April 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM - Regular Board Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation

III. Approval of minutes of March 7, 2024  Board meeting

IV. Approval of Agenda

V. Recognition Ceremony

V.1. 2024 Community Engagement Council of Promise Award
Simpson County School District
 

V.2. 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools 
Caledonia High School
Lowndes County School District 

Laurel Magnet School of the Arts
Laurel School District 

Lewisburg Elementary School
DeSoto County School District 
 

VI. Report of State Superintendent of Education

VII. Report of Chair

VIII. Report of Student Representatives

IX. Report on State Board of Education Subcommittee (SBE) Meetings

 

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

X.1. Action:  Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2023, specifically the business rules of the Mississippi Statewide  Accountability System, Section 4, Participation Rates, Section 6, Growth Section 9, Acceleration, Section 10, Banking Scores: End-of-course, subject area assessments taken before 10th grade, Section 11, Comprehensive Support and Improvement Schools (CSI), Section 12, Targeted Support and Improvement Schools (TSI), Section 13, Additional Targeted Support and Improvement Schools (ATSI) and Section 22, Schools without Tested Subjects or Grades [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)
 

X.2. Action:  Approval of the MDE Contracts [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
 

X.2.A. Action:  Renew contract with Ajax Industrial Cleaning, LLC for Fiscal Year 2025 to provide janitorial services for the Administration Building located at the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and Blind (MSDB) [Goal 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone)
 

X.2.B. Action:  Renew contract with Research and Curriculum Unit, Mississippi State University for Fiscal Year 2025 for the operation of the Mississippi Career and Planning and Assessment System, Third Edition (MS-CPAS3) [Goals 1 and 2– MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone)

 

X.2.C. Action:  Modify contract with North Mississippi Education Consortium to increase the amount of the contract for FY25 to facilitate planned activities for Mississippi Department of Education for 2022-2025 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) 

X.2.D. Action:  Renew contract with MS Home Corporation for Fiscal Year 2025 for the MS Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
 

X.2.E. Action:  Approve employment agreement for Dr. Washington Cole, IV to continue to serve as Interim Superintendent for the Noxubee County School District [Goals 1, 2, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan]
(Donna Boone)
                               
 

X.2.F. Action:  Approve employment agreement for Dr. Jennifer Wilson to continue to serve as Interim Superintendent for the Holmes County Consolidated School District [Goals 1, 2, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone)

X.2.G. Action:  Approve employment agreement for Dr. Earl Watkins to continue to serve as Superintendent for the Achievement School District [Goals 1, 2, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone)              
 

X.3.  Action:  Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goals 1, 2, and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
 

X.3.A. Action:  Award Educator in Residence (EIR) Grants to school districts for literacy coaching supports [Goals 1, 2, and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone)
 

X.3.B. Action: Modify grants for the State Invested Pre-Kindergarten (SIP) Program Cohort I to support pre-kindergarten with increased funding to serve additional children [Goal 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone)
 

X.3.C. Action:  Modify grants for the State Invested Pre-Kindergarten (SIP) Program Cohort II to support pre-kindergarten with increased funding to serve additional children [Goal 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone)
                               

X.4. Consent Agenda (All consent items are action items which require vote, unless otherwise noted.) 

X.4.A. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi School of the Arts (Donna Boone)

 

X.4.B. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Donna Boone)
 

X.4.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)

X.4.D. Approval of the school calendars for the Mississippi School of the Arts, the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science for 2024-2025 school year (Donna Boone)

X.4.E. Approval of contract with Gater Consultants, LLC to provide unarmed security services on the campus of the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind for the 2024-2025 fiscal school year (Donna Boone)
 

X.4.F. Approval of methodology to award grant dollars to non-profit entities for professional development in the areas of workforce development and economics education (Donna Boone)
 

X.4.G. Approval to revise selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education 
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone)

01.      Agriculture Power and Machinery
02.      Construction Core
03.      Cosmetology
04.      Electrical
05.      Healthcare and Clinical Services
06.      Health Science Core
07.      Heating, Ventilation, Air, Cooling, and Refrigeration
           (HVACR) 
08.      Instrumentation
09.      Metal Fabrication
10.      Precision Machining
11.      Sports Medicine and Therapeutic Services
 

X.4.H. Approval to establish selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without  public comments) (Donna Boone)

1.     Emergency Medical Services
2.     Energy Technology II 6.     Multimedia—Digital Design 8.    Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
 

X.4.I. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3:  Chapter 28, Rule 28.5 – Credit Recovery Policy
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone)

 

X.4.J. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-24:  Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2023, Appendices A-6 – A-12, B-2, G, glossary, and to establish Appendix A-13 and Miss. Admin. Code 7-163:  Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards, 2023, Appendices A-6 – A-12, B-2, G, glossary, and establish Appendix A-13
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with one public comment (Donna Boone)
 

X.4.K. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise the Mississippi Kindergarten Guidelines (Donna Boone)
 

X.4.L. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2023, Appendix F, Requirements of the Mississippi Statewide Assessment System - Standard 16 (Paula Vanderford)
 

X.4.M. Approval to establish iteach Mississippi as an approved Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) to offer a nontraditional pathway to teacher licensure and to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4:  Part 4:  Licensure Guidelines K-12, to include requirements for teacher licensure specific to prospective iteach Mississippi program completers
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act Process with public comments) (Paula Vanderford)
 

X.4.N. Approval of methodology to award multi-year grants from the Office of Healthy Schools and Child Nutrition (Paula Vanderford)
 

X.4.O. Information:  2023 Annual Educator Preparation Provider Teacher Preparation Performance Report in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-29 (Paula Vanderford)  
 

XI. Consideration of Executive Session

XII. State Board of Education

XII.1. Report on meetings attended

XII.2. Approval of attendance at meetings

XIII. Other Business

XIV. Adjournment