September 29, 2022 Board Agenda

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Mississippi Board of Education
September 29, 2022
10:00 a.m.
Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA)
380 Zurich Drive
Ridgeland, Mississippi

Agenda

I.          Call to Order

II.         Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation

III.        Approval of minutes of August 18, 2022 Board Meeting

IV.        Approval of Agenda

V.         Recognition Ceremony

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: Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise the 2022 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Social Studies [Goals 1 and 2 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material

 

      1. 02. Action: Approval of the 2021-2022 Mississippi Statewide Accountability Results [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

 

      1. 03. Information: Overview of the Mississippi Succeeds Report Card [Goals 1, 2, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (John Kraman) Back-up material

 

      1. 04. Action: Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goals 1, 2, and 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
            1. 04.A. Action: Modify competitive grants for the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material

         

            1. 04.B. Action: Modify Early Learning Collaborative grants to support pre-kindergarten programs with increased funding to serve additional children [Goal 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Marla Davis) Back-up material

         

            1. 04.C. Action: Modify the grant award for the Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools Grant (MCOPS) FY23 (2022-2023) [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

         

            1. 04.D. Action: Award Covid-19 Public Health Workforce Grant [Goal 1 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

         

      2. 05. Action: Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 97.1. State Board Policy Chapter 97, Rule 97.1 – Weapons [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan]
        (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

 

      1. 06. Action: Approval to revise selected policies and procedures for programs within the Office of School Financial Services [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan]
        (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

 

      1. 07. Action: Approval to grant accreditation to charter schools approved by the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 37-17-1 [Goals 1, 2, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

 

    1. 08. 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 (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material

       

          1. B. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material

       

          1. C. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2022, Appendix A-6 – A-10, A-12, and C-2 and Miss. Admin. Code 7-163: Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards, 2022, Appendix A-6 – A-10, A-12, and C-2
            (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material

       

          1. D. Approval of Dropout Prevention Plan for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material

       

          1. E. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to include requirements for the issuance of the Special License, Expert Citizen –Teacher License as set forth in House Bill 1388 of the 2022 legislative session; establish criteria for renewal of this Special License and Class Level at which license shall be issued
            (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

       

          1. F. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to include a Resident Teacher License for resident teachers once unconditionally admitted to a State Board of Education-approved Mississippi Teacher Residency program as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development
            (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

       

          1. G. Approval to revise Mississippi State Board of Education Policy Chapter 14, Rule 14.10 to add Deans of Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) to the list of required mandatory reporters for infractions delineated under Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-2 as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development
            (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

       

       

          1. I. Approval of an Accredited-Temporary Status for The Canopy School (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

       

          1. J. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 37.1, State Board Policy Chapter 37, Rule 37.1 – Grants/Subgrants
            (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

       

          1. K. Approval to revise selected policies and procedures for programs within the Office of Child Nutrition
            (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

       

          1. L. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. 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

       

       

          1. N. 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 (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material

       

          1. O. Approval of Administrative Leave for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material

       

          1. P. Approval of contract with American Sentry Security System, a preapproved state vendor, to provide security services on the campus of the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material

       

       

XI.         Consideration of Executive Session

XII.        State Board of Education

      1. 1.  Report on meetings attended

 

      1. 2.  Approval of attendance at meetings

 

XIII.      Other Business

XIV.     Adjournment

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