January 15, 2021 at 9:00 AM - State Board of Education

I. Call to Order

II. Moment of Slience 

III. Changes to Agenda

IV. Reports 

IV.1. Arkansas Teacher of the Year report 

IV.2. State Board Member Reports 

IV.3. Commissioner's Report 

IV.3.a. DESE legislative proposals 

IV.3.b. Teach Arkansas Update

IV.3.c. Statewide Community Resources Portal 

IV.4. Legislative Reports for Districts under State Authority

IV.5. Report on Parent Survey
As part of a coordinated response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in partnership with the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas developed a Parent/Guardian Survey for soliciting family input on what is working now and what may be considered for the future.  
 
The survey’s purpose was to involve families in identifying:

• family concerns
• how families are making decisions
• family awareness of options and resources available 
• family considerations for the future

 This survey did not identify individual district responses but was developed to establish an understanding of the state as a whole.
 

V. New Business

VI. Public Comments

VII. Adjournment