The State Board will meet for a work session beginning at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 7. The State Board will meet with the following groups: RESA directors/chairs; WV Commission for Professional Teaching Standards, Visiting International Faculty Program, Virtual School Update, and Department Staff.
NOVEMBER AGENDA
8:30 a.m. CALL TO ORDER
RECOGNITIONS
PRESENTATION: Dr. James L. Robertson, Jr., historian/author Dr. Ruby Payne, author
DELEGATIONS
OFFICE OF EDUCATION PERFORMANCE AUDITS (OEPA) OEPA BUSINESS •School District Approval Status and School Accreditation Status Based on Follow-Up Education Performance Audit of the Calhoun County School System •Multi-County Vocational-Technical Center Accreditation Status Based on Education Performance Audit for the Calhoun Gilmer Career Center •School District Approval Status and School Accreditation Status Based on Second Follow-Up Education Performance Audit of the Lewis County School System •Accreditation Status Based on Education Performance Audit of the McDowell County School System
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS •Approval of Minutes •Routine Business Amendment-McDowell County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan Amendment-Mingo County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan Amendment-Lincoln County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan County Boards of Education Budget Supplement/Transfer Requests for 2001-02 Waivers Substitute Policies in Areas of Critical Need Transfer of Teachers Personnel Policy 4355-High School Diplomas for Veterans Approval of Educational Personnel Preparation Programs in WV Colleges and Universities 2001-2002 Strengthening Grammar Skills
REPORTS •Educators on Permit or Out-of-Field Authorization •Graduate Tracking Record
OLD BUSINESS •Professional Development Goals
NEW BUSINESS •Proposed Official State Multiple List of Instructional Materials for Group II-English Language Arts Grammar and Composition, Speech Journalism, Handwriting, Foreign Language 7-12, Vocational Agriculture, Biology: Technical/Conceptual and Conceptual Mathematics
•Approval for Year-Round Calendars •Policy 3233-Establishment and Operation of Regional Education Service Agencies
MISCELLANEOUS •NASBE Voting Items
FUTURE MEETINGS •December 12-13 in Charleston
ADJOURNMENT