April 21, 2022 at 10:00 AM - Board Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation

III. Approval of minutes of March 17, 2022 Board meeting

IV. Approval of Agenda

V. Recognition Ceremony
Perfect Advanced Placement (AP) Score
Leo Mei 
Madison Central High School 
Madison County School District

 

VI. Report of State Superintendent of Education

VII. Report of Chair

VIII. Report of 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)

X.1. Action:  Revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2021 specifically the business rules of the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System, Section 10, Banking Scores:  End-of-course, subject area assessments taken before 10th grade, Section 11, Comprehensive Support and Improvement Schools (CSI), Section 12, Targeted Support and Improvement Schools (TSI), and Section 13, Additional Targeted Support and Improvement Schools (ATSI) [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan]
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Paula Vanderford)

 

X.1.A. Action:  Withdrawal of Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2021 specifically the March 17, 2022, approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise the business rules of the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System for school year 2021-2022 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - MBE Strategic Plan]
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments)
 

X.1.B. 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, 2021 specifically the business rules of the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System,  Section 10, Banking Scores: End-of-course, subject area  assessments taken before 10th grade, Section 11, Comprehensive Support and Improvement Schools (CSI), Section 12, Targeted Support and Improvement Schools (TSI), and Section 13, Additional Targeted Support and Improvement Schools (ATSI) [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan]
 

X.2. Information:  Report on Early Learning Collaboratives (Kim Benton)
 

X.3. Action:  Approval of MDE Contracts [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
 

X.3.A. Action:  Renew contract with FY21 Compliance and Monitoring Specialist for Fiscal Year 2023 for the Office of Federal Programs (OFP) [Goal 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton)
 

X.3.B. Action:  Renew contract with FY22 Compliance and Monitoring Specialist for Fiscal Year 2023 for the Office of Federal Programs (OFP) [Goal 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton)

 

X.3.C. Action:  Renew contracts with CTE contract workers for Fiscal Year 2023 [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton)

 

X.3.D. Action:  Renew contract with Research and Curriculum Unit, Mississippi State University for Fiscal Year 2023 for the operation of the Mississippi Career and Planning and Assessment System, Third Edition (MS-CPAS3) [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton)

 

X.3.E. Action:  Modify contract with North Mississippi Education Consortium to coordinate and facilitate regional training sessions and procure related services for Mississippi Department of Education for 2022-2025 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton)

 

X.3.F. Action:  Renew contracts with full-line food distributors to supply and  deliver food products to participating organizations in the State Food Purchasing Program (All Regions in the State) [Goal 1 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
 

X.4. Action:  Approval of MDE Grant Awards [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
 

X.4.A. Action:  Award competitive grant to Educator-in-Residence (EIR) for the State Systemic Improvement Plan Literacy Coordinator (K-8) Educator-in-Residence [Goals 1 and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton)

 

X.4.B. Action:  Renew Combined Services Grant with Mississippi State University Research and Curriculum Unit [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton)

 

X.4.C. Action:  Award competitive grants to Early Learning Collaborative Councils to support pre-kindergarten programs [Goal 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton)
 

X.4.D. Action:  Modify competitive grants for the Nita M. Lowey 21^st Century Community Learning Centers Program [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton)
 

X.5. Consent Agenda (All consent items are action items which require vote, unless otherwise noted.) 

X.5.A. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi School of the Arts (Kim Benton)

 

X.5.B. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Kim Benton)
 

X.5.C. Approval to revise selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Kim Benton)
01.  Collision Repair Technician—Paint
02.  Computer Science and Engineering
03.  Agricultural Leadership
04.  Educator Preparation
05.  Engineering
 06.  Information Technology
07.  Law and Public Safety
08.  Lodging, Hospitality, and Tourism
 

X.5.D. Approval to establish selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Kim Benton)
01.  Collision Repair Technician—Non-Structural
02.  Agricultural Communications
03.  Food Science
04.  Poultry Science
05.  Veterinary Science
06.  Law Enforcement
 

X.5.E. Approval to revise three Mississippi Secondary Academic Business courses
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Kim Benton)
 01.  Academic Business—Business Essentials
 02.  Academic Business—Business Law
 03.  Academic Business—Personal Finance

 

X.5.F. Approval to establish the Mississippi Secondary Academic Business course E-Commerce
 (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Kim Benton)
 

X.5.G. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code:  7-24:  Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2021 (Appendix A-9: Distinguished Academic Endorsement) and Miss. Admin. Code 7-163:  Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards, 2021 (Appendix A-9:  Distinguished Academic Endorsement)
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without  public comments) (Kim Benton)
 

X.5.H. Approval to establish a qualifying score for the newly revised versions of certain Praxis Subject Assessments: Biology (Test Code 5236); Chemistry (Test Code 5246); Physics (Test Code 5266); School Counselor (Test Code 5422); School Librarian (Test Code 5312); and School Psychologist (Test Code 5403) as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development and approval to establish a qualifying score for Praxis Subject Assessment: Gifted Education (Test Code 5358) and add Gifted K-12 (Endorsement Code 207) to the list of approved supplemental endorsements that may be added to a valid three (3) year or valid five (5) year license by obtaining a passing score on the appropriate Praxis Subject Assessment (Paula Vanderford)
 

X.5.I. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2021 specifically the business rules of the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System, Section 25, College- and Career-Readiness, Section 9, Acceleration, Section 7, Lowest Performing Students, and Section 3, N-Count Minimums
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Paula Vanderford)
 

X.5.J. Approval to revise the following Mississippi State Board of Education Policies in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-3.114 which requires an agency to review all of its rules at least every five years to determine whether any rule should be repealed, amended, or a new rule adopted (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Paula Vanderford)
 01.  Approval to revise State Board Policy Chapter 51 Mississippi Recovery School District
 

X.5.K. Approval to revise the following Mississippi State Board of Education Policies in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-3.114 which requires an agency to review all of its rules at least every five years to determine whether any rule should be repealed, amended, or a new rule adopted (Paula Vanderford)
 01.  Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To amend SBE Chapter 6 Administrative Process and Performance Review to Educator Preparation Provider Process and Performance  Review
02.  Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To  amend SBE Rule 6.1 Administrative Process and Performance Review to Educator Preparation Provider Process and Performance Guidelines Title 7: Education K-12, Part 107
03.  Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To repeal Rule 14.1 Administrator Preparation
04.  Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To repeal Rule 14.20 National Accreditation for Mississippi Educator Preparation Providers and create Rule 6.2 National Accreditation for Mississippi Educator Preparation Providers
05.  Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise State Board Policy Chapter 2, Rule 2.2: Conservatorship
06.  Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To repeal Miss. Admin. Code 7-3:  Chapter 14, Rule 14.20:  National Accreditation for Mississippi Educator Preparation Providers

X.5.L. Approval of the 2021 Annual Educator Preparation Provider Teacher Preparation Performance Report (Paula Vanderford)

 

X.5.M. Approval of a new school site for the Stone County School District (Paula Vanderford)
 

X.5.N. Approval of Statewide Purchasing Program’s FY22 Financial Statement and FY23 fee structure (Felicia Gavin)
 

XI. Consideration of Executive Session

XII. State Board of Education

XII.1. Report on meetings attended

XII.2. Approval of attendance at meetings

XIII. Other Business

XIII.1. Action:  Approval to change the regularly scheduled State Board of Education Meeting from Thursday, May 19, 2022 to Thursday, May 26, 2022
 

XIV. Adjournment