Agenda - May 13, 2009

New Hampshire State Board Of Education
State Department Of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301

8:00 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. - Open House for Commissioner Tracy

I. Call To Order - 9:00 A.M.

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Public Comment

IV. Open Board Discussion

V. Special Presentations

A. 9:45 A.M. - City Year New Hampshire - Pawn Nitichan/Stephen Spaloss
B. 10:00 A.M. - "The Ripple Effect" - Nashua Symphony And Chorus: Community & Education - Catherine O'Brian/Eric Valliere
C. 10:15 A.M. - Delay In Full Compliance - Ed Murdough

1. SAU #37 - Manchester School District
Central High School, Memorial High School, Southside Middle School
2. SAU #88 - Lebanon Junior High School
3. SAU #21 - South Hampton

D. 11:00 A.M. - Public Hearing Ed 507.28, Ed 507.33, Ed 612.22, Ed 612.27 - Science for Middle and High School Certification and Teacher Preparation Programs

E. 11:30 A.M. - Job Fair Update - Paul Leather/Jim Hinson

Dropout Update - Nashua School District - Paul Leather/Christopher Hottel

F. 12:00 Noon - Charter School Renewal of Charter for Great Bay Elearning Charter School - Roberta Tenney
G. 12:15 P.M. - Hearing - Student/Hillsboro-Deering School Board - SB-FF-09-01-009 - Sarah Browning
H. 12:45 P.M. - Hearing - Student/Windham School Board - SB-FY-09-01-011

VI. Legislative Issues - Sarah Browning

VII. New Department Business - Sarah Browning

A. Rulemaking Final Proposal - Ed 507 and Ed 612, English Language Arts and Social Studies for Middle and High School
B. Initial Proposal - Ed 700, Adult High School, Basic Education Progam and High School Equivalency Program

VIII. New Board Business

A. Priorities of State Board
B. Education Reform

IX. Commissioner's Report

X. Old Business

XI. Consent Agenda

A. Minutes for Retreat of March 27, 2009
B. Minutes of April 8, 2009
C. Tuition Contracts

1. Jackson School District and Bartlett School District
2. Bath School District and Lisbon School District
3. Bath School District and Haverhill Cooperative School District
4. Piermont School District and Rivendell Interstate School District
5. Piermont School District and Haverhill Cooperative School District
D. Appointment To Nonpublic School Advisory Council

XII. Other Business

XIII. Tabled Items - Merrimack School of Excellence Charter School

XIV. Nonpublic Session

XV. Adjournment - 1:30 P.M.