November 9 board agenda

Mississippi Board of Education
November 9, 2023
10:00 a.m.
4^th 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 October 19, 2023 Board Meeting and minutes of November 2, 2023 Special-Called Board Meeting

IV.        Approval of Agenda

V.         Recognition Ceremony

            National Assessment Governing Board
            Dr. Darien Spann, Principal
            Starkville High School
            Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated 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. Information: Report on Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP)achievement gap results by subgroup [Goals 1, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material


2. 02. Information: Spring 2023 ACT Results [Goals 1 and 2- MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material


3. 03. Information: MSIS Modernization Progress Report [Goals 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (John Kraman) Back-up material


4. 04. Action: Approval of the MDE Contracts [Goals 1, 2, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
    
   1. 04.A. Action: Emergency contract with National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessments, Inc. (NCIEA) to provide the MDE with expertise in the purpose of facilitating and managing the Mississippi Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) [Goals 1, 2, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   
   
5. 05. Action: Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
    
   1. 05.A. Action: Award competitive grants for the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
6. 06. 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 Engagement Letter between the Mississippi School of the Arts and the Lowery, Payn, Leggett, and Bellipanni Accounting Firm for audit services (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   5. E. Approval to award formula grants to school districts for the purpose of providing reimbursement for the Textbook Inventory Management System (TIMS) (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   6. F. Approval to revise Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Framework Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) in Career and Technical Education (CTE)
      (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   7. G. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12, to amend criteria regarding educator licensure preparation and other programs completed outside the state of Mississippi
      (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act with public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   
   
   8. H. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to establish Performance-Based Teacher License criteria as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development
      (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   
   
   9. I. Information: Report on action of the Commission on School Accreditation concerning the assignment of district accreditation statuses (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   
   
   10. J. Approval of a temporary rule and to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To amend Miss. Admin. Code 7-2: Chapter 2 – Organization of the State Board, Rule 2.3 – Student Representatives of the Mississippi State Board of Education (Sonya Amis) Back-up material
   
   
   11. K. Approval of a temporary rule and to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To amend Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 1 – Accountability, Rule 1.1 – Educational Accountability (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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