<p> DRAFT – 1-4-2006 AGENDA</p><p>BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING* January 19-20, 2006 WestEd, San Francisco</p><p>Thursday, January 19, 2006, 9:30 a.m.</p><p>9:30 a.m. Welcome and Call to Order Board Chair, Gib Hentschke</p><p>Ratify Meeting Agenda [BOARD-1] Board Chair, Gib Hentschke</p><p>Approve Minutes of October 2005 Board Meeting Board Chair, Gib Hentschke [BOARD-2]</p><p>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</p><p>11:45 a.m. Recess Board Meeting Board Chair, Gib Hentschke</p><p>* * *</p><p>* 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).</p><p>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</p><p>12:00 p.m. Lunch * * *</p><p>12:00 p.m. Special Executive Committee Meeting Regarding Compensation Alignment Review</p><p>* * *</p><p>1:15 p.m. Standing Committee Meetings</p><p>* * * 3:30 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting</p><p>* * *</p><p>Annual Awards Dinner: Franciscan Ballroom, Sir Francis Drake Hotel</p><p>6:00 p.m. Reception, Dinner, and Awards Ceremony</p><p>* * *</p><p>Friday, January 20, 2006, 8:00 a.m.</p><p>8:00 a.m. Reconvene Board of Directors Meeting Board Chair, Gib Hentschke</p><p>Information Reports to the Board</p><p>Chief Executive Officer’s Report CEO, Glen Harvey</p><p>Review of Federal Education Legislation Staff Member, Max McConkey</p><p>Review of Federal Child Focused Legislation Board Member, Carol Kamin</p><p>National Education Issues Board Member, Paul Houston</p><p>* * *</p><p>Executive Committee Report Board Chair, Gib Hentschke</p><p>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</p><p>Management Committee Report Committee Chair, Robert McCord</p><p>Joint Meeting with the Human Resources and Institutional Development Committee on Compensation Alignment Review</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>Human Resources and Institutional Development Committee Report Committee Chair, Richard Jennings</p><p>Joint Meeting with the Management Committee on Compensation Alignment Review</p><p>HRID Information Items 1. Composition of WestEd Staff 2. Trends in Funding for WestEd Work 3. Internal Investments for Revenue Development 4. Talent Development</p><p>External Relations Committee Report Committee Chair, David Sperry</p><p>EXT Action Item 1. Election of a WestEd Board Chair-Elect for Board Year 2006-2007</p><p>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</p><p>Program Committee Report Committee Chair, David Berliner</p><p>PRG Action Item 1. WREL Progress Report WestEd Board Meeting, January 19-20, 2006 BOARD-1 Page 4</p><p>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</p><p>Board Chair Report Board Chair, Gib Hentschke</p><p>CHAIR Information Item 1. Communications/Recognitions</p><p>CHAIR Action Items 2. Ratification of WestEd Board Actions on FWL Items 3. Ratification of WestEd Board Actions on SWRL Items</p><p>11:45 a.m. Adjourn</p><p>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.</p>