July 18, 2013 Agenda

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Mississippi Board of Education
July 18, 2013
10:00 A.M.
4th Floor Boardroom
Central High School Building
359 North West Street
Jackson, Mississippi

Agenda

1. Report of State Superintendent of Education Back-up material
2. Report on State Board of Education Subcommittee meetings Back-up material
3. Discussion to initiate the process to reconstitute North Panola School District that is in conservatorship (Larry Drawdy) Back-up material
4. Discussion to initiate the process to reconstitute Hazlehurst City School District that is in conservatorship (Larry Drawdy) Back-up material
5. Discussion to initiate the process to reconstitute Tate County School District that is in conservatorship (Larry Drawdy) Back-up material
6. Reports from the following conservator school districts:  Sunflower County School District including Drew School District and Indianola School District (Larry Drawdy) Back-up material
7. Report on Aberdeen School District (Larry Drawdy) Back-up material
8. Report on Oktibbeha County School District (Larry Drawdy) Back-up material
9. Report of the Commission on Starkville Consolidated School District Structure that includes Oktibbeha County (Larry Drawdy) Back-up material
10. Discussion to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish State Board Policy 3107 – Home School Enrollment Guidelines (Larry Drawdy) Back-up material
11. Discussion of methodology to pilot an on-line learning program, with sponsoring school districts, to implement “Grade Results” in the Juvenile Detention Centers (Larry Drawdy) Back-up material
12. Discussion of methodology to award discretionary grant dollars to statewide agencies and organizations to provide technical services and training across MDE offices (Kim Benton) Back-up material
13. Discussion to award a discretionary grant to the Research and Curriculum Unit (RCU) at Mississippi State University to enhance the statewide system of support and coordinated services to local districts (Kim Benton) Back-up material
14. Discussion to award discretionary grants to school districts for the purpose of contracting with Educators in Residence to provide consultative services and technical assistance (Kim Benton) Back-up material
15. Discussion to contract with literacy personnel to provide consultative services relative to serving as literacy director and regional literacy coordinator (Kim Benton) Back-up material
16. Discussion to contract with the following individuals to provide administrative consultant services to selected local school districts and State agency school programs (Kim Benton) Back-up material
    1. Discussion to contract with Joseph Fisher to provide administrative consultation services to selected local school districts and State agency school programs Back-up material
    2. Discussion to contract with Robert L. Greer to provide administrative consultation services to selected local school districts and State agency school programs Back-up material
17. Discussion to award grants to three (3) service providers to provide on-site technical assistance to local school districts as a part of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004 (IDEA) (Kim Benton) Back-up material
18. Discussion to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: Approval to allow up to two (2) of the three (3) required science units (excluding Biology I) to be earned by completing Agriculture and Natural Resources I & II (Mike Kent) Back-up material 
19. Discussion to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process for the following Carnegie unit credit for 8th grade courses: Back-up material
    1. Approval to allow Introduction to Agriscience to be taught at the eighth (8th) grade level for one (1) Carnegie unit credit for high school graduation purposes (Mike Kent) Back-up material
    2. Discussion to allow Carnegie unit credit in Mississippi Studies (1/2 unit) and Geography (1/2 unit) in the eighth (8th) grade beginning in school year 2013-2014 (Mike Kent) 
20. Discussion to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: Approval of establishment of the Mississippi Early Exit Diploma (Mike Kent) Back-up material
21. Discussion to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: Approval of innovative program courses to be taken in lieu of the required courses for graduation (Mike Kent) Back-up material 
22. Discussion to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Harvard College to participate in the Strategic Data Project (SDP) Fellowship (Mike Kent) Back-up material
23. Discussion to contract with a Harvard Data Fellow with the Office of Educational Accountability as provided by House Bill 1648, 2013 Legislative Session (Mike Kent) Back-up material
24. Discussion to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise State Board Policy 3102 – Reporting Unexcused Absences – to comply with House Bill1530 (Mike Kent) Back-up material 
25. Report on the Accountability Task Force/Technical Review Team meeting held on July 11, 2013 (Mike Kent) Back-up material
26. Report on the Educational Principles and Practices Task Force meetings and timeline for completion of the review of the process standards, state statute, and State Board of Education Policies (Mike Kent) Back-up material
27. Discussion of preliminary estimate of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program Base Student Cost for Fiscal Year 2015 (Todd Ivey) Back-up material
28. Discussion of the preliminary estimate of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program for Fiscal Year 2015 (Todd Ivey) Back-up material
29. Discussion of the Mississippi Department of Education FY 2015 Budget Request (Gracie Sanders) Back-up materia
30. Discussion of the State Board of Education’s 2014 Legislative Priorities (Pete Smith) Back-up material
31. Consent Agenda Back-up material
    1. Discussion of monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits (Kim Benton) Back-up material
    2. Discussion to allow Carnegie unit credit in Mississippi Studies (1/2 unit) and to supply and deliver produce to local organizations in the State Food Purchasing Program (six regions in the state) (Kim Benton) Back-up material
    3. Discussion of the Mississippi School for the Deaf 2013-2014 Staff Handbook (Daphne Buckley) Back-up material
    4. Discussion of the Mississippi School for the Deaf 2013-2014 Student Handbook and Academic Calendar (Daphne Buckley) Back-up material
    5. Report of Personnel Actions (Cassandra Moore) Back-up material
32. Consideration of Executive Session

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