{"id":2595,"date":"2024-04-11T19:11:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T19:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/?page_id=2595"},"modified":"2024-04-11T19:11:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T19:11:24","slug":"may-18-2023-board-agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/may-18-2023-board-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"May 18 2023 board agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mississippi Board of Education
\nMay 18, 2023
\n10:00 a.m.
\n4th<\/sup>\u00a0Floor Boardroom
\nCentral High School Building
\nMississippi Department of Education (MDE)
\n359 North West Street
\nJackson, Mississippi<\/p>\n

\nAgenda<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Call to Order<\/p>\n

II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation<\/p>\n

III.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Approval of minutes of April 19, 2023 Board Meeting and minutes of Special-Called Board Work Session on April 19, 2023<\/p>\n

IV.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Approval of Agenda<\/p>\n

V.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recognition Ceremony<\/p>\n

Mannsdale Upper Elementary School 4th Grade Students<\/strong><\/u>
\nProposing legislation to create and pass a bill to adopt the blueberry as the state fruit<\/p>\n

Mississippi Department of Education<\/strong><\/u>
\nMississippi School of the Arts Phoenix Award<\/p>\n

VI.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Report of State Superintendent of Education<\/p>\n

VII.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Report of Chair<\/p>\n

VIII.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Report of the Student Representatives<\/p>\n

IX.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Report on State Board of Education Subcommittee (SBE) Meetings<\/p>\n

X.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Discussion and\/or Approval of Board Items (All action items require vote)<\/p>\n

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    1. 01.\u00a0Information<\/u>: Update on Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funded Projects [Goals 1, 2, 4, and 6 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. 02.\u00a0Action<\/u>: Approval of the MDE Contracts [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a>\n
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            1. 02.A.\u00a0Action<\/u>: Contract with Gay, Jones, and Kuhn PLLC to provide supplementary legal counsel and policy and guidelines support to the Office of Special Education relative to the enforcement of and compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) [Goal 4 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. 02.B.\u00a0Action<\/u>: Emergency contract with Renaissance Learning, Inc. for Fiscal Year 2024 to provide an integrated assessment system that will include a Pre-K Collaborative Star Assessment Bundle and a K-Readiness Assessment using Renaissance Data Integration (RDI) services [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    1. 02.C.\u00a0Action<\/u>: Contract with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) for Fiscal Year 2024 to administer the English Language Arts and Mathematics in Grades 3-8, End-of-Course (EOC) in Algebra I, English II, and options for Geometry and Algebra II as part of the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program, (MAAP) [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                        1. 02.D.\u00a0Action<\/u>: Contract with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) for Fiscal Year 2024 to administer the English Language Arts and Mathematics in grades 3-8; Science Grades 5 & 8; and High School Algebra I, English II, and Biology I as part of the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program – Alternate, (MAAP-A) for students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (SCD) [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                            1. 02.E.\u00a0Action<\/u>: Contract with ACT, Inc. to administer the ACT test to all juniors (approximately 34,000 students each year) in the State of Mississippi [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                1. 02.F.\u00a0Action<\/u>: Contract with Forvis, LLC to provide accounting services to monitor ESSER programs [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                2. 03.\u00a0Action<\/u>: Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goals 1, 2, 3,4, 5, and 6 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a>\n
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                                    1. 03.A.\u00a0Action<\/u>: Award a grant to school districts to support the implementation of K-3 Literacy Support: Summer Reading Camps [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                        1. 03.B.\u00a0Action<\/u>: Award grant to Mississippi School Boards Association to conduct basic and continuing education for local school boards as required by Miss. Code Ann. \u00a7 37-3-4 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                        2. 04.\u00a0Information<\/u>: Spring 2023 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) 3rd Grade Initial Reading Summative Assessment Results [Goals 1 and 2 \u2013 MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                          1. 05. Consent Agenda (All consent items are action items which require vote, unless otherwise noted.)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a>\n
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                                              1. A. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi School of the Arts (Donna Boone)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                  1. B. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Donna Boone)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                      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)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                          1. D. Approval of the 2023-2024 Student Handbooks for the State Schools (Donna Boone)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a>\n
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                                                              1. 01. Mississippi School of the Arts\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
                                                              2. 02. Mississippi School for the Blind\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n
                                                              3. 03. Mississippi School for the Deaf\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                              4. E. Approval of the 2023-2024 Operations Policy Manuals for the State Schools (Donna Boone)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a>\n
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                                                                  1. 01. Mississippi School of the Arts<\/li>\n
                                                                  2. 02. Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                  3. F. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code: 7-24, Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2022, Process Standard 13, 27, Appendices A-6 \u2013 A-10, A-12, B-2 and glossary and Miss. Admin. Code 7-163:Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards, 2022, Process Standard 11, 23, Appendices A-6 \u2013 A-10, A-12, B-2, and glossary
                                                                    \n(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with one public comment) (Donna Boone)\u00a0                                                                    Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                      1. G. Approval to revise the 2020 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for the College and Career Readiness course (CCR)
                                                                        \n(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone)\u00a0                                                                        Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                          1. H. Approval to revise the Work-Based Learning: Credit Bearing Course Guidelines to Mississippi Work-Based Learning (WBL) Manual
                                                                            \n(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone)\u00a0                                                                            Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                              1. I. [PULLED]\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                  1. J. Approval of a temporary rule and to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 \u2013 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to establish Performance-Based Teacher License criteria (Paula Vanderford)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                      1. K. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Mississippi Admin. Code 37-1-3 State Board Policy Chapter 3, Rule 27.1 \u2013 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 (Felicia Gavin)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                          1. L. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Mississippi Admin. Code 37-61-9(4). State Board Policy Chapter 3, Rule 31.1 \u2013 Drug Testing, State Department of Education Staff (Felicia Gavin)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                              1. M. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Mississippi Admin. Code 37-61-9 (4). State Policy Chapter 3, Rule 3.1 \u2013 Administrative Expense Reduction (Felicia Gavin)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                  1. N. Approval to release the Wayne County School District from the Mississippi Department of Education oversight in accordance with MS Code Section 37-9-18 (2) (e) (Felicia Gavin)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                      1. O. Approval of a temporary rule and to begin the Administration Procedures Act process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 81.3, State Board Policy Chapter 81, Rule 81.3: Driver Training\/Motor Vehicle Record Check (Paula Vanderford)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                          1. P. Approval to award formula grants to school districts for the purpose of providing reimbursement for K-3 universal screening assessments (Paula Vanderford)\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                                                            XI.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Consideration of Executive Session<\/p>\n

                                                                                                            XII.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 State Board of Education<\/p>\n

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                                                                                                              1. 1.\u00a0 Report on meetings attended<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                                  1. 2.\u00a0 Approval of attendance at meetings<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                                      1. 3.\u00a0 Approval of meeting dates for Fiscal Year 2024\u00a0Back-up material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                                                                        XIII.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Other Business<\/p>\n

                                                                                                                        XIV.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Adjournment<\/p>\n

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                                                                                                                        Print Version Mississippi Board of Education May 18, 2023 10:00 a.m. 4th\u00a0Floor Boardroom Central High School Building Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 359 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi Agenda I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Call to Order II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation III.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Approval of minutes of April 19, 2023 Board Meeting and minutes of […]<\/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-2595","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2595"}],"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=2595"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2596,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2595\/revisions\/2596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/mbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}