October 20, 2016 Agenda

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Mississippi Board of Education
  October 20, 2016
10:00 a.m.
4th Floor Boardroom
Central High School Building
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 September 15, 2016

IV.       Approval of Agenda

V.        Recognition Ceremony

           2016 October Employee of the Month
           Kathy Hallman
           Special Projects Officer III
           Educator Licensure

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

1. Action:  2015-2016 statewide accountability results [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (J.P. Beaudoin) Back-up material
2. Information:  Report on Mississippi Assessment Program (MAP) achievement gap results by subgroup [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (J.P. Beaudoin) Back-up material
3. Action:  Report on the Commission on School Accreditation concerning the assignment of district accreditation statuses [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (J.P. Beaudoin) Back-up material
4. Action:  Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise the requirements for the 101 intern license outlined in Licensure Guidelines K- 12 [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (J.P. Beaudoin) Back-up material
5. [PULLED]
6. Consent Agenda (All consent items are Action items) Back-up material
   1. Monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits (Todd Ivey) Back-up material
   2. Modify the fiscal agent for the 21st Century Community Learning Center grantee from DREAMS/Mississippi State University to Louisville School District (Kim Benton) Back-up material
   3. Construction Plan for a Career and Technical Education Center in Lowndes County School District utilizing local funds (Kim Benton) Back-up material
   4. Modify contract with Brustein and Manasevit to provide technical assistance to the Mississippi Department of Education (Kim Benton) Back-up material
   5. Accredited Nonpublic-Status for The Institute for Diverse Education (J. P. Beaudoin) Back-up material
   6. Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise the Mississippi Nonpublic Schools Accountability Standards (J.P. Beaudoin) Back-up material
   7. Award competitive grants for the Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools (MCOPS) grant program (J.P. Beaudoin) Back-up material
   8. Pupil Transportation Equipment Bids (J.P. Beaudoin) Back-up material
   9. Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise the Mississippi Testing Accommodations Manual (J.P. Beaudoin) Back-up material
   10. Modify contracts for the following conservators: (John Q. Porter) Back-up material

       1.  Modify contract with Conservator for Aberdeen School District Back-up materia

       2. Modify contract with Conservator for Leflore County School District Back-up material

       3.  Modify contract with Conservator for Tunica County School District Back-up material

X.        Approval of Action Items

1. Action:  Approval of 2015-2016 statewide accountability results [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief of Research and Development)
2. Action:  Approval of Report on the Commission on School Accreditation concerning the assignment of district accreditation statuses [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] 
   (Office of Chief of Research and Development)
3. Action: Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise the requirements for the 101 intern license outlined in Licensure Guidelines K-12 [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief of Research and Development)
4.  Consent Agenda (All consent items are Action items)
   1. Monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits
      (Office of Chief Operations Officer)
   2. Modify the fiscal agent for the 21st Century Community Learning Center grantee from DREAMS/Mississippi State University to Louisville School District
      (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
   3. Construction Plan for a Career and Technical Education Center in Lowndes County School District utilizing local funds
      (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
   4. Modify contract with Brustein and Manasevit to provide technical assistance to the Mississippi Department of Education
      (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
   5. Accredited Nonpublic-Status for The Institute for Diverse Education
      (Office of Chief of Research and Development)
   6. Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise the Mississippi Nonpublic Schools Accountability Standards
      (Office of Chief of Research and Development)
   7. Award competitive grants for the Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools (MCOPS) grant program
      (Office of Chief of Research and Development) 
   8. Pupil Transportation Equipment Bids
      (Office of Chief of Research and Development)
   9. Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise the Mississippi Testing Accommodations Manual
      (Office of Chief of Research and Development)
   10. Modify contracts for the following conservators:
       1. Modify contract with Conservator for Aberdeen School District
       2.  Modify contract with Conservator for Leflore County School District
       3. Modify contract with Conservator for Tunica County School District
          (Office of Chief of Technology and District Transformation)

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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