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April 16 Committee Meetings
April 17 Board Meeting

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This email is created by Ken Ducote and Rose Drill-Peterson on behalf of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools and is not an official correspondence from the RSD, BESE, nor any other state agency

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The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will hold its monthly Committee Meetings on Tuesday, April 16, beginning at 9:00 a.m., followed by its Board Meeting on Wednesday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m.

All meetings are to be held in The Louisiana Purchase Room 1-100 of the Claiborne Building, 1201 N. Third Street, Baton Rouge 70802. Committee Meetings may be convened up to 30 minutes prior to posted times in order to facilitate the orderly conduct of business.  

 

Agendas for the meetings may be read by clicking on the meeting headings below. RSDigest has highlighted items which may be of particular local interest.



***This email is created by Ken Ducote and Rose Drill-Peterson on behalf of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools and is not an official correspondence from the RSD, BESE, nor any other state agency***
TUESDAY, APRIL 16 COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Educator Effectiveness Committee - 9 a.m.

  • Back-up documentation can be read here, Educator Effectiveness Committee 
  • BESE will consider approval of an alternative path to teacher certification by Relay Graduate School of Education Practitioner Teacher Program 

Administration and Finance Committee - 10 a.m.

  • Back-up documentation can be read here, Administration and Finance Committee
  • RSD Contracts under $50,000
    • Analyzing RSD's financial relationship with OPSB, etc.
    • Historic displays required by FEMA at 5 school sites
    • Family Services of GNO for counseling services
    • Public Relations support
  • RSD Contracts over $50,000
    • Technical support for Enrollment Management system
    • Legal services for construction and special litigation
    • Misc. adjustments in architectural contracts
  • Audit reports on several RSD charters
  • Legislative study request - Differentiated funding for Special Ed students in MFP
  • Allocations for grant funds for Student Centered Goals program
  • Budget for Expanding High School Choice program
  • Updates to BESE's five year strategic plan 

Academic Goals & Instructional Improvement Committee - 1 p.m.

  • Back-up documentation can be read here, Academic Goals and Instructional Improvement Committee
  • Revisions to Bulletin 118, Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices, to add EOC scores for US History
  • Revisions to Bulletin 111, The Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System, regarding the Accountability policy
  • Back-up documentation can be read here, School Innovation and Turnaround Committee
  • Postponement of combining KIPP Central City Primary with KIPP Central City Academy
  • Report on OneApp for Type 2 charters
  • Report regarding Belle Chasse Academy
  • Update on RSD Capital Projects
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 BOARD MEETING

Full Board - 1 p.m.

  • Committee Reports from Committee Meetings
  • Executive Session to consider litigation
 
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