September 28 2023 board agenda

Mississippi Board of Education
September 28, 2023
10:00 a.m.
4^th Floor Boardroom
Central High School Building
Mississippi Department of Education (MDE)
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 August 17, 2023 Board Meeting

IV.        Approval of Agenda

V.         Recognition Ceremony

Milken Educator Award
Tyler Shows
Petal Upper Elementary School
Petal School District

VI.        Report of State Superintendent of Education

VII.       Report of Chair

VIII.      Report of the 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)

1. 1. 01. Information: Review the amendment to Mississippi’s Consolidated State Plan, also referred to as Mississippi Succeeds [Goals 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone and Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

1. 1. 02. Action: Action: Approval of the 2022-2023 Mississippi Statewide Accountability Results [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

1. 1. 03. Information: Overview of the Mississippi Succeeds Report Card [Goals 1, 2, 5 and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (John Kraman) Back-up material

1. 04. Action: Approval of the MDE contract [Goals 4 and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
   1. 1. 04.A. Action: Contract with Michael D. Kent to perform the administrative duties for the Office of Academic Education, work with school districts to consolidate, work with districts in Districts of Transformation, work as liaison with superintendent of the Mississippi Achievement School District, mentor existing and potential future school district superintendents and principals in Mississippi, and special assignments [Goals 4 and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material
2. 05. Action: Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goals 1, 2, and 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
   1. 1. 05.A. Action: Award competitive grants for the State Invested Pre-Kindergarten Program [Goal 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. 05.B. Action: Award competitive grants for the Migrant Education Program (Title I, Part C) [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material
3. 06. Consent Agenda (All consent items are action items which require vote, unless otherwise noted.) Back-up material
   1. 1. A. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi School of the Arts (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. B. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. 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 (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. D. Approval of the 2023-2024 Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science and the Mississippi University for Women Memorandum of Agreement (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. E. Approval of the 2023-2024 Memorandum of Understanding between the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science and the Columbus Municipal School District for the use of their track and field facilities (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. F. Approval to adopt policies required by state statute for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind to be placed on the District Policy Service website established by the Mississippi School Boards Association (Donna Boone) Back-up material
         1. 1. 1. Section: J; Policy Code: JGCDA
               Policy: Self-Administration of Medication of Asthma/Anaphylaxis Medications
         1. 1. 2. Section: D; Policy Code: DJED
               Policy: Bids and Quotations
         1. 1. 3. Section: J; Policy Code: JGCB
               Policy: Student Health Services Inoculations
         1. 1. 4. Section: J; Policy Code: JGEB
               Policy: Concussion Management and Return to Play Policy
         1. 1. 5. Section: E; Policy Code: EBBABB
               Policy: Prohibition Against Aiding and Abetting Sex Offenders in Obtaining Employment
         1. 1. 6. Section: E; Policy Code: EDDAA
               Policy: Transporting Students to Events in Vehicles Other than School Buses
      2. G. Approval of industry certifications that will calculate in the Acceleration component of the Accountability Model for the 2023-2024 School Year (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. H. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Framework Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) in Career and Technical Education (CTE) (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. I. 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 criteria regarding educator licensure preparation and other programs completed outside the state of Mississippi (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. J. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-142: Career and Technical Education Licensure Guidelines to amend licensure Career Pathway, 961, Healthcare and Clinical Services and 989 Polymer Science
         (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act without public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. K. Approval to revise Mississippi Administrative Code 37-1-3 State Policy Chapter 3, Rule 27.1- Criminal Records Background Checks on Applicants for Employment, State Department of Education Staff, Mississippi School for the Deaf and Blind, Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, and Mississippi School of the Arts
         (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
   1. 1. L. Approval to revise Mississippi Administrative Code 37-61-9(4) State Board Policy Chapter 3, Rule 31.1 – Drug Testing, State Department of Education Staff
         (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
   1. 1. M. Approval to revise Mississippi Administrative Code 37-61-9(4) State Board Policy Chapter 3, Rule 3.1 – Administrative Expense Reduction
         (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
   1. 1. N. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 1 – Accountability, Rule 1.2 – School Performance and Accountability Subcommittee and Internal Accountability Subcommittee
         (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Sonya Amis) Back-up material
   1. 1. O. Approval to proceed with a grant request to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Community Heritage Project Grant (Donna Boone) Back-up material

XI.       Consideration of Executive Session

XII.       State Board of Education

1. 1. 1.  Report on meetings attended

1. 1. 2.  Approval of attendance at meetings

XIII.      Other Business

XIV.      Adjournment

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