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MINUTES INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION January 9, 2008 Department of Education The meeting of the Indiana State Board of Education was called to order at 9:14 a.m. Board members Dr. Suellen Reed, Daniel Elsener, Dr. Gwendolyn Griffith-Adell, David Shane, Steve Gabet, Dr. Edward Eiler, Todd Huston, Michael Pettibone, and Jo Blacketor were present. James Edwards and Vicki Snyder were not present. Call to Order Dr. Reed led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Gabet moved for approval of the minutes. Mr. Pettibone seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. III. Statement of the Chair Dr. Reed discussed the following:
IV. Member Comments and Reports from Board Member Representatives to Other Groups Mr. Huston discussed statewide student management systems. V. Committee Reports A. Mr. Elsener gave Board members a copy of the summary sheet on Mission Strategies and Vision for Student Learning in Indiana. Mr. Elsener made a motion for approval of the document. Mrs. Blacketor seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Board members agreed the next step is to have a small group of DOE employees and Board members to look at how to take these initiatives and focus them around the Strategic Plan. B. Mr. Gabet reported on the Regulatory Review Committee and discussed the following issues:
Board members discussed curriculum guidelines pertaining to minutes per subject areas. Dr. Robert Marra, Associate Superintendent, discussed proposals for new special education rules, including the following issues:
A full version of Article 7 will be given to Board members at the February meeting. VI. Discussion A. Michele Walker, Director of Student Assessment, gave an assessment update:
Ms. Walker said Wes Bruce, Assistant Superintendent, was currently coordinating a meeting with test vendors and assessment directors from throughout the country to work on a set of voluntary standards for administering large scale assessments, including scanning, hand scoring, and reports. B. Linda Miller, Assistant Superintendent, discussed English Language Proficiency Standards and the new school improvement grant. Ms. Miller said that, for students whose first language is not English, we need to know exactly what we expect those students to be able to do and to know. English Language Proficiency Standards take Indiana Academic standards, and define what we expect a student whose first language is not English to be able to do. Ms. Miller described a US DOE initiative to provide technical assistance for voluntary review, of our proficiency standards. We will participate. Ms. Miller also discussed the new Title I school improvement grant, under NCLB, schools that are deemed as not making AYP for two consecutive years, go into school improvement. In year one, they have to offer choice; in year two, they must offer choice and supplemental education services; in year three, corrective action is taken; and in year four, planning for restructuring takes place. Indiana was the first of 21 states to be awarded this new grant money. This is a funding source that will go only to Title I schools. Districts will apply for the money, but only if they have schools that are in improvement status. The Department currently is drafting an application and will have it out to the school districts within two weeks. An expert panel will make the recommendations for funding and hopefully, by spring, the money will be available to schools. B. Mr. McDowell gave a legislative update including the following:
C. Terry Spradlin, Associate Director; Nathan Burroughs, Co-author; and Kylie Stanley, Research Assistant; Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP), reported on the 2007 Public Opinion Survey on Education in Indiana. The 2007 survey responses came from a representative sample of 612 residents of Indiana, including parents and non-parents. This is the fifth year the study has been conducted. Primary issues in the survey included opinions about quality of public schools, school funding, early childhood education initiatives, school choice and charter schools, high quality teachers, No Child Left Behind Act and P.L. 221, and the achievement gap. The entire report is available at http://www.ceep.indiana.edu/projects/PDF/POS Ed IN 20080108.pdf. D. Dr. Reed gave board members a copy of a press release on the Quality Counts Report. For the second consecutive year, Indiana ranked first nationally for its high academic, testing, and accountability standards. Indiana rankings in other categories evaluated this year included the following:
A copy of the full report can be found at www.edweek.org. ---------------------------------------- The Board recessed at 10:45 a.m. and reconvened at 11 a.m. -------------------------------------------------- VII Public Comments Marilyn Edwards, ISTA, and Carole Craig, NAACP, provided public comments. VII. Consent Agenda A. Kevin McDowell, General Counsel, presented a request for certification of a proposed Governing Body Selection Plan for the Board of School Trustees, Middlebury Community School Corporation. [Agenda item VIII, A] B. Mr. McDowell presented a request for certification of amendments to the Governing Body Selection Plan for the Board of School Trustees, Jennings County. [Agenda item VIII, B] C. Mr. McDowell presented a request for adoption of final orders in administrative adjudications where no objections have been filed to the recommended order of the hearing officer. [Agenda item, VIII, C] D. Mr. McDowell presented a request for approval of a Freeway School Petition from Providence Cristo Rey High School, Indianapolis. [Agenda item X, A] Dr. Griffith-Adell moved for approval of the consent agenda items. Mr. Shane seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VIII. Action A. Gary Wallyn, Director, Division of Accreditation, Assistance, and Awards, presented a request for approval of a Freeway School Petition renewal from Covenant Christian High School, Indianapolis. Mrs. Blacketor moved for approval. Mr. Elsener seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. B. Dorothy Winchester, Director, Office of Program Development, presented a request for approval of the 2008 Summer School Program. Mr. Gabet moved for approval. Dr. Eiler seconded the motion. Dr. Eiler amended the motion as follows:
Mr. Pettibone seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Dr. Reed said Jo Blacketor would attend the NASBE governmental affairs study group on January 25-26, 2008. ---------------------------------------- Mr. Elsener moved for adjournment. Mr. Shane seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.
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