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Mississippi Board of Education
December 17, 2015
10:00 a.m.
South Pointe
500 Clinton Center Drive
Clinton, Mississippi
Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation
III. Approval of Minutes of November 19, 2015
IV. Approval of Agenda
V. Recognition Ceremony
2015 National Blue Ribbon School
Casey Elementary School
Jackson Public School District
2015 November Employee of the Month
Courtney Banks
Secretary Principal
Mississippi School for the Blind
2015 December Employee of the Month
Keith Robinson
School Attendance Officer
Compulsory School Attendance
State Board Member
Richard Morrison
VI. Report of State Superintendent of Education
VII. Report of Chair
VIII. Report on State Board of Education Subcommittee Meetings
IX. Discussion of Board Items
- Report on Holmes/Durant consolidation process [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Pat Ross) Back-up material
- Discussion of nonpublic school accreditation statuses for School Year 2015-2016 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Pat Ross) Back-up material
- Discussion of appointment of Conservator for Leflore County School District [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Pat Ross) Back-up material
- Discussion of contract for Conservator for Leflore County School District [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Pat Ross) Back-up material
- Discussion to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish the 2016 Mississippi College-and Career-Readiness Standards [Goals 1 and 2 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- Discussion to award competitive grants for the Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program [Goal 4 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- Discussion to modify contract with Cambium Education, Inc., dba Sopris Learning, for Fiscal Year 2016 for the operation of the Mississippi K-3 Literacy Professional Development Training System [Goals 1 and 4 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- Report on the State Plan to transition from English Braille American Edition (EBAE) to Unified English Braille (UEB) [Goal 4 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- Discussion to begin the APA process in order to amend the license code 101 requirements for student interns in Mississippi teacher preparation programs to reflect language of Mississippi Code 37-3-2 [Goal 4 – MDE Strategic Plan] (J.P. Beaudoin) Back-up material
- Report of the 2014-15 statewide and district test scores in English and math grades 3-8, Kindergarten readiness (MKAS2), and ACT [Goal 1 – MDE Strategic Plan] (J.P. Beaudoin and Kim Benton) Back-up material
- Report of the Mississippi Statewide Assessment’s for SY 2015-16 interim procedures [Goals 1 and 2 – MDE Strategic Plan] (J.P. Beaudoin) Back-up material
- Report of the Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 and the impact on the Accountability System in Mississippi [Goals 1 and 2 – MDE Strategic Plan] (J.P. Beaudoin) Back-up material
- Discussion to amend contract with Ciber, Inc. to continue to provide network services for the public school districts in the state of Mississippi [Goal 5 – MDE Strategic Plan] (John Q. Porter) Back-up material
- Discussion of adjusted estimate of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program Base Student Cost for Fiscal Year 2017 [Goals 4 and 5 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Todd Ivey) Back-up material
- Discussion of adjusted estimate of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program for Fiscal Year 2017 [Goals 4 and 5 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Todd Ivey) Back-up material
- Report on the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act [Goal 1 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- Consent Agenda Back-up material
- Monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits (Todd Ivey) Back-up material
- Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) Advisory Board appointments (Kim Benton) Back-up material
X. Approval of Action Items
- Approval of nonpublic school accreditation statuses for School Year 2015-2016 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MDE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief School Performance Officer) - Approval of appointment of Conservator for Leflore County School District [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MDE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief School Performance Officer) - Approval of contract for Conservator for Leflore County School District [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MDE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief School Performance Officer) - Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish the 2016 Mississippi College-and Career-Readiness Standards [Goals 1 and 2 – MDE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief Academic Officer) - Approval to award competitive grants for the Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program [Goal 4 – MDE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief Academic Officer) - Approval to modify contract with Cambium Education, Inc., dba Sopris Learning, for Fiscal Year 2016 for the operation of the Mississippi K-3 Literacy Professional Development Training System [Goals 1 and 4 – MDE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief Academic Officer) - Approval to begin the APA process in order to amend the license code 101 requirements for student interns in Mississippi teacher preparation programs to reflect language of Mississippi Code 37-3-2 [Goal 4 – MDE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief Research Development Officer) - Approval to amend contract with Ciber, Inc. to continue to provide network services for the public school districts in the state of Mississippi [Goal 5 – MDE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief Information Officer) - Approval of adjusted estimate of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program Base Student Cost for Fiscal Year 2017 [Goals 4 and 5 – MDE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief Operations Officer) - Approval of adjusted estimate of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program for Fiscal Year 2017 [Goals 4 and 5 – MDE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief Operations Officer) - Consent Agenda
- Monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits
(Office of Chief Operations Officer) - Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) Advisory Board appointments
(Office of Chief Academic Officer)
- Monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits
XI. Consideration of Executive Session
XII. State Board of Education
1. Report on meetings attended
2. Approval of attendance at meetings
3. Election of Vice-Chair
XIII. Other Business
XIV. Adjournment
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