The West Virginia Board of Education’s Communication Committee will meet to conduct routine committee business on March 8, 2006 at 10 a.m. in the Board Conference Room, Capitol Building 6, Room B-351, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia.  

The West Virginia Board of Education will meet in regular session to conduct routine business on March 8, 2006 at 12:30 p.m. in the Board Conference Room, Capitol Building 6, Room B-353, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia.  

The West Virginia Board of Education will meet in regular session on March 9, 2006, beginning at 9 a.m., in the Board Conference Room, Capitol Building 6, Room B-353, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia.  

The West Virginia Board of Education’s High Schools for West Virginia’s Task Force will meet to conduct routine business on March 9, 2006, beginning at 1 p.m., in the Board Conference Room, Capitol Building 6, Room B-353, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia.  

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8TH AGENDA  

12:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER – WELCOME/INTRODUCTIONS President Lowell E. Johnson DELEGATION(S)  

APPROVAL OF AGENDA  

OFFICE OF EDUCATION PERFORMANCE AUDITS (OEPA) Director’s Information  

Draft Individual School Education Performance Audit Report for Hurricane Middle School, Putnam County  

Draft Individual School Education Performance Audit Reports for Independence Middle School, Shady Spring Middle School, and Liberty High School, Raleigh County  

Draft Individual School Education Performance Audit Reports for New Martinsville School and Short Line School, Wetzel County  

Follow-up Education Performance Audit Report for McDowell County School System  

Final Individual School Education Performance Audit Report for Summers County High School, Summers County  

Grants for Distance Learning Waiver of State Board of Education Policy (McDowell County)  

Policy 2423, Communicable Disease Control  

Policy 2520.16, Alternate Academic Achievement Standards for West Virginia Schools  

Demonstration of Paperless Agenda  

WVBE Strategic Plan Update  

LEGAL and/or PERSONNEL MATTERS  

FUTURE MEETINGS  

ADJOURNMENT  

THURSDAY, MARCH 9TH AGENDA  

9 a.m. CALL TO ORDER – WELCOME/INTRODUCTIONS President Lowell E. Johnson  

RECOGNITIONS DELEGATION(S)  

APPROVAL OF AGENDA  

CONSENT AGENDA Approval of Minutes February 8, 9, and 23, 2006  

Routine Business County Boards of Education, RESAs, and Multi-County Vocational Centers Budget Supplement and Transfer Requests for 2005-06 Employment of Substitute Teachers in Areas of Critical Need Senate Bill 227, W.Va. Code §18A-4-7a, Transfer of Teachers After Five Days Prior to Starting Instruction Policy 4355: High School Diplomas for Veterans Waivers of State Board of Education Policies and Regulations, Superintendent’s Interpretations and State Statutes and Legislative Rules Policy 2423, Communicable Disease Control Policy Policy 2520.16, Alternate Academic Achievement Standards for West Virginia Schools Request from Appalachian Bible College for a Waiver to WVBE Policy 5100 (Approval of Educator Personnel Preparation Programs) 2006 Summer Food Service Program State Plan Approval of the 2006-2007 School Calendar for the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Final Individual School Education Performance Audit Report for Ritchie County High School, Ritchie County Final Individual School Education Performance Audit Report for Spencer Middle School, Roane County  

REPORTS Board Member/Committee Reports Board Member Reports Communications Committee Legislative Monitoring Committee Wellness Committee High Schools for West Virginia’s Future Task Force Committee Board Employee Evaluation Committee  

State Superintendent’s Report Personnel Updates – Lincoln, McDowell, Mingo and/or Hampshire County Update – RESA I Investigation Legislative Update Update – Legal Matters  

Educational Personnel Data Report 2005  

NEW BUSINESS Amendment – Lincoln County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan  

Sale of Hampshire County Property to Hampshire County Development Authority  

West Virginia Board of Education Personnel  

Board Meeting Dates and Locations  

Board Items for Future Consideration  

LEGAL and/or PERSONNEL MATTERS  

FUTURE MEETINGS  

ADJOURNMENT