{"id":1100,"date":"2017-10-23T19:59:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T19:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wptest.mdek12.org\/testsite2\/march162017\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T19:59:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T19:59:13","slug":"march162017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/march162017\/","title":{"rendered":"March 16, 2017 Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Print version located at bottom of page<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n

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Mississippi Board of Education<\/p>\n

March 16, 2017
\n10:00 a.m.
\n4th Floor Boardroom
\nCentral High School Building
\n359 North West Street
\nJackson, Mississippi <\/p>\n

Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n

I.          Call to Order<\/p>\n

II.         Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation<\/p>\n

III.        Approval of minutes of February 16, 2017 Board Meeting<\/p>\n

IV.       Approval of Agenda<\/p>\n

V.        Recognition Ceremony<\/p>\n

           20<\/strong>1<\/strong>7 March Employee of the Month<\/strong>
\n           Gary Ragsdale
\n           Information Technology Planner
\n           Office of Technology and District Transformation<\/p>\n

VI.       Report of State Superintendent of Education<\/p>\n

VII.      Report of Chair<\/p>\n

VIII.     Report on State Board of Education Subcommittee Meetings<\/p>\n

IX.       Discussion of Board Items<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Action:  Renew contract with Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc. for the operation of the Mississippi K-3 Literacy Professional Development Training System [Goal 1 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Action:  Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise the Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education for Agriculture and Environmental Science and Technology (AEST), Entrepreneurship, International Business, and Agricultural Leadership and Personal Development [Goal 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Action:  Contract with North Mississippi Education Consortium to coordinate and facilitate regional training sessions and related services for 2017-2018 [Goals 1, 2, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Consent Agenda (All consent items are Action items except for I) Back-up material<\/a>\n
      \n
    1. Monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Revise the Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education for (1) Culinary Arts, (2) Early Childhood Education, (3) Law and Public Safety, and (4) Transportation Logistics (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment) (Kim Benton) Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
    3. Renew contract with The Riverside Publishing Company DBA HM Receivables, LLC for Fiscal Year 2018 to provide an assessment system as required by the State Performance Plan (Kim Benton) Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. Modify contract with Superior Protection Services to provide security services on the campus of the Mississippi Schools for the Blind and the Deaf for Fiscal Year 2018 (Kim Benton) <\/a>Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
    5. Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish a standard score of 165 for the Braille Praxis II exam (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
    6. Renew the contract with Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) for Fiscal Year 2018 for the English Language Proficiency Test (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
    7. Renew the Fiscal Year 2018 contract with Renaissance Learning for the Mississippi K-3 Assessment Support System (MKAS2) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
    8. Modify contract with Ciber, Inc. to continue to provide network support services for the public school districts in the state of Mississippi (John Q. Porter) Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
    9. Information:  Annual School Board Meeting Attendance Report in accordance with Section 37-6-13 of the Mississippi Code of 1972<\/em>, as amended (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      X.        Approval of Action Items<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Action: Approval to renew contract with Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc. for the operation of the Mississippi K-3 Literacy Professional Development Training System [Goal 1 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]
        \n\t(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
      2. Action:  Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise the Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education for Agriculture and Environmental Science and Technology (AEST), Entrepreneurship, International Business, and Agricultural Leadership and Personal Development [Goal 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]
        \n\t(<\/strong>Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
      3. Action: Approval to contract with North Mississippi Education Consortium to coordinate and facilitate regional training sessions and related services for 2017-2018 [Goals 1, 2, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]
        \n\t(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
      4. Consent Agenda (All consent items are Action items)\n
          \n
        1. Monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits
          \n\t\t(Office of Chief Operations Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
        2. Revise the Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education for (1) Culinary Arts, (2) Early Childhood Education, (3) Law and Public Safety, and (4) Transportation Logistics (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment)
          \n\t\t\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
        3. Renew contract with The Riverside Publishing Company DBA HM Receivables, LLC for Fiscal Year 2018 to provide an assessment system as required by the State Performance Plan
          \n\t\t(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
        4. Modify contract with Superior Protection Services to provide security services on the campus of the Mississippi Schools for the Blind and the Deaf for Fiscal Year 2018
          \n\t\t(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
        5. Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish a standard score of 165 for the Braille Praxis II exam
          \n\t\t(Office of Chief of Research and Development)<\/strong><\/li>\n
        6. Renew the contract with Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) for Fiscal Year 2018 for the English Language Proficiency Test
          \n\t\t(Office of Chief of Research and Development)<\/strong><\/li>\n
        7. Renew the Fiscal Year 2018 contract with Renaissance Learning for the Mississippi K-3 Assessment Support System (MKAS2)
          \n\t\t(Office of Chief of Research and Development)<\/strong><\/li>\n
        8. Modify contract with Ciber, Inc. to continue to provide network support services for the public school districts in the state of Mississippi
          \n\t\t(Office of Chief of Technology and District Transformation)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          XI.       Consideration of Executive Session<\/p>\n

          XII.      State Board of Education<\/p>\n

                    1.      Report on meetings attended<\/p>\n

                    2.      Approval of attendance at meetings<\/p>\n

          XIII.     Other Business<\/p>\n

          XIV.     Adjournment     <\/p>\n

          If you need accommodations due to a disability, contact our office at 601-359-1750.<\/p>\n

          NOTE:           Cellular telephones and pagers that give an audible signal are not permitted during Board meeting.<\/strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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