{"id":1598,"date":"2018-04-18T20:50:20","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T20:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wptest.mdek12.org\/testsite2\/april-19-board-agenda\/"},"modified":"2018-04-18T20:50:20","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T20:50:20","slug":"april-19-board-agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/april-19-board-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"April 19, 2018 Board Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/April%202018%20Board%20Agenda%20rev6.pdf\">Print Version<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<span style=\",sans-serif\">Mississippi Board of Education<br \/>\n&nbsp; April 19, 2018<br \/>\n10:00 a.m.<\/span><br \/>\n4th Floor Boardroom<br \/>\nCentral High School Building<br \/>\n359 North West Street<br \/>\nJackson, Mississippi<\/p>\n<p><span style=\",sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Agenda<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Call to Order<\/p>\n<p>II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation<\/p>\n<p>III.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of minutes of March 21, 2018 Board Meeting<\/p>\n<p>IV.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of Agenda<\/p>\n<p>V.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recognition Ceremony<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2018 April Employee of the Month<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kimberly Thompson-Sims<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; School Attendance Officer<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>VI.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Report of State Superintendent of Education<\/p>\n<p>VII.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Report of Chair<\/p>\n<p>VIII.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Report on State Board of Education Subcommittee Meetings<\/p>\n<p>IX.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Discussion of Board Items<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>01. Information: Mississippi Virtual Public Schools Update [Goals 2 and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-01-MVPS-Update.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>02. Action: &nbsp;Revise the Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines for Classrooms Serving Three- and Four-Year-Old Children (2018) [Goal 3 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton)<br \/>\n\t\t(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-02-Guideline-comments.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>03. Information: &nbsp;Presentation of FY 2017 audit reports by CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan (Felicia Gavin) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-03-Audit%20Presentation.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>04. Action: &nbsp;Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise the <em>Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards<\/em>, <em>2017, <\/em>specifically, the business rules of the <em>Mississippi<\/em><em> Statewide Accountability System <\/em>including Section 9: <em>Acceleration, <\/em>Section 15: <em>English<\/em><em> Learners (EL)<\/em>, and Section 25: <em>College &amp; Career Readiness Indicator <\/em>[Goals 1, 2, 3, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-04.%20-%20APA%20Public%20Standards%20Business%20Rules.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05. Action: &nbsp;Approval of the Mississippi Department of Education Contracts [Goal 1, 2, 3, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-05.0-COO-MDE%20Contracts.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>05.A.&nbsp; Renew contract with Reading Language Arts Centers, Inc. D.B.A. Brainspring for FY 2019 to provide professional development training system based on Orton Gillingham reading methodology [Goals 2 and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-05.A.-Brainspring-contract.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.B.&nbsp; Contract with S&amp;S Management Group LLC d\/b\/a Security Solutions of America \/ Advert Group, USA to provide security services on the campus of the Mississippi Schools for the Blind and the Deaf for the 2018-2019 school year [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-05.B.-S%20%26%20S-%20Advert%20MSBD_COS%20FY%2019%20Board%20item-revised2.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.C.&nbsp; Renew contract with Valley Services, Inc. to provide food services to the Mississippi Schools for the Blind and the Deaf (MSBD) for FY 2019 [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-05.C.-Valley-contract.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.D.&nbsp; Modify contract with Glen H. Stribling, O.D. to provide optometry and low-vision medical services for the Mississippi School for the Blind for the 2017-2018 school year [Goals 1, 2, and 3 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-05.D.-Stribling-contract.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.E.&nbsp; Renew contract with Research and Curriculum Unit, Mississippi State University for the operation of the Mississippi Career and Planning and Assessment System, Third Edition (MS-CPAS3) [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-05.E.-contract-RCU-CPAS.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.F.&nbsp; Renew contract with Curriculum Associates, LLC to provide a comprehensive early learning observational screener as part of the effectiveness evaluation for pre-kindergarten programs [Goal 3 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-05.F.-Curriculum-Associates-contract.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.G.&nbsp; Renew the contract with Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) for Fiscal Year 2019 to administer the LAS Links, English language proficiency test (ELPT) [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-05.G%20-%20Renew%20the%20contract%20DRC.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.H.&nbsp; Renew the contract with Renaissance Learning, Inc. (RL) for Fiscal Year 2019 to provide a Kindergarten Readiness Assessment tool using Renaissance Data Integration (RDI) services [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-05.H%20-%20Renew%20the%20contract%20RL.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Renew the contract with Questar Assessment, Inc. (QAI) for Fiscal Year 2019 to administer assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics in Grades 3-8, End-of-Course in Algebra I, English II, and options for Geometry and Algebra II [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab%20-%2005.I%20-%20Action%20Renew%20the%20contract%20QAI.PDF\"><span>Back-up material<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.J.&nbsp;&nbsp; Renew the contract with Questar Assessment, Inc. (QAI) for Fiscal Year 2019 to administer alternate assessments for the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program &#8211; Alternate (MAAP-A) for English Language Arts and Mathematics in Grades 3-8; Science Grades 5 &amp; 8; and High School Algebra I, English II, and Biology I Alternate Assessments for students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (SCD) [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-05.J-Renew%20the%20contract%20QAI.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>06. Action: &nbsp;Approval of the Mississippi Department of Education grant awards [Goals 1, 2, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-06.0-COO-MDE%20Grants%20Award.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>06.A.&nbsp; Award discretionary Educators-in-Residence grants to school districts for literacy coaches [Goals 1, 2, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-06.A.-CAO-OEER-EIR-Grants%20for%202018_2019%20Board%20Backup%204.2.18%20v4.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>06.B.&nbsp; Award discretionary grants to local school districts for the purpose of contracting with Educators-in-Residence for Special Education for 2018-2019 [Goals 1, 2, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-06.B.-EIR-SPED.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>06.C.&nbsp; Award competitive grants for K-8 STEM Initiative Enhancement Project [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/tab-06-c--k-8-stem---after-board-meeting_20180423091256_323332.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>06.D.&nbsp; Award discretionary grant to Neshoba County School District for the purpose of contracting with Educator-in-Residence to provide professional development and support in science for 2018-2019 school year [Goals 1, 2, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-06.D.-EIR-Neshoba-County.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>07. Consent Agenda (All consent items are Action items) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-07_April%202018%20Consent%20Agenda%20rev2.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha\">\n<li>Approval to revise methodology for the calculation of the reimbursement for the Educable Child Program (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-A-methodology-SPED.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval of school calendars for State Schools for 2018-2019 school year (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-B-calendars-Special-Schools.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a>\n<ul>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal\">\n<li>Mississippi School of the Arts<\/li>\n<li>Mississippi School for the Blind<\/li>\n<li>Mississippi School for the Deaf<\/li>\n<li>Mississippi School for Math and Science<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Approval of methodology to reimburse schools participating in advanced learning programs for teacher training (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-C-methodology-teacher-learning.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to establish the Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Aquaculture Technology (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment) (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-D-Aquaculture-no-comments-APA.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to establish the Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Computer Science (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-E-Computer-Science-comments.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to establish the Coahoma Early College High School (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-F-Coahoma-Early-College-HS.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval of methodology to award formula grant dollars to school districts and Early Learning Collaborative lead partners for Pre-K to 3rd&nbsp;grade literacy screeners (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-G-methodology-literacy-screeener.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: &nbsp;To revise the Mississippi Public School Library Monitoring Rubric (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-H-Public-monitoring-rubric.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: &nbsp;To establish the Mississippi Nonpublic School Library Monitoring Rubric (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-I-Nonpublic-monitoring-rubric.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval of Title I, Part A reallocation methodology in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized in the <em>Every Student Succeeds Act <\/em>(Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-J-methodology-Title-I%2C%20Part-A.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval of Title III, Part A reallocation methodology in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the <em>Every Student Succeeds Act <\/em>(Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-K-methodology-Title-III-Part-A.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to upgrade the accreditation status of three (3) nonpublic Schools accredited by the MDE (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-L%20-%20nonpublic%20status%20upgrades.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a>\n<ul>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal\">\n<li>Gulf Oaks Day School &#8211; ADVISED to ACCREDITED<\/li>\n<li>Resurrection Catholic Middle\/High School &#8211; PROBATION to ACCREDITED<\/li>\n<li>Resurrection Catholic Elementary School &#8211; PROBATION to ACCREDITED<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Approval of recommendations on exceptions to pupil-teacher ratio requirements for grades 1-4 (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-M%20-%20Class%20Size%20Overloads.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise the <em>Mississippi<\/em><em> NonPublic School Accountability Standards, 2016 <\/em>(Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-N%20-%20APA%20Nonpublic%20Standard%20Revision.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to revise Standard 14.3 and establish Appendix A-11 of the <em>Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2017<\/em>: Requirements for a Certificate of Completion for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) effective school year 2018- 2019 (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Paula Vanderford) (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-O%20-%20Standard%2014.3%20and%20establish%20Appendix%20A-11.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to revise Process Standards 14.1.4 and 26, and Appendices A and B of the <em>Mississippi Public Schools Accountability Standards, 2017<\/em> (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Paula Vanderford) (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-P%20-%20%20Revise%20Standards%2014.1.4%20and%2026%20and%20Appendices%20A%20and%20B.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to establish Part 189: Mississippi School Safety Manual (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-Q%20-%20Approval%20to%20establish%20Part%20189%20Mississippi%20School%20Safety%20Manual%204.6.18.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to revise the <em>Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2017 <\/em>specifically, the business rules of the <em>Mississippi Statewide Accountability System <\/em>to revise the definition of senior snapshot and add additional weights to the growth component beginning school year 2017-2018 (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-R%20%20-%20APA%20Senior%20Snapshot%20and%20Growth.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to establish a passing score for the Praxis Subject Assessment, <em>Computer Science <\/em>(Test Code 5652) as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-S%20-%20PRAXIS%20Subject%20Assessment.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to establish a passing score for the newly revised version of the <em>School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) <\/em>(Test Code 6990) as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-T%20-%20School%20Leaders%20Licensure%20Assessment%20SLLA%206990%20Pass%20Score.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: &nbsp;To revise State Board Policy Chapter 71: School Business Officials and the <em>Licensure Guidelines K-12 <\/em>to modify requirements for the School Business Administrator License as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Paula Vanderford) (Felicia Gavin) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-U%20-%20%20School%20Business%20Administrator%20License%20Revisions.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish the Mississippi Alternate Academic Achievement Standards for (1) Science Grades Kindergarten \u2013 8 and (2) High School Biology (Kim Benton) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-V-SPED-alt-standards.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: &nbsp;To revise State Board Policy Chapter 36, Rule 36.4: Assessments Required for Graduation (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-W%20-%20%20%20Chapter%2036%20Rule%2036.4.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval of the Corrective Action Plan for Hazlehurst City School District in accordance with Accreditation Policy 2.8.1 (Paula Vanderford) <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/MBE\/MBE%20-%202018%20(4)\/Tab-X.%20CAP%20%20Hazlehurst%20City%20School%20District.pdf\">Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<p>X.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of Action Items<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>02. Action: &nbsp;Approval to revise the Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines for Classrooms Serving Three- and Four-Year-Old Children (2018) [Goal 3 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments)<br \/>\n\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>04. Action: &nbsp;Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise the <em>Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards<\/em>, <em>2017, <\/em>specifically, the business rules of the <em>Mississippi<\/em><em> Statewide Accountability System <\/em>including Section 9: <em>Acceleration, <\/em>Section 15: <em>English<\/em><em> Learners (EL)<\/em>, and Section 25: <em>College &amp; Career Readiness Indicator <\/em>[Goals 1, 2, 3, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05. Action: &nbsp;Approval of the Mississippi Department of Education Contracts [Goal 1, 2, 3, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Operations Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;\n<ul>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>05.A.&nbsp; Renew contract with Reading Language Arts Centers, Inc. D.B.A. Brainspring for FY 2019 to provide professional development training system based on Orton Gillingham reading methodology [Goals 2 and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.B.&nbsp; Contract with S&amp;S Management Group LLC d\/b\/a Security Solutions of America \/ Advert Group, USA to provide security services on the campus of the Mississippi Schools for the Blind and the Deaf for the 2018-2019 school year [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.C.&nbsp; Renew contract with Valley Services, Inc. to provide food services to the Mississippi Schools for the Blind and the Deaf (MSBD) for FY 2019 [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.D.&nbsp; Modify contract with Glen H. Stribling, O.D. to provide optometry and low-vision medical services for the Mississippi School for the Blind for the 2017-2018 school year [Goals 1, 2, and 3 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.E.&nbsp; Renew contract with Research and Curriculum Unit, Mississippi State University for the operation of the Mississippi Career and Planning and Assessment System, Third Edition (MS-CPAS3) [Goals 1 and 2 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.F.&nbsp; Renew contract with Curriculum Associates, LLC to provide a comprehensive early learning observational screener as part of the effectiveness evaluation for pre-kindergarten programs [Goal 3 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.G.&nbsp; Renew the contract with Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) for Fiscal Year 2019 to administer the LAS Links, English language proficiency test (ELPT) [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.H.&nbsp; Renew the contract with Renaissance Learning, Inc. (RL) for Fiscal Year 2019 to provide a Kindergarten Readiness Assessment tool using Renaissance Data Integration (RDI) services [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Renew the contract with Questar Assessment, Inc. (QAI) for Fiscal Year 2019 to administer assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics in Grades 3-8, End-of-Course in Algebra I, English II, and options for Geometry and Algebra II [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>05.J.&nbsp;&nbsp; Renew the contract with Questar Assessment, Inc. (QAI) for Fiscal Year 2019 to administer alternate assessments for the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program &#8211; Alternate (MAAP-A) for English Language Arts and Mathematics in Grades 3-8; Science Grades 5 &amp; 8; and High School Algebra I, English II, and Biology I Alternate Assessments for students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (SCD) [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>06. Action: &nbsp;Approval of the Mississippi Department of Education grant awards [Goals 1, 2, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Operations Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;\n<ul>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>06.A.&nbsp; Award discretionary Educators-in-Residence grants to school districts for literacy coaches [Goals 1, 2, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>06.B.&nbsp; Award discretionary grants to local school districts for the purpose of contracting with Educators-in-Residence for Special Education for 2018-2019 [Goals 1, 2, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>06.C.&nbsp; Award competitive grants for K-8 STEM Initiative Enhancement Project [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>06.D.&nbsp; Award discretionary grant to Neshoba County School District for the purpose of contracting with Educator-in-Residence to provide professional development and support in science for 2018-2019 school year [Goals 1, 2, and 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>07. Consent Agenda (All consent items are Action items)<br \/>\n\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha\">\n<li>Approval to revise methodology for the calculation of the reimbursement for the Educable Child Program<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval of school calendars for State Schools for 2018-2019 school year<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal\">\n<li>Mississippi School of the Arts<\/li>\n<li>Mississippi School for the Blind<\/li>\n<li>Mississippi School for the Deaf<\/li>\n<li>Mississippi School for Math and Science<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Approval of methodology to reimburse schools participating in advanced learning programs for teacher training<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to establish the Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Aquaculture Technology (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to establish the Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Computer Science (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to establish the Coahoma Early College High School<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval of methodology to award formula grant dollars to school districts and Early Learning Collaborative lead partners for Pre-K to 3rd&nbsp;grade literacy screeners<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: &nbsp;To revise the Mississippi Public School Library Monitoring Rubric<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: &nbsp;To establish the Mississippi Nonpublic School Library Monitoring Rubric<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval of Title I, Part A reallocation methodology in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized in the <em>Every Student Succeeds Act<\/em><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval of Title III, Part A reallocation methodology in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the <em>Every Student Succeeds Act<\/em><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to upgrade the accreditation status of three (3) nonpublic schools accredited by the MDE<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha\">\n<li>Gulf Oaks Day School &#8211; ADVISED to ACCREDITED<\/li>\n<li>Resurrection Catholic Middle\/High School &#8211; PROBATION to ACCREDITED<\/li>\n<li>Resurrection Catholic Elementary School &#8211; PROBATION to ACCREDITED<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Approval of recommendations on exceptions to pupil-teacher ratio requirements for grades 1-4<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise the <em>Mississippi<\/em><em> NonPublic School Accountability Standards, 2016<\/em><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to revise Standard 14.3 and establish Appendix A-11 of the <em>Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2017<\/em>: Requirements for a Certificate of Completion for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) effective school year 2018- 2019 (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to revise Standards 14.1.4 and 26, and Appendices A and B of the <em>Mississippi<\/em><em> Public Schools Accountability Standards, 2017 <\/em>(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t(Office of Chief Academic Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to establish Part 189: Mississippi School Safety Manual (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to revise the <em>Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2017 <\/em>specifically, the business rules of the <em>Mississippi Statewide Accountability System <\/em>to revise the definition of senior snapshot and add additional weights to the growth component beginning school year 2017-2018 (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to establish a passing score for the Praxis Subject Assessment, <em>Computer Science <\/em>(Test Code 5652) as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to establish a passing score for the newly revised version of the <em>School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) <\/em>(Test Code 6990) as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: &nbsp;To revise State Board Policy Chapter 71: School Business Officials and the <em>Licensure Guidelines K-12 <\/em>to modify requirements for the School Business Administrator License as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t(Office of Chief Operations Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish the Mississippi Alternate Academic Achievement Standards for (1) Science Grades Kindergarten \u2013 8 and (2) High School Biology<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Academic Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: &nbsp;To revise State Board Policy Chapter 36, Rule 36.4: Assessments Required for Graduation<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer) <\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Approval of the Corrective Action Plan for Hazlehurst City School District in accordance with Accreditation Policy 2.8.1<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>(Office of Chief Accountability Officer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<p>XI.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consideration of Executive Session<\/p>\n<p>XII.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; State Board of Education<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Report on meetings attended<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of attendance at meetings<\/p>\n<p>XIII.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Other Business<\/p>\n<p>XIV.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Adjournment<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>View the live stream of Mississippi State Board of Education meetings at <a href=\"https:\/\/msachieves.mdek12.org\">https:\/\/msachieves.mdek12.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">If you need accommodations due to a disability, contact our office at 601-359-1750.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cellular telephones and pagers that give an audible signal are not permitted during Board meeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Print Version Mississippi Board of Education &nbsp; April 19, 2018 10:00 a.m. 4th Floor Boardroom Central High School Building 359 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi Agenda I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Call to Order II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation III.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of minutes of March 21, 2018 Board Meeting IV.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Approval of Agenda V.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recognition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1598","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1598"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1598\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}