Notice of Meeting and Agenda
SBOE Regular Business Meeting
November 5, 2014 - 9:30 AM (EST)
Indiana Government Center South Auditorium
I. Call to Order
- Roll Call
- B. Pledge of Allegiance
II. Approval of the Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Statement from the Chair
V. Board Member Comments and Reports
VI. General Public Comment (public comment on specific agenda items will be taken at the time each item is before the Board)
VII. Consent Agenda
VIII. New Business – Action
- Resolution of petition: MSB, CAB, and MEB vs Benton Community School Corporation
- Recommendation of Lead Partner for IPS - memo
- Final approval of CORE content tests and cut scores for Physical Education and Health - memo
- Establishing new accountability bonus targets and weights for 2014-15 accountability - memo
- Atypical Schools
- Approval of final placement of schools into categories of school accountability - memo
- Approval of placement of corporations into categories of school accountability
- Testing windows for 2014-15 Accuplacer, WIDA and NCSC assessments - memo
- Final approval of rule language for 13-560 (special education and related services by choice schools) - memo
- Final approval of rule language for 13-561 (requirements for the education and special education and related services of children who are placed in a facility under the written order of a physician)- memo
IX. Best Practices - Innovations in Education - Student Successes
X. Discussion and Reports
- SBOE staff update - memo
- Turnaround Academy updates - OEI presentation
a. EdPower b. Charter School USA
c. Edison Learning - Teacher licensure exams and cut scores - memo
- Gary Community Schools bussing update
- School Quality Review findings update - SQR part 1 | SQR part 2 | SQR part 3 | SQR part 4
- Strategic Planning Committee update
- School Turnaround Committee update
- Career Council Core 40 Subcommittee update - memo
- NCLB Waiver update - update
- Assessment update
- Accountability update
a. SBOE & DOE Staff Policy Considerations
b. Student growth in Indiana ~ Dr. Damian W. Betebenner, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment - IDOE update on information regarding Ebola - memo
- Roles and Responsibilities of SBOE/DOE
XI. Board Operations
XII. Adjournment