Indiana State Board of Education


Jo Blacketor, South Bend
Daniel Elsener, Indianapolis
Todd Huston, Fishers

Suellen Reed, Ed.D., Chair
James Edwards, Santa Claus
Stephen Gabet, Grabill
Michael Pettibone, Monroe
Vicki Snyder, Evansville

Edward Eiler, Ed.D., Lafayette
Dr. Gwendolyn Griffith-Adell, Gary
David Shane, Indianapolis

NOTICE OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA

October 3, 2007

Department of Education
James Whitcomb Riley Conference Room
151 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, Indiana

9 a.m.
 State Board of Education Executive Session
[The purpose of the executive session is to discuss records classified as confidential by
state or federal law - IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(7).]

9:20 a.m.
(or conclusion of Executive Session, whichever is later)
Business Meeting

October 4, 2007

Department of Education
Division of Professional Standards
Large Conference Room
101 W. Ohio St., Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46204

8 a.m.
Strategic Planning Committee meeting


 Agenda, October 3, 2007

      I.     Call to Order - Pledge of Allegiance.

     II.     Approval of Minutes - September 5, 2007

    III.     Statement of the Chair

   IV.     Board Member Comments and Reports from Board Member Representatives to Other Groups

    V.     Committee Reports

A.    Strategic Planning. | Attachment 2 | Attachment 3 | Attachment 4

B.    Regulatory Review.

   VI.     Discussion

A.    Assessment and Accountability. | Attachment 2

B.    Legislation.

C.    Reports of Consolidated Purchasing and Shared Services Pursuant to Indiana Code 20-42.5-3 | Attachment 2 | Attachment 3 | Attachment 4

  VII.     Consent Agenda    (X, A; X, G; X, H)  

VIII.     Adjudications and Hearings

   IX.     Public Comments

    X.     Action                                               

A. Adoption of final orders in administrative adjudications where no objections have been filed to the recommended order of the hearing officer. 

B. Adoption of final order in Cause #0704009, the Matter of E.C. and Nettle Creek School Corporation Transfer Tuition Dispute Under IC 20-26-11-15. [Oral argument will be conducted in executive session.]

C. Approval of Academic Standards for Health and Wellness. | Attachment 2 | Attachment 3

D. Approval of Academic Standards for Journalism. | Attachment 2 | Attachment 3 | Attachment 4 | Attachment 5 | Attachment 6 | Attachment 7

E. Approval of Academic Standards for Social Studies. | Attachment 2 | Attachment 3 | Attachment 4 | Attachment 5 | Attachment 6 | Attachment 7

F. Approval of Common School Fund Loans. | Attachment 2 | Attachment 3 | Attachment 4

G. Approval of professional development grants.

H. Consideration of Freeway School petition from The Kokomo Academy. | Attachment 2

I. Approval of achievement standards Biology I End-of-Course Assessment. | Attachment 2 | Attachment 3 | Attachment 4 | Attachment 5

J. Approval of School Technology Advancement Account petitions. | Attachment 2

K. Consideration of Freeway School petition from Paddock View Residential Center, Marion.
| Attachment 2

L. Approval of PRIME TIME instructional assistants.

M. Readoption of rules scheduled to expire pursuant to IC 4-22-2.5-2.

   XI.     Board Operations

            A     NASBE Activities.

            B.    Future State Board of Education meetings. | Attachment 2