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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 Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will hold its next monthly Committee Meetings and Board Meeting as follows:
- Committee Meetings - Tuesday, January 13, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
- Board Meeting - Wednesday, January 14, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
All meetings will be held at the following location:
Claiborne Building
Room 1-100 - The Louisiana Purchase Room
1201 N. Third Street
Baton Rouge 70803
The public's best opportunity to have input on matters pending before BESE is at the Committee Meetings, which may start up to 30 minutes prior to their posted times in order to facilitate the orderly flow of business.
Live streaming and video archiving for the Meetings can be located here.
RSDigest has summarized below the agendas for the meetings. Posted agendas and back-up documentation for agendas and agenda items can be accessed by clicking on the items where indicated.
***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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JANUARY 13 BESE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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Brumfield vs. Dodd certification
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Request for a waiver of policy in Bulletin 741, Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators
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Request for a waiver of policy in Bulletin 111, Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System
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Recurrent waiver requests of BESE policy
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Media Arts I, II, III, and IV as course equivalents for TOPS Core Curriculum
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Update on Accountability Commission
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Revisions to bulletins regarding Art course requirements for TOP University Diploma
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ACT and Advanced Placement participation and scores
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Development of a framework for professional development for early childhood centers
Administration and Finance Committee - 10:30 a.m.
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Report from LDE Internal Auditor
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Special School District budget
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Status report regarding the Louisiana Attorney General's opinion relative to John McDonogh High School
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Reports in response to legislative requests
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HCR 61, which requests BESE, in consultation with stakeholders, to develop a statewide model for the funding of and the equitable distribution of public funds for early childhood care and education
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HR 140, which requests BESE to monitor the findings and recommendations of the My Brother's Keeper Task Force as they pertain to elementary and secondary education
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HCR 187, which requests BESE, in collaboration with the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, the Louisiana School Boards Association, and the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, to study and explore all options for providing free transportation to students attending charter schools
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HR 220, which requests that BESE reconvene a minimum foundation program ( MFP ) task force to determine the actual cost of providing public education in Louisiana and identify all potential funding mechanisms to enable school systems to meet this cost
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HR 224, which requests BESE to conduct a study relative to the number of students attending charter schools who, based on the attendance zones of the local public school system where they reside, would have otherwise attended a public school that received a letter grade of "D" or "F" or any variation thereof for the most recent school year pursuant to the school and district accountability system
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SCR 96, which requests BESE and the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) jointly to assess water accessibility in Louisiana schools and report its findings to the legislature by February 1, 2015
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SCR 134, which requests to examine and consider the status of school suspensions and expulsions, as well as plans to revise current school discipline policies in response to the "Supportive School Discipline Initiative" launched by the United States Department of Education (USDOE) and United States Department of Justice
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SR 194, which requests BESE and the Lafayette Parish School System to study issues relative to the funding of Type 2 charter schools located in Lafayette Parish and schools under the jurisdiction of the Lafayette Parish School System with regard to the local taxation measures approved by the voters
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SR 204, which requests BESE to convene an MFP task force to examine the actual cost of educating a student in Louisiana public elementary and secondary schools as well as related issues relative to the MFP formula
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Honorary diplomas to veterans of World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War who left high school prior to graduation to serve in the military
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Educator Effectiveness Committee - 12:30 p.m.
School Innovation and Turnaround Committee - 1:30 p.m.
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This service is made possible by support from Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools and funding from the Robert Reily Family Trust and the Smith/Cooper Foundation
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