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June 15 board agenda

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Mississippi Board of Education
June 15, 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 minutes of May 18, 2023 Board Meeting

IV.        Approval of Agenda

V.         Recognition Ceremony

            2023 Mississippi Rural Teacher of the Year
            Kenneth Watson
            Law and Public Safety Instructor
            Southeast High School
            Lauderdale County School District

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: Approval of a temporary rule and to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code: 7-24, Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2022 specifically Appendix H [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

    2. 02. Action: Approval of the MDE Contracts [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
       
        1. 02.A. Action: Employment agreement for Dr. Jennifer Wilson to continue to serve as Interim Superintendent for the Holmes County Consolidated School District [Goals 1, 2, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Michael D. Kent) Back-up material

        2. 02.B. Action: Employment agreement for Dr. Earl Watkins to continue to serve as Superintendent for the Achievement School District [Goals 1, 2, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Michael D. Kent) Back-up material

        3. 02.C. Action: IT contract with Canvas by Instructure to provide and host an on-line instructional learning management system for the Office of Career and Technical Education [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

        4. 02.D. Action: Contract with Management Services for Education Data to provide a unique software (MIS2000) for migrant children [Goals 1, 2, and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

        5. 02.E. Action: Emergency contract with Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) for the Fiscal Year 2024 to administer the LAS Links, English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

        6. 02.F. Action: Emergency contract with Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) for Fiscal Year 2024 to administer the 5th and 8th Grade Science assessment, and End-of-Course assessments in Biology and U.S. History as part of the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program, (MAAP) [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

        7. 02.G. Action: Award competitive contracts to various produce distributors to supply and deliver produce to local organizations in the State Food Purchasing Program [Goal 1 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

        8. 02.H. Action: Contract with Applied Engineering Management Corporation to provide CEDS Generate Consulting Services [Goal 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (John Kraman) Back-up material

        9. 02.I. Action: Award competitive contracts to various full-line distributors to supply and deliver food products to local organizations in the State Food Purchasing Program (All 7 Regions in the State) [Goal 1 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

        10. 02.J. Action: Approval of Pupil Transportation Equipment Bids [Goals 1, 2, and 3 - MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

      • 03. Action: Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goals 1, 2, ,4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
         
          1. 03.A. Action: Award competitive grants for the Nita M. Lowery 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

          2. 03.B. Action: Award competitive grant for the Technical Support for Combined Services Grant Program [Goals 2, 4, and 6 – 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 of the 2023-2024 Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Student Handbook and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Employee Handbook (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            5. E. Approval of the 2023-2024 Mississippi School of the Arts and Brookhaven School District Memorandum of Agreement (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            6. F. Approval of methodology to award Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) grant funds to support “high need LEAs” in providing students with safer and healthier learning environments, in accordance with Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            7. G. Approval to revise the methodology of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant, in accordance with Title IV, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            8. H. Approval of methodology to award Migrant Education Program grant dollars in support of local efforts for providing supplemental services to migrant students in accordance with Title I, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            9. I. Approval of contract with American Sentry Services to provide security services for the Mississippi School of the Arts (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            10. J. Approval of contract with Topps Private Investigation & Security Firm, LLC to provide security services on the campus of the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind for the 2023-2024 fiscal school year (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            11. K. Approval of Blue Mountain Christian University’s request to establish two new licensure-track educator preparation programs in the areas of Vocal Music Education and Instrumental Music Education (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            12. L. Approval of Delta State University’s request to modify its existing Elementary Education licensure-track program and establish a new Master of Arts in Teaching Mild/Moderate Disabilities (K-12) Special Education licensure-track program (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            13. M. Approval of Mississippi State University’s request to modify its existing State Board of Education approved Elementary Education and Music Education licensure-track educator preparation programs (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            14. N. Approval of Mississippi University for Women’s request to modify its existing State Board of Education approved supplemental endorsements licensure-track educator preparation programs in the areas of Gifted Education and Reading (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            15. O. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7: Part 142: Career and Technical Education Licensure Guidelines to amend licensure Career Pathway, 965 Transportation Logistics; establish two (2) new licensure Career Pathways in the areas of Barbering and Software Development; and amend the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) supplemental endorsement requirements (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            16. P. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to amend supplemental endorsement licensure options, 405 Business Management; and 411 Business Technology (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            17. Q. Approval of Tougaloo College’s request to establish a new licensure-track supplemental endorsement educator preparation program in the area of Health Education (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            18. R. Approval of William Carey University’s request to modify its existing State Board of Education approved licensure-track Master’s and Education Specialist level Educational Leadership programs; Master of Arts in Teaching Mild/Moderate Disabilities Special Education licensure-track program; Mild/Moderate Disabilities K-12 supplemental endorsement; and Master’s in Education Special Education Mild/Moderate Disabilities licensure-track program (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            19. S. Approval of Statewide Purchasing Programs FY23 Financial Statement and FY24 fee structure (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

            20. T. Approval to establish Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 55, Rule 55.2: Data Classification Policy
              (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (John Kraman) Back-up material

            21. U. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2022 specifically the business rules of the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System, Section 9, Acceleration, Section 10, Banking Scores: End-of-course, subject area assessments taken before 10th grade, Section 15, English Learners (EL), Section 19, Rounding, Section 25, College- and Career-Readiness Indicator, and Section 27, Other
              (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act without public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            22. V. Approval of a temporary rule and to begin the Administration Procedures Act process: To establish Miss. Admin. Code 7-240: Mississippi Minimum Specifications for School Buses (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            23. W. Approval to extend the Period of Performance of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind and Jackson Public School District (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            24. X. [PULLED] Back-up material

            25. Y. Approval of methodology to award formula grants to school districts for the purpose of providing reimbursement for the Textbook Inventory Management System (TIMS 2.0) (Donna Boone) 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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