May 21, 2015 Agenda

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Mississippi Board of Education
  May 21, 2015
10:00 A.M.
4th Floor Boardroom
Central High School Building
359 North West Street
Jackson, Mississippi 

Work Session Agenda

1. Report of State Superintendent of Education Back-up material
2. Report on State Board of Education Subcommittee meetings Back-up material
3. Discussion to revise the business rules of the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System effective 2014-2015 [Goals 1 and 2 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Pat Ross) Back-up material
4. Discussion to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise Process Standard 20 - Instructional Management System of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2014 [Goals 2 and 4 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Pat Ross) Back-up material
5. Discussion to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To establish Process Standard 32 – Youth Detention Centers, of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2014 [Goals 2 and 4 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Pat Ross) Back-up material
6. Discussion to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish the 2015 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards [Goals 1 and 2 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
   1. 2015 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for English Language Arts
   2. 2015 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Mathematics
7. Report on the Statewide Kindergarten Readiness Spring results for Mississippi K-3 Assessment Support System(MKAS2) [Goal 3 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
8. Discussion to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To establish the Foundations of Algebra course[Goals 1 and 2 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) Back-up material
9. Consent Agenda Back-up material
   1. Monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits (Todd Ivey) Back-up material
   2. Contract with M.H. Miles Company, CPA, PC for Compliance Reviews for the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program (Todd Ivey) Back-up material
   3. Renew contract with Ciber, Inc., to provide developers for modifications and enhancements to a web-based payment and contract system (Todd Ivey) Back-up material
   4. New supplemental 900 level endorsement codes for secondary education as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development March 6, 2015 (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act with no public comments) (Todd Ivey)Back-up material
   5. Contracts for the following conservators: (Pat Ross)Back-up material
      1.  Contract for Conservator for Aberdeen School District Back-up material
      2.  Contract for Conservator for Leflore County School District Back-up material
   6.  Appointment of Conservator for Claiborne County School District (Pat Ross) Back-up material
   7. Contract for Conservator for Claiborne County School District (Pat Ross) Back-up material
   8. Mississippi School of the Arts 2015-2016 Student Handbook (Kim Benton) Back-up material
   9. Mississippi School of the Arts Wellness Plan (Kim Benton) Back-up material
   10. Renew contracts with vendors for the adoption of textbooks in the areas of Science Grades K-6, Science Grades 6-8, Science Grades 9-12, Foreign Language Grades K-12, Agriculture Education Grades 9-12, Health Education Grades 9-12, Trade and Industrial Education Grades 9-12, Business and Computer Education Grades 9-12, and Cooperative Education Grades 9-12 (Kim Benton) Back-up material
   11. Award discretionary grants to local school districts for the purpose of contracting with Educators in Residence (EIR) to provide technical assistance and training (Kim Benton) Back-up material
   12. Revised Methodology to award McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act grants to support local school districts in providing supplemental services for homeless children and youth (Kim Benton) 
10. Executive Session Back-up material

Board Meeting Agenda

Immediately following the work session

I.              Call to order

II.            Approval of Minutes of April 16-17, 2015, Minutes of Board Retreat April 24, 2015, and Special-Called meeting of
             May 7, 2015

III.             Additions or deletions –

              Approval of agenda

IV.        Report of the Chair

1.  (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments)03.       Approval to revise the business rules of the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System effective 2014-2015 [Goals 1 and 2 – MDE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief School Performance Officer)
2.  to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise Process Standard 20 - Instructional Management System of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2014 [Goals 2 and 4 – MDE Strategic Plan]04.       Approval
   (Office of Chief School Performance Officer)
3. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To establish Process Standard 32 – Youth Detention Centers, of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2014 [Goals 2 and 4 – MDE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief School Performance Officer)
4. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish the 2015 Mississippi College- and
5. Career-Readiness Standards [Goals 1 and 2 – MDE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
   1. 2015 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for English Language ArtsA.        
   2. 2015 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Mathematics
6. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To establish the Foundations of Algebra course [Goals1 and 2 – MDE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
7. Consent Agenda
   1. Approval of monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefit
      (Office of Chief Operations Officer)
      (Office of Chief Operations Officer)
   2.  Approval to renew contract with Ciber, Inc., to provide developers for modifications and enhancements to aweb-based payment and contract system 
      (Office of Chief Operations Officer)
   3.  Approval of five new supplemental 900 level endorsement codes for secondary education as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development March 6, 2015  (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act with no public comments)
      (Office of Chief Operations Officer)
   4.   Approval of contracts for the following conservators: 
      (Office of Chief School Performance Officer)
      1. Approval of contract for Conservator for Aberdeen School District
      2. Approval of contract for Conservator for Leflore County School District
   5. Approval of appointment of Conservator for Claiborne County School District
      (Office of Chief School Performance Officer)
   6.  Approval of contract for Conservator for Claiborne County School District
      (Office of Chief School Performance Officer)
   7. Approval of the Mississippi School of the Arts 2015-2016 Student Handbook
   8.  Approval of contract with M.H. Miles Company, CPA, PC for Compliance Reviews for the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program
      (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
   9.  Approval of the Mississippi School of the Arts Wellness Plan           
      (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
   10. Approval to renew contracts with vendors for the adoption of textbooks in the areas of Science Grades K-6, Science Grades 6-8, Science Grades 9-12, Foreign Language Grades K-12, Agriculture Education Grades 9-12, Health Education Grades 9-12, Trade and Industrial Education Grades 9-12,Business and Computer Education Grades 9-12, and Cooperative Education Grades 9-12
        (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
   11. Approval of methodology to award McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act grants to support local school districts in providing supplemental services for homeless children and youth
       (Office of Chief Academic Officer
   12.  Approval to award discretionary grants to local school districts for the purpose of contracting with Educators  in Residence (EIR) to provide technical assistance and training                      
       (Office of Chief Academic Officer)  

VIII.     State Board of Education

1. Report on meetings attended
2. Approval of attendance at meetings

IX.       Other Business

X.        Adjournment

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