The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will hold its monthly Committee Meetings and Board Meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 11 and 12, 2015. An 8(g) Public Hearing will also be held on August 11.
 
All meetings will be held in the Claiborne Building, Room 1-100, The Louisiana Purchase Room
1201 North Third Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802

Committee Meetings may be convened up to 30 minutes prior to posted times to facilitate the orderly flow of business.
 
RSDigest has summarized the meeting agendas below. To read the posted agendas or to review back-up documents, click on the indicated links.
 

August 11, 2015
 
Public Hearing 9:00 a.m.

•  Public recommendations for the allocation of 8(g) funds for elementary and secondary education for 2016-2017

 
Committee Meetings
 
Administration and Finance Committee - 9:30 a.m.

• LDE contracts of $50,000 and under
• 8(g) monitoring visit reports conducted by Board staff
• Audit reports
• 8(g) funding cycle activities - Approval of 8(g) Statewide Programs for FY 2015-2016 
• LDE contracts and leases of $50,000 and over
• Federal/State Grants and allocations to LEAs, Type 2 Charters, Type 5 Charters, Approved Nonpublic Schools, and Community-Based Organizations (competitive and other)
• RSD contracts and leases of $50,000 and over
• Update report on RSD Capital Projects
• 2015-2016 Budget for RSD
• BESE Budget
• Reports pertaining to Senate Bill 267 of the 2015 Regular Legislative Session
• LDOE legal opinion

 
School Innovation and Turnaround Committee - 10:30 a.m.

• Type 2 and Type 5 Charter Applications in response to the 2015 Request for Charter School Applications
• Revisions to the Charter School Performance Compact 
• Report regarding the audit of and recommendations for Milestone Academy

 
Educator Effectiveness Committee - 1:00 p.m.

• Report regarding Certification Appeals
• Mild/Moderate Special Education Add-on Endorsement Programs submitted by the Louisiana Resource Center for Educators (LRCE) Certification Solutions
• Three due process cases regarding certification

 
Academic Goals and Instructional Improvement Committee - 1:30 p.m.

• Request from Richland Parish SB for a waiver of policy contained in Bulletin 741, Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators
• Request from Tangipahoa Parish SB for a waiver of policy contained in Bulletin 741, Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators
• Requests from EBRPSB and St. Charles PSB,  for waivers of policy contained in Bulletin 1706, Regulations for the Implementation of the Children with Exceptionalities Act
• New Orleans Video Access Center, Inc. (NOVAC) as a course provider for the Course Choice Program for 2015-2016
• Report regarding the status of Course Choice providers
• Annual approval of new alternative education schools
• Deferral is recommended
• Annual approval of new alternative education programs
• Deferral is recommended
• Report on the Special Education Advisory Panel
• Report on the Accountability Commission
• Report on the Early Childhood Care and Education Advisory Council
• Revisions to meeting dates and membership of the Standards Review Committees
• Revisions to Bulletin 139, Louisiana Child Care and Development Fund Programs, regarding improvements to the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
• Revisions to Bulletin 741, Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, to align BESE policies with legislation from the 2015 Regular Legislative Session
• Revisions to Bulletin 111, The Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System, related to middle school assessment requirements

 

August 12, 2015
 
Board Meeting - 9:00 a.m.

Committee Reports
See above agendas

• Academic Goals and Instructional Improvement Committee 
• Administration and Finance Committee
• 8(g) Public Hearing
• Committee of the Whole (RSD matters only) - Administration and Finance Committee
• Committee of the Whole (RSD matters only) - School Innovation and Turnaround Committee 
• Educator Effectiveness Committee
• School Innovation and Turnaround Committee

 
Advisory Council Reports

• Nonpublic School Council

 
Action Items

• Faculty, course offerings, and textbooks (FY 2015-2016) for the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts
• Nominee to be submitted and recommended to the Governor for appointment to the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS)
• Stephen Smith