Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa
March 28, 2013
AGENDA*

State Board Work Session
State Board Room, Grimes State Office Building

9:30 – 11:00 a.m.  

Work Session – Proposal/Next Steps for “Improving Teacher and Leader Preparation" (Tab A)

State Board Business Meeting
State Board Room, Grimes State Office Building

11:15 a.m.                

1.  Call to Order

2.  Approve the Agenda

3.  Communication

a.  Public Comment
b.  Director's Report
c.  Legislative Update

4. Consent Agenda

a.  Minutes (Tab B)
b.  Rules: Chapter 21 – Community Colleges “Associate of Community Professional Studies Pilot”
    (Adopt) (Tab C)
c.  Rules: Chapter 32 – Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma (Adopt) (Tab D)
d.  Rules: Chapter 41 – Special Education (Notice) (Tab E)
e.  Religious Groups Exempted from School Standards (Tab F)
f.  Request for Specially Accredited Status – Trinity Christian High School (Tab G)

5.  Rules: Chapter 82 – Standards for School Administration Manager Program (Notice) (Tab H)

11:30 a.m.                

6.  Iowa Early Learning Standards 2012 (Tab I)

12:00 p.m.                

7.  Paraeducator Preparation Program Approval (Tab J)

• Grant Wood AEA
• AEA 267

12:15 p.m.                

LUNCH

12:45 p.m.                

8.  Teacher Preparation Program Approval ( Tab K)

• University of Dubuque

1:15 p.m.                   

9.  Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Annual Budget Approval for Area Education Agencies (Tab L)

10.  Exira – Update on Accreditation Status and Plan of Action (Tab M)

1:45 p.m.                                               

11.  Update on Online Learning (Tab N)

2:15 p.m.                   

12.  Iowa Community College Joint Enrollment Report 2012 (Tab O)

2:45 p.m.                   

13.  Board Reports

3:00 p.m.                

ADJOURN MEETING

 *Times are estimates and subject to change.