February 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM - Regular Board Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation

III. Approval of minutes of January 19, 2023  Board meeting

IV. Approval of Agenda

V. Recognition Ceremony

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. Information:  Review of the amendment to Mississippi’s Consolidated State Plan, also referred to as the Mississippi Succeeds Plan [Goals 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Wendy Clemons)
 

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

X.2.A. Action:  Contract with Dr. Margie B. Pulley to continue serving as Interim Superintendent for Tunica County School District [Goals 1, 2,  3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)

 

X.2.B. Action:  Contract with Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC to provide consultative services relative to the administration of the federally funded grant programs [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)  
 

X.2.C. Action:  Emergency contract with The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge acting through its department Cambridge University Press & Assessment for the Corinth School District to administer the High School Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) assessments in place of the end-of-course MAAP assessments for Fiscal Year 2023 [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)
 

X.3. Action:  Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
 

X.3.A. Action:  Award competitive grants for the Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools Grant (MCOPS) FY23 Round 2 (2022-2023) [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)
 

X.4. Consent Agenda (All consent items are action items which require vote, unless otherwise noted.) 

X.4.A. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi School of the Arts (Wendy Clemons)
 

X.4.B. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Wendy Clemons)
 

X.4.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 (Wendy Clemons)
 

X.4.D. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3:  48.1, State Board Policy Chapter 48, Rule 48.1 – Section 504 Teacher Units (Marla Davis)
 

X.4.E. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To establish selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education (Wendy Clemons)

1.  Barbering
2.  Diversified Agriculture Capstone
3.  Diversified Agriculture Precision Agriculture
4.  Diversified Agriculture Turfgrass Management
5.  Energy Technology
6.  Exploration of Agriscience
7.  Software Development









 

X.4.F. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education (Wendy Clemons)

1.  Agricultural and Natural Resources
2.  Aquaculture
3.  Diesel Technician
4.  Entrepreneurship
5.  Logistics and Supply Chain
6.  Polymer Science

 

X.4.G. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Secondary Education (Wendy Clemons)

1.  Accounting Essentials
2.  Entrepreneurship
3.  Graphic Design I
4.  Graphic Design II
5.  Introduction to Information Technology
6.  Management Essentials
7.  Marketing Essentials
8.  Web Design I
9.  Web Design II
 

X.4.H. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise Miss. Admin. Code: 7-24, Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2022, Process Standard 13, 27, Appendices A-6 – A-10, A-12, B-2, and glossary and Miss. Admin. Code 7-163: Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards, 2022, Process Standard 11, 23, Appendices A-6 –         A-10, A-12, B-2, and glossary (Wendy Clemons)

 

X.4.I. Approval of methodology to award competitive grants to school districts to support kindergarten through 4^th grade literacy instruction and intensive intervention through High-Dosage Tutoring (Marla Davis)
 

X.4.J. Approval of methodology to award grant funds to local school districts for The Perkins Reserve Equipment Grant Program (Wendy Clemons)

 

X.4.K. Approval of methodology to award grant funds to local school districts for the Career and Technical Education Industry Certification Grant Program (Wendy Clemons)
 

X.4.L. Approval of a temporary rule and to begin the Administration Procedures Act process: To establish Miss. Admin. Code 7-3:  81.15, State Board Policy Chapter 81, Rule 81.15:  Minimum Specifications for School Buses (Paula Vanderford)

 

X.4.M. Approval of a temporary rule and to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12, to amend certain criteria regarding renewal and reinstatement of a Mississippi educator license (Paula Vanderford)
 

X.4.N. Approval of certain Educator Preparation Providers to offer the Mississippi State Board of Education approved program that leads to a supplemental endorsement in the area of Elementary Education K-6 (Paula Vanderford)

 

X.4.O. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise Miss. Admin. Code Title 7: Part 107: 2021 Educator Preparation Provider Process and Performance Guidelines, to amend certain criteria  (Paula Vanderford)
 

X.4.P. Information:  Annual School Board Meeting Attendance Report in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 37-6-13 (Paula Vanderford)
 

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

XIV. Adjournment