Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Deborah Jenkins’s organization
Jul 9, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
State Board of Education Minutes
The board discussed several key initiatives and reports, including the onboarding of new student members, committee updates regarding special education eligibility for developmental delays, and new academic standards. Leadership from the Department of Education provided updates on personnel changes, state budget status, and upcoming science assessment standards. The board also deliberated on the transfer of safe school regulations to the School Safety and Security Committee and reviewed an application to discontinue a university branch campus. Action was taken to place safe school regulations in reserve and to approve the 2027 meeting schedule.
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The Board meeting included updates from various committees, including the Academic Standards/Chapter 4 Committee regarding standards for Arts and Health, Safety and Physical Education, and the School and University Safety Committee concerning the transition of Safe Schools regulations. An Ad Hoc Committee presented recommendations for guaranteeing daily recess in elementary schools, which the Board formally approved along with additional provisions for secondary school breaks and the creation of a best practices repository. The Secretary of Education provided updates on various state grant programs and student transition initiatives. The Board also passed resolutions honoring outgoing student members and memorializing a late member, and announced appointments for Vice Chairs of the Council of Higher Education and the Council of Basic Education.
May 7, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
State Board of Career and Technical Education Minutes
The board discussed committee recommendations regarding metrics for measuring program goals and the potential transition of Accreditation Guidelines into official regulations. A public hearing was scheduled for stakeholder testimony regarding these proposed regulations. Additionally, the committee reviewed and recommended approval of a petition to the U.S. Department of Education to renew the board's authority as an accreditor for public postsecondary CTE programs, which was subsequently approved by a unanimous vote. The Director of the Bureau of Career and Technical Education also provided reports on recent departmental personnel changes and various programmatic updates, including training workshops and competitions.
May 7, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Council Of Basic Education Minutes
The Council discussed plans for upcoming stakeholder listening sessions regarding English Language Arts and Mathematics academic standards to collect cross-sector feedback. Additionally, the Council reviewed the status of the implementation of the Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) standards, noting that there will be a delay in the scoring and reporting of state science assessments.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
