Mississippi Board of Education
January 18, 2018
10:00
a.m.
4th Floor Boardroom
Central High School Building
359 North West Street
Jackson, Mississippi
Agenda
II. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation
III. Approval of minutes of November 9, 2017 Board Meeting
IV. Approval of Agenda
V. Recognition Ceremony
JPS Students for Exemplary Acts of Compassion and Kindness
Joshua Dixon
Forest Hill High School
Bernard Duncan
Callaway High School
2017 Students Who Earned Perfect ACT Scores of 36
William Meynardie
Biloxi High School
Biloxi School District
Jonathan Dale Bailey
Brandon High School
Rankin County School District
Tanner DeYoung, Michael Franks and Clark Hensley
Clinton High School
Clinton School District
Harrison Grimes and Gus Loshelder
Germantown High School
Madison County School District
Rachel Leigh Reynolds
Ocean Springs High School
Ocean Springs School District
John Allen Ligon and Gillian Elizabeth Meyers
Oxford High School
Oxford School District
William Louis Palmer Johnson
Lamar School
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Emily Virginia King
Lamar School
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Gary Thanh Nguyen
D'Iberville High School
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Alexander Charles Whitwam
Columbus High School
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Sawyer McCullough Dulaney, Alexis Jaleen LaRosa, and Gracie Anne Bush
Long Beach High School
Long Beach School District
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
- 01. [PULLED]
- 1.A. [PULLED]
- 02. Action: Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish 2018 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Computer Science [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- 03. Action: Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Framework for Aquaculture Technology in Career and Technical Education [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- 04. Action: Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- 05. Action: Approve the decision of the Internal Review Committee and Commission on School Accreditation regarding the appeal by the Copiah County School District to the Final Accountability Results in accordance with Accreditation Policy 3.1.4 of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2016 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
- 06. Information: Every Student Succeeds Act state plan update [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- 07. Action: Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish State Board policy Chapter 14, Rule 14.20 to require all Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) to obtain national accreditation as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)
- 08. Consent Agenda (All consent items are Action items) Back-up material
- Approve Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) Advisory Board appointments (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- Begin the Administrative Procedure Act process: To establish and revise CTE licensure guidelines and endorsement codes as approved by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Paula Vanderford) (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- Approve textbooks, as recommended by the 2017 State Textbook Rating Committee for the adoption of textbooks in the areas of Science (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12), and the K-12 Arts (Dance, Theater, General Music, Choral Music, Instrumental Music, and Visual Arts) (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- Approve vendors, as recommended by the 2017 State Textbook Committee for the adoption of textbooks in the areas of Science (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12), and the K-12 Arts (Dance, Theater, General Music, Choral Music, Instrumental Music, and Visual Arts) (Kim Benton) Back-up material
- Revise the 2017 Mississippi Testing Accommodations Manual (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
- Approve proposed land site for construction of new Northwest Rankin High School (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
- Re-appointment to the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
- Establish criteria for a Discontinued Test and/or Adjusted Score Policy for Mississippi-approved assessments in the Mississippi Educator Licensure Assessment Program as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
- Revise Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to include revisions to the Special, Non-renewable License and the One Year Teacher Intern License (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
- Establish Alternative Qualifications for Non-Education Prospective Local Superintendents of Education as authorized and directed under subsection three (3) of Mississippi Senate Bill No. 2398 and recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
X. Approval of Action Items
- 02. Action: Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish 2018 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Computer Science [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief Academic Officer) - 03. Action: Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Framework for Aquaculture Technology in Career and Technical Education [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief Academic Officer) - 04. Action: Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief Academic Officer) - 05. Action: Approval of the decision of the Internal Review Committee and Commission on School Accreditation regarding the appeal by the Copiah County School District to the Final Accountability Results in accordance with Accreditation Policy 3.1.4 of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2016 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) - 07. Action: Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish State Board policy Chapter 14, Rule 14.20 to require all Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) to obtain national accreditation as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan]
(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) - 08. Consent Agenda (All consent items are Action items)
- A. Approve Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) Advisory Board appointments
(Office of Chief Academic Officer) - B. Begin the Administrative Procedure Act process: To establish and revise CTE licensure guidelines and endorsement codes as approved by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development)
(Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
(Office of Chief Academic Officer) - C. Approve textbooks, as recommended by the 2017 State Textbook Rating Committee for the adoption of textbooks in the areas of Science (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12), and the K-12 Arts (Dance, Theater, General Music, Choral Music, Instrumental Music, and Visual Arts)
(Office of Chief Academic Officer) - D. Approve vendors, as recommended by the 2017 State Textbook Committee for the adoption of textbooks in the areas of Science (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12), and the K-12 Arts (Dance, Theater, General Music, Choral Music, Instrumental Music, and Visual Arts)
(Office of Chief Academic Officer) - E. Revise the 2017 Mississippi Testing Accommodations Manual (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment)
(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) - F. Approve proposed land site for construction of new Northwest Rankin High School
(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) - G. Re-appointment to the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development
(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) - H. Establish criteria for a Discontinued Test and/or Adjusted Score Policy for Mississippi-approved assessments in the Mississippi Educator Licensure Assessment Program as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment)
(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) - I. Approval to revise Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to include revisions to the Special, Non-renewable License and the One Year Teacher Intern License (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment)
(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) - L. Approval to establish Alternative Qualifications for Non-Education Prospective Local Superintendents of Education as authorized and directed under subsection three (3) of Mississippi Senate Bill No. 2398 and recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment)
(Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
- A. Approve Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) Advisory Board appointments
XI. Consideration of Executive Session
XII. State Board of Education
1. Report on meetings attended
2. Approval of attendance at meetings
XIII. Other Business
XIV. Adjournment
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