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July 18 board agenda

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Mississippi Board of Education
July 18, 2024
10:00 a.m.
4th Floor Boardroom
Central High School Building
Mississippi Department of Education (MDE)
359 North West Street
Jackson, Mississippi

Agenda

I.          Call to Order

II.         Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation

III.        Approval of minutes of June 20, 2024 Board Meeting and minutes of Special-Called Board meetings on June 19, 2024 – Student Representative Interviews and Budget Work Session

IV.        Approval of Agenda

V.         Recognition Ceremony

            State-level Finalists for 2023-24 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

            Mathematics Finalists
            Sara Broadbent
            Petal Upper Elementary School
            Petal School District

           Cassandra Johnson-Hudson
           McLaurin Elementary School
           Rankin County School District

           Shonda Pummel
           Camden Elementary School
           Madison County School District

           Science Finalists
           Julie Chase
           Weir Elementary School
           Choctaw County School District

           Kreissa Reed
           Neshoba Central Elementary School
           Neshoba County School District

           Dr. Diane Smith
           Wells APAC Elementary School
           Jackson Public School District

VI.        Report of State Superintendent of Education

VII.       Report of Chair

VIII.      Report of the 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)

    1. 01. Information: Spring 2024 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment results [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

    2. 02. Action: Approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 - MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

    3. 03. Action: Approval of the MDE Contracts [Goals 1, 2, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
       
        1. 03.A. Action: Modify contract with TransACT Communications, LLC dba AfterSchool21 to provide Mississippi’s Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) data collection and reporting requirements [Goals 1, 2, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

        2. 03.B. Action: Contract with Imagination Station, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2025 to provide an integrated assessment system that will include a Pre-Kindergarten and a Kindergarten-Readiness Assessment [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

      • 04. Action: Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goals 1, 2, and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
         
          1. 04.A. Action: Award competitive grant for Special Education State Systemic Improvement Plan Regional Literacy Coordinator (K-3) Educator-in-Residence services [Goals 1 and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

          2. 04.B. Action: Award competitive grants for Special Education State Systemic Improvement Plan Regional Literacy Coordinator (4-8) Educator-in-Residence services [Goals 1 and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

          3. 04.C. Action: Award grants for the Non-Profit Workforce Professional Development Program [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (John Ferrell) Back-up material

          4. 04.D. Action: Award Educator-in-Residence (EIR) Grant to a school district for Reading Intervention Coach Supports [Goals 1, 2, and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

          5. 04.E. Action: Award competitive grants to school districts to pilot the Services for Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders [Goal 1 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

          6. 04.F. Action: Award competitive grants for the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

        • 05. Consent Agenda (All consent items are action items which require vote, unless otherwise noted.) Back-up material
           
            1. A. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi School of the Arts (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            2. B. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            3. C. Approval of certified personnel for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            4. D. Approval of the 2024-2025 Student Handbooks for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            5. E. Approval of the 2024-2025 Employee Handbooks for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            6. F. Approval of the 2024-2025 Crisis Management Plans for the State Schools (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            7. G. Approval of the 2024-2025 School Wellness Plan for the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            8. H. Approval of FY25 budget for the Mississippi School of the Arts (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            9. I. Approval of FY25 budget for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            10. J. Approval of the 2024-2025 Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science and the Mississippi University for Women Memorandum of Agreement (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            11. K. Approval of the 2024-2025 Memorandum of Understanding between the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science and the Columbus Municipal School District for the use of their track and field facilities (Donna Boone) Back-up material

            12. L. Approval of the appointments to the Commission on School Accreditation (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            13. M. Approval of the Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998: Designation of 2024-2025 Critical Shortage Subject Areas and Critical Shortage Geographical Areas (Mississippi School Districts) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            14. N. Approval of Delta State University’s request to modify its existing approved licensure-track programs in Physical Education and Health (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            15. O. Approval of Jackson State University’s request to establish a traditional teacher education preparation licensure-track bachelor’s degree program in math that leads to dual licensure in the areas of Algebra (7-12) and Geometry (7-12) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            16. P. Approval of Mississippi College’s request to establish a Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) degree licensure-track program leading to Teacher Leadership licensure (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            17. Q. Approval of Mississippi State University’s request to establish and administer the Teach Mississippi Institute (TMI) nontraditional teacher preparation program in accordance with requirements outlined in Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-2 (6)(b) and related rules adopted by the State Board of Education (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            18. R. Approval of Mississippi State University’s request to modify its licensure-track supplemental endorsement in the area of Special Education Mild/Moderate Disabilities (7-12) by reducing the required hours of undergraduate coursework from eighteen (18) to fifteen (15) hours (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            19. S. Approval of Mississippi University for Women’s request to establish a licensure-track supplemental endorsement in the area of Special Education Mild/Moderate Disabilities (K-12) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            20. T. Approval of William Carey University’s request to establish a licensure-track supplemental endorsement in the area of Special Education Mild/Moderate Disabilities (7-12) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            21. U. Approval of Alcorn State University’s request to offer the Mississippi State Board approved nontraditional teacher education preparation licensure-track Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) (K-6) Elementary Education program (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            22. V. Approval of Alcorn State University’s request to establish a licensure-track supplemental endorsement in the area of Child Development (Pre-K-K) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
            23.  
            24. W. Approval of Mississippi State University’s request to modify its existing licensure-track supplemental endorsement in the area of Special Education Mild/Moderate Disabilities (K-8) by adding equivalent graduate level coursework to allow candidates to complete eighteen (18) hours of undergraduate level coursework or graduate level coursework or a combination thereof for obtaining the supplemental endorsement (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            25. X. Approval of Mississippi State University’s request to modify its existing licensure-track supplemental endorsement in the area of Special Education Mild/Moderate Disabilities (7-12) by adding equivalent graduate level coursework to allow candidates to complete fifteen (15) hours of undergraduate level coursework or graduate level coursework or a combination thereof for obtaining the supplemental endorsement (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            26. Y. Approval of Mississippi University for Women’s request to establish a licensure-track supplemental endorsement in the area of Reading (K-12) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

            27. Z. Approval of preliminary calculation of the Mississippi Student Funding Formula Base Student Cost for Fiscal Year 2026 (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

            28. AA. Approval of preliminary calculation of the Mississippi Student Funding Formula for Fiscal Year 2026 (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

          XI.       Consideration of Executive Session

          XII.       State Board of Education

            1. 1.  Report on meetings attended

            2. 2.  Approval of attendance at meetings

            3. 3.  Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

            XIII.      Other Business

              1. 01. Action: Approval to change the date of the regularly scheduled November 2024 meeting of the Mississippi Board of Education from November 14, 2024 to November 7, 2024 Back-up material

              XIV.      Adjournment

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