January 18 Board Agenda

II.         Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation

III.        Approval of minutes of November 9, 2017 Board Meeting

IV.        Approval of Agenda

V.        Recognition Ceremony

           JPS Students for Exemplary Acts of Compassion and Kindness

           Joshua Dixon
           Forest Hill High School

           Bernard Duncan
           Callaway High School

           2017 Students Who Earned Perfect ACT Scores of 36
           William Meynardie
           Biloxi High School
           Biloxi School District

           Jonathan Dale Bailey
           Brandon High School
           Rankin County School District

           Tanner DeYoung, Michael Franks and Clark Hensley
           Clinton High School
           Clinton School District

           Harrison Grimes and Gus Loshelder
           Germantown High School
           Madison County School District

           John Allen Ligon and Gillian Elizabeth Meyers
           Oxford High School
           Oxford School District

           William Louis Palmer Johnson
           Lamar School
           Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science

           Emily Virginia King
           Lamar School
           Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science

           Gary Thanh Nguyen
           D'Iberville High School
           Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science

           Alexander Charles Whitwam
           Columbus High School
           Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science

           Sawyer McCullough Dulaney, Alexis Jaleen LaRosa, and Gracie Anne Bush
           Long Beach High School
           Long Beach School District

VI.       Report of State Superintendent of Education

VII.      Report of Chair

VIII.     Report on State Board of Education Subcommittee Meetings

IX.       Discussion of Board Items

1. 01. [PULLED]
   1. 1.A.  [PULLED]
2. 02. Action: Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish 2018 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Computer Science [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
3. 03. Action: Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Framework for Aquaculture Technology in Career and Technical Education [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
4. 04. Action: Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
5. 05. Action: Approve the decision of the Internal Review Committee and Commission on School Accreditation regarding the appeal by the Copiah County School District to the Final Accountability Results in accordance with Accreditation Policy 3.1.4 of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2016 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
6. 06. Information: Every Student Succeeds Act state plan update [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
7. 07. Action: Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish State Board policy Chapter 14, Rule 14.20 to require all Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) to obtain national accreditation as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)

   Back-up material

8. 08. Consent Agenda (All consent items are Action items) Back-up material
   1. Approve Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) Advisory Board appointments (Kim Benton) Back-up material
   2. Begin the Administrative Procedure Act process: To establish and revise CTE licensure guidelines and endorsement codes as approved by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Paula Vanderford) (Kim Benton) Back-up material
   3. Approve textbooks, as recommended by the 2017 State Textbook Rating Committee for the adoption of textbooks in the areas of Science (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12), and the K-12 Arts (Dance, Theater, General Music, Choral Music, Instrumental Music, and Visual Arts) (Kim Benton) Back-up material
   4. Approve vendors, as recommended by the 2017 State Textbook Committee for the adoption of textbooks in the areas of Science (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12), and the K-12 Arts (Dance, Theater, General Music, Choral Music, Instrumental Music, and Visual Arts) (Kim Benton) Back-up material
   5. Revise the 2017 Mississippi Testing Accommodations Manual (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   6. Approve proposed land site for construction of new Northwest Rankin High School (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   7. Re-appointment to the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   8. Establish criteria for a Discontinued Test and/or Adjusted Score Policy for Mississippi-approved assessments in the Mississippi Educator Licensure Assessment Program as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   9. Revise Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to include revisions to the Special, Non-renewable License and the One Year Teacher Intern License (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   10. Establish Alternative Qualifications for Non-Education Prospective Local Superintendents of Education as authorized and directed under subsection three (3) of Mississippi Senate Bill No. 2398 and recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

X.       Approval of Action Items

1. 02. Action: Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish 2018 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Computer Science [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
2. 03. Action: Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To establish Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Framework for Aquaculture Technology in Career and Technical Education [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
3. 04. Action: Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
4. 05. Action: Approval of the decision of the Internal Review Committee and Commission on School Accreditation regarding the appeal by the Copiah County School District to the Final Accountability Results in accordance with Accreditation Policy 3.1.4 of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2016 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
5. 07. Action: Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish State Board policy Chapter 14, Rule 14.20 to require all Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) to obtain national accreditation as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
6. 08. Consent Agenda (All consent items are Action items)
   1. A. Approve Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) Advisory Board appointments
      (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
   2. B. Begin the Administrative Procedure Act process: To establish and revise CTE licensure guidelines and endorsement codes as approved by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development)
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
      (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
   3. C. Approve textbooks, as recommended by the 2017 State Textbook Rating Committee for the adoption of textbooks in the areas of Science (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12), and the K-12 Arts (Dance, Theater, General Music, Choral Music, Instrumental Music, and Visual Arts)
      (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
   4. D. Approve vendors, as recommended by the 2017 State Textbook Committee for the adoption of textbooks in the areas of Science (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12), and the K-12 Arts (Dance, Theater, General Music, Choral Music, Instrumental Music, and Visual Arts)
      (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
   5. E. Revise the 2017 Mississippi Testing Accommodations Manual (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment)
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
   6. F. Approve proposed land site for construction of new Northwest Rankin High School
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
   7. G. Re-appointment to the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
   8. H. Establish criteria for a Discontinued Test and/or Adjusted Score Policy  for Mississippi-approved assessments in the Mississippi Educator Licensure Assessment Program as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment)
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
   9. I. Approval to revise Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to include revisions to the Special, Non-renewable License and the One Year Teacher Intern License (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment)
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
   10. L. Approval to establish Alternative Qualifications for Non-Education Prospective Local Superintendents of Education as authorized and directed under subsection three (3) of Mississippi Senate Bill No. 2398 and recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment)
       (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)

XI.       Consideration of Executive Session

XII.      State Board of Education

          
1.    Report on meetings attended

           2.   Approval of attendance at meetings

XIII.     Other Business

XIV.     Adjournment

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