Agenda - December 9, 2009

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

I. Call to Order - 9:30 A.M.

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Public Comment

IV. Open Board Discussion - 9:45 A.M.

V. Special Presentations

A. 10:15 A.M. - Charter Schools - Rep. Kim Casey
B. 10:30 A.M. - Strong Foundations Charter Revision - Roberta Tenney/Beth McClure
C. 10:45 A.M. - New Hampshire Reading First Program - Janet Catalfano
D. 11:00 A.M. - Public Hearing - ED 315, Home Education
E. 11:30 A.M. - Public Hearing - ED 507 and ED 612 Math for Middle and High School Certification and Teacher Preparation Programs
F. 12:00 P.M. - Public Hearing - ED 403-405, Approval of Nonpublic Schools
G. 12:30 P.M. - Public Hearing - ED 1100, Standards for the Education of Students with a Disability
H. 1:00 P.M. - Hearings - Sarah Browning

1. 1:00 P.M. - Teacher/Newfound area School Board - SB-FY-08-06-014
2. 1:15 P.M. - Student/Sunapee School Board - Request for Rehearing - SB-FY-09-12-006
3. 1:45 P.M. - Teacher/Milton School Board - SB-FY-05-05-009

I. 2:00 P.M. - Approval of Granite State College Reading Specialist Program - Judith Fillion/robert McLaughlin
J. 2:15 P.M. - Indoor Air Quality in Schools Report - Ed Murdough/Judy Day

VI. Legislative Issues, Sarah Browning

A. Adopt Ed 700, Adult High School and Education Programs

VII. New Department Business

A. 2:30 P.M. - Rollinsford-Somersworth Amended Area Agreement - Sarah Browning

VIII. New Board Business

A. Priorities of State Board
B. Education Reform

IX. Commissioner's Report

X. Old Business

XI. Consent Agenda

A. Minutes of November 18, 2009

XII. Other Business

XIII. Tabled Items

A. Merrimack School of Excellence Charter School

XIV. Nonpublic Session

XV. Adjournment - 3:00 P.M.