UTAH STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
AGENDA
Date: Friday, May 9, 2008
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Break: 10:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12:15 p.m.
Executive Session:1:00 p.m.
Place: Board Rooms
Utah State Office of Education
250 East Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. (500 South)
Salt Lake City, Utah
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7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
1. Board Committee Meetings
A. Curriculum Committee
Second Floor North, Conference Room 241
1. ACTION: Instructional Materials Commission Operating
2. ACTION: Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR)
3. ACTION: International Baccalaureate Programs, R277-710 Tab 3
4. ACTION: Revised Grades Three Through Six Social Studies
Core Curriculum, Approval Tab 4
5. ACTION: Human Sexuality Instruction Forms Tab 5
Postponed until June 13 at the request of Committee Chair
6. ACTION: EXECUTIVE SESSION Interim Superintendent
Of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Performance
Review Tab 6
B. Law & Policy Committee
First Floor South Conference Room #156
7. ACTION: Educator Licensing and Data Retention, Section 6,
Returning Educator Relicensure, R277-502 Tab7
8. ACTION: Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarship Program, R277-526 Tab 8
9. ACTION: Legislative Supplemental Salary Adjustments, R277-110 Tab 9
10. ACTION: Utah Educator Standards, Section 4, Educator
Responsibility for Maintaining a Safe Learning Environment
And Educational Standards, R277-515-4 Tab 10
11. ACTION: Adjudicative Proceedings under the Vocational
Rehabilitation Act, R280-150 (Repeal/Reenact) Tab 11
12. ACTION: American Board For Certification of Teacher
Excellence Competency Test Tab 12
13. ACTION: Approval of Utah Valley University (formerly Utah
Valley State College) Teacher Education Program Granted
Accreditation by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council
(TEAC) Tab 13
C. Finance Committee
North Board Room
14. ACTION: Utah State Office of Education Internal Audit
Procedures, Section 1, Definitions, R277-116 Tab 14
15. ACTION: School Professional Development Days Pilot
Program, R277-418 (Repeal) Tab 15
16. ACTION: Pupil Accounting, R277-419 Tab 16
17. ACTION: Student Enrollment Options, R277-437 Tab 17
18. ACTION: Data Standards, R277-484 Amendment Tab 18
19. ACTION: Grants to Purchase or Retrofit Clean School Buses,
20. ACTION: Early Retirement Incentive Policy Tab 20
21. ACTION: Policy Development for School Trust Lands Tab 21
22. ACTION: Charter School Revolving Loan Subcommittee
Recommendations Tab 22
10:30 a.m. -10:45 a.m.
BREAK
BOARD MEETING
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
2. WELCOME AND ACHIEVEMENT SPOTLIGHT
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
3. ACTION: New Charter Schools and Charter School Amendments Tab 3
4. INFORMATION: Public Participation/Comment
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
LUNCH FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND USOE EXECUTIVE STAFF
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
5. ACTION: Board Standing Committee Reports
A. Finance Committee
Tabs 15 - 23
B. Curriculum Committee
Tabs 1 - 7
C. Law & Policy Committee
Tabs 8 - 14
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
6. INFORMATION: Executive Officer Report
3:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
7. INFORMATION: Board Chairman Report
3:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
8. ACTION: General Consent Calendar Tab 8
NOTE: This meeting will be broadcast live over the Internet beginning at 10:45 a..m. * To view the broadcast, go to the link on the USBE home page: www.schools.utah.gov/board. *Times are approximate. The Standing Committee Meetings from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and the Executive Session at 1:00 p.m. will not be broadcast.
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