Agenda: Feb. 10, 2010 CPE Meeting
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Joint Meeting Kentucky Board of Education Council on Postsecondary Education Education Professional Standards Board February 10, 2010 Kentucky Community and Technical College System Central Office 300 North Main Street Versailles, KY Kentucky Board of Education Education Professional Standards Board C. B. Akins, vice chair Lonnie Anderson Katheryn Baird Frank Cheatham Joe Brothers, chair Cathy Gunn Dorie Combs, vice chair Mary Hammons Jeanne Ferguson Terry K. Holliday Judith Gibbons Robert L. King Billy Harper Lynn May John Douglas Hubbard Greg Ross David Karem Becky Sagan Robert L. King Sandy Sinclair-Curry Austin Moss Zenaida Smith Brigitte Ramsey Bobbie Stoess Tom Stull, vice chair Terry K. Holliday, Commissioner of Education Mark Wasicsko Cassandra Webb Lorraine Williams, chair Cynthia York Council on Postsecondary Education Phillip Rogers, EPSB Executive Director Ellen Call Chris Crumrine Glenn Denton Dan Flanagan, vice chair Joe Graviss Terry K. Holliday Phyllis Maclin Nancy J. McKenney Pam Miller Donna Moore Lisa F. Osborne Paul E. Patton, chair Marcia Milby Ridings Jim Skaggs Joe Weis Joe Wise Robert L. King, CPE President AGENDA Joint Meeting Kentucky Board of Education Council on Postsecondary Education Education Professional Standards Board February 10, 2010 5:30 p.m. (ET) Kentucky Community and Technical College Central Office, Room 102A/B 300 North Main Street, Versailles, KY 1. Welcome by Michael B. McCall, KCTCS President 2. Remarks by Governor Steven L. Beshear 3. Video Message from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan 4. Call to Order and Roll Call Joe Brothers, KBE Chair Paul E. Patton, CPE Chair Lorraine Williams, EPSB Chair 5. Remarks by Education Committee Chairs Representative Carl Rollins Senator Ken Winters 6. Joint Presentation Regarding the New Kentucky Core Academic Standards Terry K. Holliday, Commissioner of Education Robert L. King, CPE President Phillip S. Rogers, EPSB Executive Director 7. Remarks from Reviewers Regarding the New Kentucky Core Academic Standards Brenda Overturf, University of Louisville, Department of Education-Teaching and Learning Charlie Newquist, East Jessamine Middle School 8. Action: Passage of Joint Resolution by KBE, CPE, and EPSB Boards 9. Adjournment Agenda materials are available online at http://www.cpe.ky.gov/about/cpe/meetings/2010/. February 10, 2010 Passage of Joint Resolution by KBE, CPE, and EPSB Boards ACTION: The staffs of the Kentucky Board of Education, Council on Postsecondary Education, and Education Professional Standards Board recommend approval of the joint resolution directing their respective agencies to integrate the final Kentucky Core Academic Standards for English/language arts and mathematics into their work and processes to ensure that all Kentucky students experience a successful and productive future. Kentucky’s participation in the common core standards initiative for English/language arts and mathematics ensures that the tenets of Senate Bill 1 (passed in 2009 and codified as KRS 158:6451) are met. The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). Governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states and territories committed to developing a common core of state standards in English/language arts and mathematics for grades K-12. Kentucky convened a steering committee, consisting of members of the General Assembly and educational leaders, to provide oversight of the comprehensive process of aligning content from K-12 to college entry level courses, oversee the revision of standards and the professional development process, and provide guidance for the evaluation of processes and next steps. Mathematics and language arts content work groups, consisting of postsecondary faculty, K-12 educators, and representatives from business and industry, have reviewed drafts of the standards and provided feedback to CCSSO. From the outset, Kentucky has been a vital participant in the work, keeping CCSSO abreast of the importance that these standards meet the needs of the unanimously approved Kentucky legislation. These sets of standards define the knowledge and skills students should have to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing, academic college courses and in workforce training programs. The standards will be aligned with college and work expectations, include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills, build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards, be internationally-benchmarked so that all students are prepared to succeed in the global economy and society, and be evidence and/or research-based. At the joint meeting of the Kentucky Board of Education, the Council on Postsecondary Education, and the Education Professional Standards Board, the three boards will recommend approval of the attached joint resolution. The common core standards will be known as the Kentucky Core Academic Standards for English/language arts and mathematics and provide grade by grade level content standards linked to college and career readiness standards. The approval of the resolution will direct each agency to integrate the final standards into their work and processes to ensure that all Kentucky students experience a successful and productive future. Additional information about the common core standards initiative is included in the agenda materials. Resolution Supporting the Adoption and Integration of the KENTUCKY Core Academic Standards Across Kentucky’s Education System By The Kentucky Board of Education, Council on Postsecondary Education and Education Professional Standards Board Commonwealth of Kentucky Whereas, The Kentucky Board of Education, Council on Postsecondary Education and Education Professional Standards Board are committed to the continual improvement of the educational system for all students; and Whereas, Senate Bill 1 was passed in the 2009 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly and requires collaboration among the boards and staffs of the Kentucky Department of Education, Council on Postsecondary Education and Education Professional Standards Board to revise Kentucky’s academic content standards, train local district teachers and administrators on their implementation and train faculty and staff in all of the teacher preparation programs in the application of the revised academic standards; and Whereas, The Senate Bill 1 Steering Committee has supported the three agencies’ collaboration with the Council of Chief State School Officers and National Governors Association Center for Best Practices in the Common Core Standards project; and Whereas, Kentucky’s Governor and Chief State School Officer signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the aforementioned organizations to participate in the development and adoption process of national Common Core Standards in English/language arts and mathematics for grades K-12; and Whereas, The drafting process for the standards has included broad input from Kentucky teachers, administrators, higher education officials, education partners, the public, staffs of the three participating agencies, a national validation committee and national organizations that has resulted in the current standards document; and Whereas, As required by Senate Bill 1, the Common Core Standards in English/language arts and mathematics focus on critical knowledge, skills and capacities needed for success in the global economy; reflect fewer, but more in-depth standards to facilitate learning; communicate expectations more clearly and concisely to teachers, parents, students and citizens; consider international benchmarks; and ensure that the standards are aligned from elementary to high school to postsecondary education so that students can be successful at each educational level; NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Kentucky Board of Education that the current draft of the Common Core Standards, to be known as the Kentucky Core Academic Standards for English/language arts and mathematics, was adopted by the board on February 10, 2010, and be it further resolved by the Kentucky Board of Education, Council on Postsecondary Education and Education Professional Standards Board that their respective agencies shall integrate the final standards into their work and processes to ensure that all Kentucky students experience a successful and productive future. Done in the city of Versailles, Kentucky, this tenth day of February, in the year Two Thousand Ten. ________________________ ________________________ ______________________ Joe Brothers, Chair Paul E. Patton, Chair Lorraine Williams, Chair Kentucky Board of Education Council on Postsecondary Education Professional Education Standards Board ________________________ ________________________ ______________________ Terry K. Holliday Robert L. King Phillip S. Rogers Commissioner of Education CPE President EPSB Executive Director Frequently Asked Questions Biographies Kentucky Board of Education Council on Postsecondary Education Education Professional Standards Board Kentucky Board of Education Terry Holliday is Kentucky’s fifth commissioner of education and serves on the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Education Professional Standards Board as an ex-officio, nonvoting member. He came to Kentucky in August 2009 from Statesville, North Carolina, where he served as superintendent of the Iredell-Statesville school district since 2002. During his tenure in North Carolina,