October 10, 2019 at 10:00 AM - Board Meeting

I. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation

II. Approval of minutes of September 19, 2019 Board meeting

III. Approval of Agenda

IV. Recognition Ceremony

IV.1. ACT Achievement
Kristen Rhodes, 6th grade
Huey Porter Middle School 
Canton Public School District

V. Report of State Superintendent of Education

VI. Report of Chair

VII. Report of State Board of Education Subcommittee Meetings

VIII. Discussion and/or Approval of Board Items (All action items require vote)

VIII.1. Action: Consideration of appeals of final accountability results in accordance with Policy 3.1.4 of the
Mississippi Public Schools Accountability Standards, 2019 [Goals 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] 

VIII.1.A. North Bolivar Consolidated School District

VIII.1.B. George County School District

VIII.2. Action:  Approval of the MDE Contracts [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] 

VIII.2.A. Action: Monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] 

VIII.2.B. Action:  Renew competitive contracts to various manufacturers to provide food products to contracted distributors in the Statewide Food Purchasing Program (All 7 Regions in the State) [Goal 1 – MBE Strategic Plan]

VIII.2.C. Action:  Modify contract for Interim Superintendent for Tunica County School District [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan]

VIII.3. Action:  Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan]

VIII.3.A. Action:  Award competitive grants for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] 

VIII.3.B. Action:  Award competitive grants for the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan]

VIII.3.C. Action:  Award grant to Mississippi School Boards Association to conduct basic and continuing education for local school boards, and conduct training for school board members and school  superintendents in failing school districts, as required by Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-4 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE  Strategic Plan] 

VIII.4. Action:  Approval as required by Mississippi Code Ann. § 37-153-15, the enclosed list of qualifying industry certification as approved by the State Workforce Investment Board [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] 

VIII.5. Consent Agenda (All consent items are action items which require vote) 

VIII.5.A. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To establish Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Framework for Fire Science in Career and Technical Education 

VIII.5.B. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education 

VIII.5.C. Approval to establish State Board Policy Part 3, Chapter 28, Rule 28.8 – Mississippi Seal of Biliteracy (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment) 

VIII.5.D. Approval to establish State Guidelines for the Mississippi Seal of Biliteracy (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comment)

VIII.5.E. Approval of methodology for renewal of Title IV, Part B 21st Century Community Learning Centers Programs 

VIII.5.F. Approval of an Accredited-Temporary Status for Oxford University School 

VIII.5.G. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-4:  Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to modify the number of coursework credit hours required for adding a supplemental endorsement to a three-year or five-year license from twenty-one (21) coursework credit hours to eighteen (18) coursework credit hours

VIII.5.H. Approval of educator preparation programs as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development September 6, 2019 

VIII.5.I. Approval of Statewide Purchasing Program fee structure for School Year 2019-2020

IX. Consideration of Executive Session

X. State Board of Education

X.1. Report on meetings attended

X.2. Approval of attendance at meetings

XI. Other Business

XII. Adjournment