State Board of Education to Meet in Kanawha County - December 11, 2008

The West Virginia Board of Education will meet to conduct routine business on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Conference Room, Capitol Building 6, Room 353, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, WV

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 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 – Gilmer County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) – (Action)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Approval of Modifications to the English Teacher Preparation Programs at Shepherd University – (Action)

Reports

A. Board Member/Committee Reports – (Information)

1. WVACEEC Response Committee – (Action)

2. Communications Committee – (Action)

B. State Superintendent’s Report

1. WVDE Personnel Matters – (Information)

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

3. Meeting with Higher Education Chancellors – (Information)

4. West Virginia Board of Education Strategic Plan and Performance Evidence for 2008 – (Information)

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

New Business

A. WVBE 2009 Legislative Agenda – (Action)

B. WVBE Personnel Matters – (Action)

C. Board Items for Future Consideration – (Discussion)

Legal and/or Personnel Matters – (Action)

Future Meetings – (Information)

Adjournment – (Action)