March 7 board agenda

Mississippi Board of Education
March 7, 2024
10:00 a.m.
4^th 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 February 15, 2024 Board meeting and minutes of February 27, 2024 Special-Called board meeting

IV.        Approval of Agenda

V.         Recognition Ceremony

            U.S. Department of Homeland Security Invent2Prevent Winner
            North Panola Career and Technical Center
            North Panola 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. Action: Approval and renewal of Districts and Schools of Innovation for 2024-2025 [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material


2. 02. Action: Approval of the MDE Contract [Goal 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
    
   1. 02.A. Action: Contract with Creative Distillery to develop technical training videos and accompanying user guides [Goal 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (John Kraman) Back-up material
   
   
3. 03. Action: Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
    
   1. 03.A. Action: Award competitive grants for the ELC Cohort V Round IV Grant [Goal 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   2. 03.B. Action: Award grant to Mississippi School Boards Association to conduct basic and continuing education for local school boards as required by Miss. Code Ann § 37-3-4 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   
   
4. 04. 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 School of the Arts, Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, and Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   4. D. Approval to revise State Board Policy Chapter 28, Rule 28.2 – Approved Courses for the Secondary Schools
      (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   5. E. Approval to revise State Board Policy Chapter 56, Rule 56.1 – Distance Learning, Blended Learning, and Online Courses
      (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   6. F. Approval of the Agreement between the Union County School District and New Albany School District for the Construction of the New Albany Center for Innovation (Erin Meyer) Back-up material
   
   
   7. G. Approval of Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) for Districts assigned a PROBATION or WITHDRAWN status in accordance with Accreditation Policy 2.8.1 (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   
   
   8. H. Approval of the appointments to the Commission on School Accreditation (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   
   
   9. I. Approval of methodology to reallocate Title I School Improvement 1003 to schools within the Local Educational Agencies for support and improvement in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as reauthorized by Every Student Succeeds Act (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   10. J. Approval of methodology to reallocate Title I, Part A to local educational agencies in accordance with Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized in the Every Student Succeeds Act (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   11. K. Approval of methodology to reallocate Title II, Part A to local educational agencies in accordance with Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized in the Every Student Succeeds Act (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   12. L. Approval of methodology to reallocate Title III to local educational agencies in accordance with Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized in the Every Student Succeeds Act (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   13. M. Approval of methodology to reallocate Title IV, Part A to local educational agencies in accordance with Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized in the Every Student Succeeds Act (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   14. N. Approval of methodology to reallocate Title V, Part B, Subpart 2 Rural and Low Income School to local educational agencies in accordance with Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized in the Every Student Succeeds Act (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   15. O. Approval to amend the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Mississippi Administrative Code 7-3:23.1. State Board Policy Chapter 23, Rule 23.1 - Contracts
       (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
   
   
   16. P. Approval to modify district calendar for the Mississippi School of the Arts due to weather-related events (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   17. Q. Approval to modify district calendar for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind due to weather-related events (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   
   
   18. R. Approval to modify district calendar for the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science due to weather-related events (Donna Boone) 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

XIII.      Other Business

XIV.      Adjournment

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