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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 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 2008-2009 – (Action)

2. Amendment – Boone County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) – (Action)

3. Amendment – Hancock County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) – (Action)

4. Amendment – Jackson County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) – (Action)

5. Amendment – Marshall County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) – (Action)

6. Amendment – Monroe County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) – (Action)

7. Amendment – Wayne County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) – (Action)

8. Amendment – Wood County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) – (Action)

9. Amendment – Wood County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) – (Action)

10. Waivers of West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) Policies and Regulations, Superintendent's Interpretations and State Statutes and Legislative Rules – (Action)

11.Waiver Requests for Attendance at the WV Principal Leadership Academy for New Principals – (Action)

12. Employment of Substitute Teachers in Areas of Critical Need – (Action)

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

14. 2009 State Administrative Expense (SAE) Plan for Child Nutrition – (Action)

15. Approval of Two Teacher Preparation Programs at Two Institutions – (Action)

16. Appointment to the WV Commission for Professional Teaching Standards Appointments to the West Virginia Commission for Professional Teaching Standards – (Action)

17. Final Individual School Education Performance Audit Report for Jefferson High School, Jefferson County – (Action)

18. Training Manual and Handbook for Education Performance Audits – (Action)

Reports

A. Board Member/Committee Reports – (Information)

B. State Superintendent’s Report

1. WVDE Personnel Matters – (Information)

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

C. Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) Report – (Information)

New Business

A. WVBE Personnel Matters – (Action)

B. Board Items for Future Consideration – (Discussion)

Legal and/or Personnel Matters – (Action)

Future Meetings – (Information)

Adjournment – (Action)