New Hampshire State Board of Education Department of Education Hugh J. Gallen State Office Park 101 Pleasant Street Concord NH 03301

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

REVISED AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 AM

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. PUBLIC COMMENT (LIMITED TO 5 MINUTES, BOARD WILL ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS ONLY, OTHERWISE NO FEEDBACK PROVIDED)

IV. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS (TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE)

A. 9:15 AM – Home Education Advisory Council Annual Report – GEORGE D’ORAZIO, Chairman

B. 9:45 AM – /NHDOE – SB-FY-18-03-013 (nonpublic session)

C. 10:15 AM – /Errol School Board – SB-FY-18-04-016

D. 10:45 AM – Student/Merrimack School Board – SB-FY-18-04-015

V. OPEN BOARD DISCUSSIONS

VI. LEGISLATIVE ISSUES/RULES

A. 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM – PUBLIC HEARING – Educational Interpreter/Transliterator for Children and Youth Ages 3-21 (Ed 507.35 and Ed 612.36)

B. 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM – PUBLIC HEARING – Digital Learning Specialist (Ed 507.22 and Ed 612.19)

C. Final Proposal - Code of Conduct for Educators (Ed 501.01, Ed 501.02, Ed 502.01, Ed 510, Ed 511 and Ed 512) (REMOVE from TABLE)

VII. REPORTS AND NEW BUSINESS

A. Granite State Academy Charter School charter renewal extension request – JANE WATERHOUSE,NHDOE, Division of Educator and Analytic Resources, Charter School Administrator

B. Extension Request for the Approval of Plymouth State University’s Professional Educator Preparation Programs

C. Overview of the Rule Making Process – AMANDA PHELPS, NHDOE, Division of Educator Support & Higher Education, Office of Policy

D. Year-End Highlights from the New Hampshire Department of Education – FRANK EDELBLUT, Commissioner of Education

VIII. OLD BUSINESS CONSENT AGENDA

A. Meeting Minutes of June 13, 2018

B. Nonpublic School Advisory Council nominations

C. Nonpublic School Approval Designation Report

IX. TABLED ITEMS

A. Final Proposal - Code of Conduct for Educators (Ed 501.01, Ed 501.02, Ed 502.01, Ed 510, Ed 511 and Ed 512)

X. NONPUBLIC SESSION

XI. ADJOURNMENT – 2:00 PM

If accommodations are needed for communication access such as interpreters, please call (603) 271-3144 at least 5 business days before the scheduled event. We request 5 business days’ notice so that we may coordinate interpreters’ schedules. Although we will attempt to accommodate any requests made, we cannot guarantee the presence of the service. Thank you for your cooperation. IV, A HOME EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL 2017 - 2018 REPORT to the NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION 1/3 May 10, 2018

The home education law, RSA 193-A Home Education, Ch. 279 Laws of 1990, relative to compulsory school attendance and to home education, allowed home education to fulfill compulsory attendance (RSA 193:1) and established the Home Education Advisory Council.

The purpose of the original legislation was stated as follows:

“The general court recognizes, in the enactment of RSA 193-A as inserted by section 3 of this act, that it is the primary right and obligation of a parent to choose the appropriate educational alternative for a child under his care and supervision, as provided by law. One such alternative allows a parent to elect to educate a child at home as an alternative to attendance at a public or private school, in accordance with RSA 193-A. The general court further recognizes that home education is more individualized that instruction normally provided in the classroom setting.”

The Home Education Advisory Council consists of six persons representing home education groups organized in New Hampshire, two persons representing the NH DOE, and four persons representing the following education associations: N.H. School Boards Association, N.H. School Administrators Association, N.H. Association of School Principals, and the Nonpu