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December 21 board agenda

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Mississippi Board of Education
December 21, 2023
10:00 a.m.
4th Floor Boardroom
Central High School Building
Mississippi Department of Education (MDE)
359 North West Street
Jackson, Mississippi


Agenda

I.          Call to Order

II.         Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation

III.        Approval of revised minutes of September 29, 2023 Special-Called Board meeting (with motions from the Executive Session), minutes of November 9, 2023 Board meeting, minutes of December 11, 2023, December 12, 2023, and December 20, 2023 Special-Called Board meetings

IV.        Approval of Agenda

V.         Recognition Ceremony           

VI.        Report of State Superintendent of Education

VII.       Report of Chair

VIII.      Report of the Student Representatives

IX.        Report on State Board of Education Subcommittee (SBE) Meetings

X.         Discussion and/or Approval of Board Items (All action items require vote)

    1. 01. Action: Modify contract for Interim Superintendent for Tunica County School District [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Michael D. Kent) Back-up material

    2. 02. Action: Approval of the MDE Contract [Goals 1, 2, and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
       
        1. 02.A. Action: Renew contract with Reading and Language Arts Center dba Brainspring for Fiscal Year 2024 to provide professional development training system based on Orton Gillingham reading methodology [Goals 1, 2, and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

      • 03. Action: Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goal 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
         
          1. 03.A. Action: Modify Early Learning Collaborative Council grants to support pre-kindergarten programs with increased funding to serve additional children [Goal 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

        • 04. Consent Agenda (All consent items are action items which require vote, unless otherwise noted.) Back-up material
           
            1. A. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi School of the Arts (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            2. B. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            3. C. Approval of certified personnel for the Mississippi School of the Arts, Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, and Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            4. D. Approval to revise the Regulations for Gifted Education Programs
              (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            5. E. Approval to revise methodology to award grants to local school districts to support high-quality early childhood programs under the Preschool Development Grant Birth to Five (PDG-B5) (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            6. F. Approval of methodology to award grants to school districts, public institutions of higher learning, community colleges, and state agencies to participate in a Mississippi Department of Education Educators-in-Residence program (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            7. G. Approval to revise State Board Policy Chapter 28, Rule 28.1 – Curriculum Guides
              (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            8. H. Approval to create State Board Policy Chapter 84, Rule 84.18 – Appeals Procedure for Career Technical Data Reporting
              (Has cleared the Administrative Procedure Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            9. I. Approval to revise the following State Board policies related to Career and Technical Education (CTE)
              (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone) Back-up material
               
                1. 1. Mississippi Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 84, Rule 84.12 – New Program Approval for Career and Technical Ongoing Programs 

                2. 2. Mississippi Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 84, Rule 84.17 – Statistical Data 

                3. 3. Mississippi Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 85, Rule 85.2 – Allocation of Career and Technical Education Plan Funds 

                4. 4. Mississippi Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 85, Rule 85.4 – Maximum Reimbursement Salary Schedule 

                5. 5. Mississippi Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 94, Rule 94.1 – Local Reimbursement Expense Items 

              • J. Approval to update Mississippi Seal of Biliteracy assessment list to include additional assessments from the previously approved vendors for use in determining student levels of language proficiency (Donna Boone) Back-up material

              • K. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to outline provisions for the teaching commitment within the Resident Teacher License (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

              • L. Approval of Alcorn State University’s initial-level preparation programs as a result of state standards-based educator preparation program reviews and national accreditation decisions (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

              • M. Approval of Mississippi State University’s initial-level preparation programs as a result of state standards-based educator preparation program reviews and national accreditation decisions (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

              • N. Approval of University of Mississippi’s initial-level preparation programs as a result of state standards-based educator preparation program reviews and national accreditation decisions (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

              • O. Approval of nonpublic school accreditation statuses for School Year 2023-2024 (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

              • P. Approval of the methodology to award Farm to School Mini Grants to local educational agencies (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

              • Q. Approval of the methodology to award Mississippi Community Oriented Policing in Schools (MCOPS) grant dollars to local and county law enforcement agencies or local education agencies with certified School Resource Officers (SROs) in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-321 (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

              • R. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Mississippi Admin. Code 7-3:23.1, State Board Policy Chapter 23, Rule 23.1 Contracts (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

              • S. Approval of final calculation of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program for Fiscal Year 2025 (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

              • T. Approval of final calculation of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program Base Student Cost for Fiscal Year 2025 (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

              • U. Approval of a temporary rule and to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To amend Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 1 – Accountability, Rule 1.3 – Bureaus of Internal Audit and Program Evaluation (Sonya Amis) Back-up material

            XI.       Consideration of Executive Session

            XII.       State Board of Education

              1. 1.  Report on meetings attended

              2. 2.  Approval of attendance at meetings

              XIII.      Other Business

              XIV.      Adjournment

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