{"id":1219,"date":"2017-11-03T15:40:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T15:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wptest.mdek12.org\/testsite2\/august152014\/"},"modified":"2017-11-03T15:40:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T15:40:47","slug":"august152014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/august152014\/","title":{"rendered":"August 15, 2014 Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Mississippi Board of Education
\nAugust 15, 2014
\n  8:30 A.M.
\n4th Floor Boardroom
\nCentral High School Building
\n359 North West Street
\nJackson, Mississippi<\/p>\n

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

\nI. Call to order<\/p>\n

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

III. Approval of Minutes of July 23, 2014<\/p>\n

IV. Additions or deletions \u2013 Approval of agenda<\/p>\n

V. Report of the Chair<\/p>\n

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

(Items below are numbered to correspond to the items as discussed on<\/em> Thursday, August 14, 2014.)<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Approval of transfer of all assets, real and personal property from Sunflower County School District and Indianola School District to Sunflower County Consolidated School District
    \n\t(Office of Chief School Performance Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2.  Approval to award a discretionary grant to Jackson Public School District for the purpose of contracting with an Educator in Residence to provide consultative services and technical assistance
    \n\t(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Approval of parent notification format for retained third grade students, as required by the Literacy-Based Promotion Act of 2013
    \n\t(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4.  Approval to contract with Amplify Education, Inc., for conducting the Data Coaching Pilot Program
    \n\t(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5.  Approval of Report from the Commission on School District Efficiency
    \n\t(Office of Chief Operations Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6.  Approval to contract with GCR, Inc., to Update and Upgrade the Division of Purchasing and Food Distribution Automated Food Purchasing System (APS)
    \n\t(Office of Chief Operations Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7.  Approval to begin the Administrative Procedure Act process:  To establish a new license code 101 for student interns in MS teacher preparation programs as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development
    \n\t(Office of Chief Operations Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. Approval of request from the University of Southern Mississippi for a supplemental endorsement in secondary mathematics  as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development
    \n\t(Office of Chief Operations Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. Approval to contract with Evidence-Based Education Research and Evaluation (EBERE) to complete an evaluation of the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) Grant
    \n\t(Office of Chief Operations Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. Approval to contract with The RIA Group to design, develop, and evaluate key elements of the teacher evaluation system
    \n\t(Office of Chief Operations Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n
  11. Consent Agenda \n
      \n
    1. Approval of monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits
      \n\t\t(Office of Chief Operations Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. Approval of Praxis II Education of Young Children (5024) with a minimum passing score of 160 and Speech-Language Pathology (5331) with a minimum passing score of 162 as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development
      \n\t\t(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comment)
      \n\t\t(Office of Chief Operations Officer)<\/strong> <\/p>\n
        \n
      1.  Praxis II Education of Young Children (5024) to replace 0021\/5021 with a minimum passing score of 160<\/li>\n
      2. Praxis II Speech-Language Pathology (5331) to replace 0330\/5330 with a minimum passing score of 162 <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      3. Approval of Pupil Transportation Equipment Bids
        \n\t\t(Office of Chief School Performance Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n
      4. Approval of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science 2014-2015 Employee Handbook<\/em>
        \n\t\t(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        VII. Recognition Ceremony<\/p>\n

        High School Heroes Committed to Graduation<\/strong>
        \nBythe Blackwell \u2013 Ridgeland High School
        \nKaleb Crump \u2013 Gulfport High School
        \nJonah Daniel \u2013 graduate of Richland High School
        \nSabrina Nawls
        \nKatie Ramsey \u2013 Ridgeland High School
        \nLeondre Wilson \u2013 graduate of Gulfport High School<\/p>\n

        2014 August Employee of the Month<\/strong>
        \nChonette Bouldin
        \nOffice of Career and Technical Education
        \nProjects Officer III, Special<\/p>\n

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

          \n
        1. Report on meetings attended<\/li>\n
        2. Approval of attendance at meetings<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \nIX. Other Business<\/p>\n

          X. Adjournment
          \n <\/p>\n

          If you need accommodations due to a disability, contact our office at 601-359-1750.
          \nNOTE:     Cellular telephones and pagers that give an audible signal are not permitted during Board meeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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