State Board of Education
November State Board Meeting
Des Moines, Iowa
November 14-15, 2012 

AGENDA* 

Wednesday, November 14

State Board Work Session
B100, Grimes State Office Building

8:30 a.m.       

Work Session – Joint Meeting – Iowa State Board of Education and Iowa Board of Educational Examiners (Tab A)

9:30 a.m.       

BREAK

State Board Work Session
State Board Room, Grimes State Office Building

9:45 a.m.       

Work Session – Educator Preparation Program Approval – Current Process and Standards (Tab B)

11:45 a.m.    

LUNCH

State Board Business Meeting
State Board Room, Grimes State Office Building

12:30 p.m.    

1.  Call to Order

2.  Approve the Agenda

3.  Communication
      a. Public Comment

4.  Update on Competency-based Education (Tab C)

5.  Community Colleges Fall Enrollment Report 2012 (Tab D)  

6.  Paraeducator Preparation Program Approval (Tab E)

• Western Iowa Tech Community College

 7.  Des Moines Public Charter School – Revoke Charter (Tab F)

 1:15 p.m.       

8.  Next Generation Science Standards Update (Tab G)

9.  Consent Agenda

a. Minutes (Tab H)

b. Rules: Chapter 43 – Pupil Transportation (Adopt) (Tab I )

c. Rules: Chapter 98 – Financial Management of Categorical Funding (Adopt) (Tab J)

d. Rules: Chapter 22 – Senior Year Plus Program (Adopt) (Tab K)

e. Rules: Chapter 22 – Senior Year Plus Program (Adopt) (Tab L)

f. Rules: Chapter 97 – Supplementary Weighting (Adopt) (Tab M)

g. Rules: Chapter 17 – Open Enrollment (Adopt) (Tab N)

h. Rules: Chapter 12 – General Accreditation Standards (Adopt) (Tab O)

i. Rules: Chapter 84 – Financial Incentives for National Board Certification (Adopt) (Tab P)

j. Rules: Chapter 83 – Teacher and Administrator Quality Programs (Adopt) (Tab Q) 

k. Rules: Chapter 15 – Uses of Telecommunications for Instruction by Schools (Adopt) (Tab R)

l. Rules: Chapter 32 – Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma (Notice) (Tab S)

m. Rules: Chapter 21 – Community Colleges “Associate of Community Professional Studies Pilot” (Notice) (Tab T)

n. Religious Groups Exempted from School Standards (Tab U)

1:45 p.m.       

10.  Area Education Agency (AEA) Accreditation (Tab V)

• Grant Wood AEA
• Northwest AEA

2:15 p.m.       

11.   State Board Legislative Agenda for 2013 (Tab W)

2:45 p.m.       

12.   Overcoming the Achievement Divide (Tab X) 

3:30 p.m.      

13.    Director Report, Board Reports    

3:45 p.m.        ADJOURN BUSINESS MEETING       

Thursday, November 15 – IASB Conference
Iowa Events Center

8:45 a.m.                

Participate in IASB Conference

3:45 p.m.                

Closing General Session

• Introduction of Iowa State Board of Education (State Board members should arrive at 3:30 p.m.)
• Breaking Barriers Awards
• Featured speaker: Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds

4:30 – 5:00 p.m.   

State Board Reception for Breaking Barriers Award Winners

 

 

*Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted.