March State Board Meeting
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa
March 31, 2011

AGENDA*

Thursday, March 31, 2011
State Board Room, Grimes State Office Building

10:00 a.m.

1. Call to Order

2. Approve the Agenda

3. Communication
a. Public Comment
b. Director Report
c. Legislative Update

4. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes (Tab A)
b. Rules: Chapter 96 – Local Option Sales and Services Tax for School Infrastructure (Adopt) (Tab B)
c. Rules: Chapter 43 – Pupil Transportation (Adopt) (Tab C)
d. Rules: Chapter 36 – Extracurricular Interscholastic Competition (Adopt) (Tab D)
e. Rules: Chapter 81 – Standards for School Business Official Preparation Programs (Adopt) (Tab E)

10:30 a.m.

5. Discussion with Governor Terry Branstad (Tab F)

11:30 a.m.

6.  Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Annual Budget Approval for Area Education Agencies (Tab G)

12:00 p.m.

7. Update – Statewide Research, Development, Demonstration and Dissemination School (Tab H)

12:15 p.m.  LUNCH

12:45 p.m.

8. Introduction of Molly Boyle – 2011 Iowa Teacher of the Year

1:00 p.m.

9. 2010 National Teacher of the Year (Tab I)

2:00 p.m.

10. Review the Process for Approving Practitioner and Administrator Preparation Programs (Tab J)

2:45 p.m.

11. Innovative Program – North Iowa Area Community College Incubation Network (Tab K)

3:30 p.m.

12. Iowa Community Colleges Joint Enrollment Report 2010 (Tab L)

4:00 p.m.

13. Board Reports

4:15 p.m. 

ADJOURN MEETING

*Times are estimates and subject to change.