The West Virginia Board of Education will meet to conduct routine business on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Conference Room, Capitol Building 6, Room 353, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, WV

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 AGENDA

9:00 a.m.               Call to Order - Welcome - Introductions

                                                Delores W. Cook, President

                                Recognition(s)

                                Delegation(s)

                                Approval of Agenda - (Action)

                                Consent Agenda - (Action)

A.     Approval of Minutes - (Action)

B.    Routine Business

1.     County Boards of Education, RESAs, and Multi‑County Vocational Centers Budget Supplement and Transfer Requests for 2007-2008 - (Action)

2.     Amendment - Brooke County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) - (Action)

3.     Amendment - Fayette County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) - (Action)

4.     Amendment - Logan County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) - (Action)

5.     Amendment - Ohio County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) - (Action)

6.     Amendment - Wayne County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) - (Action)

7.     Senate Bill 227, W. Va. Code §18A-4-7a, Transfer of Teachers After Five Days Prior to Starting Instruction - (Information)

8.     Employment of Substitute Teachers in Areas of Critical Need - (Action)

9.     Policy 8200, Purchasing Procedures for Local Educational Agencies - (Action)

10.   Policy 2200,  Parent Involvement in Education - (Action)

11.   Policy 2515, Uniform Grading - (Action)

12.   Policy 2520.35, 21st Century Science 9-12 Content Standards and Objectives for West Virginia Schools - (Action)

13.   Final Individual School Education Performance Audit Report for Collins Middle School, Fayette County - (Action)

Reports

A.     Board Member/Committee Reports - (Information/Action)

1.     Wellness Committee Update - (Information/Action)

B.    State Superintendent’s Report

1.      WVDE Personnel Matters - (Information)

2.     Updates - Lincoln, McDowell, and/or Mingo County - (Information/Action)

3.     From Classroom to Classroom: 21st Century Guide for New Teachers - (Information)

New Business

A.     Policy 4321.1, Standards for School Nutrition - (Action)

B.    NASBE Annual Business Meeting/Voting Delegate - (Action)

C.    WVBE Personnel Matters Including the Possible Hiring of an Executive Director for Regional Education Service Agency II - (Action)

D.    Board Items for Future Consideration - (Discussion)

Legal and/or Personnel Matters - (Action)

Future Meetings - (Information)

Adjournment - (Action)