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DRAFT – 1-4-2006 AGENDA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING* January 19-20, 2006 WestEd, San Francisco

Thursday, January 19, 2006, 9:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m. Welcome and Call to Order Board Chair, Gib Hentschke

Ratify Meeting Agenda [BOARD-1] Board Chair, Gib Hentschke

Approve Minutes of October 2005 Board Meeting Board Chair, Gib Hentschke [BOARD-2]

9:45 a.m. Program Session: Board Member, David Berliner Education Implications of Labor Market Demands and High School Graduation Rates [PRG-4] Lawrence Mishel, President, Economic Policy Institute

11:45 a.m. Recess Board Meeting Board Chair, Gib Hentschke

* The membership of the WestEd Board of Directors is constituted of WestEd Board members and of the combined memberships of the Boards of Directors of the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development (FWL) and the Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development (SWRL).

In this document, the term “Board of Directors” refers to the Boards of all three agencies—WestEd, FWL, and SWRL—and the term “Board meeting” refers to this joint meeting of all three Boards of Directors. WestEd Board Meeting, January 19-20, 2006 BOARD-1 Page 2

12:00 p.m. Lunch * * *

12:00 p.m. Special Executive Committee Meeting Regarding Compensation Alignment Review

1:15 p.m. Standing Committee Meetings

* * * 3:30 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting

Annual Awards Dinner: Franciscan Ballroom, Sir Francis Drake Hotel

6:00 p.m. Reception, Dinner, and Awards Ceremony

Friday, January 20, 2006, 8:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m. Reconvene Board of Directors Meeting Board Chair, Gib Hentschke

Information Reports to the Board

Chief Executive Officer’s Report CEO, Glen Harvey

Review of Federal Education Legislation Staff Member, Max McConkey

Review of Federal Child Focused Legislation Board Member, Carol Kamin

National Education Issues Board Member, Paul Houston

Executive Committee Report Board Chair, Gib Hentschke

EXEC Action Items 1. CLOSED SESSION: CEO’s Performance Appraisal WestEd Chief Executive Officer’s Year End Report 2005 [EXEC-1] 2. CEO’s Proposed Strategic Priorities for WestEd 2006 [EXEC-2] WestEd Board Meeting, January 19-20, 2006 BOARD-1 Page 3

Management Committee Report Committee Chair, Robert McCord

Joint Meeting with the Human Resources and Institutional Development Committee on Compensation Alignment Review

MGT Action Items 1. Investment Management Report, Fiscal Year 2005, as of November 30, 2005 2. WestEd Financial Statements, Fiscal Year 2005, as of November 30, 2005

MGT Information Items 3. Financial Overview 4. WestEd Indirect Budget/Expenditures Review, Fiscal Year 2005, as of November 30, 2005 5. Property Management Reports: Fiscal Year 2005, as of November 30, 2005

Human Resources and Institutional Development Committee Report Committee Chair, Richard Jennings

Joint Meeting with the Management Committee on Compensation Alignment Review

HRID Information Items 1. Composition of WestEd Staff 2. Trends in Funding for WestEd Work 3. Internal Investments for Revenue Development 4. Talent Development

External Relations Committee Report Committee Chair, David Sperry

EXT Action Item 1. Election of a WestEd Board Chair-Elect for Board Year 2006-2007

EXT Information Items 2. May 31, 2006 Term Expirations in Signatory Agency-appointed Positions 3. Board Membership Progress Report 4. Product Sales and Brand Visibility

Program Committee Report Committee Chair, David Berliner

PRG Action Item 1. WREL Progress Report WestEd Board Meeting, January 19-20, 2006 BOARD-1 Page 4

PRG Information Items 2. Comprehensive Centers Update 3. Follow-up to Judge Thorne’s Presentation on Foster Care 4. Background Information for Thursday Program Sessions

Board Chair Report Board Chair, Gib Hentschke

CHAIR Information Item 1. Communications/Recognitions

CHAIR Action Items 2. Ratification of WestEd Board Actions on FWL Items 3. Ratification of WestEd Board Actions on SWRL Items

11:45 a.m. Adjourn

Government Code Section 11126(i), which governs the Board of Directors meeting, requires the announcement in advance of closed sessions planned at the Board of Directors meeting.