July 27 board agenda

Mississippi Board of Education
July 27, 2023
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 June 15, 2023 Board Meeting and minutes of Special-Called Board meetings on June 15, 2023 and June 14, 2023 – Student Representative Interviews, June 14, 2023 – Budget Work Session

IV.        Approval of Agenda

V.         Recognition Ceremony

Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
2023 Cognia Values-Driven Award

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. 1. 01. Information: Spring 2023 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment results [Goals 1, 2, and 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

1. 1. 02. Action: Approval of the MDE Contract [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
      1. 1. 02.A. Action: Modify contract with Quadient, Inc. to provide mailing equipment to the Mississippi Department of Education [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
   2. 03. Action: Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goals 1, 2, and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
      1. 1. 03.A. Action: Award competitive grants for the K-4 Literacy Support High Dosage Tutoring [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material
      1. 1. 03.B. Action: Award competitive grants for the Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools Grant (MCOPS) FY24 (2023-2024) [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
      1. 1. 03.C. Action: Award grants for special projects appropriated by the Mississippi Legislature to the Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) with a World Class Teacher Program (WCTP) site in House Bill 1613, 2023 Legislative Session [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
      1. 1. 03.D. 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
   3. 04. Action: Approval of Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material

1. 1. 05. Information: Review of the amendment to Mississippi’s Consolidated State Plan, also referred to as the Mississippi Succeeds Plan [Goals 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

1. 1. 06. Action: Consideration of iteach Mississippi as an approved Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) to offer a non-traditional pathway to teacher licensure [Goal 4 – MDE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

1. 07. Consent Agenda (All consent items are action items which require vote, unless otherwise noted.) Back-up material
   1. 1. A. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi School of the Arts (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. B. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. 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
   1. 1. D. Approval of contract with Aladdin Food Management Services, LLC to provide food services to the students and staff at the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. E. Approval of FY24 budget for the Mississippi School of the Arts (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. F. Approval of FY24 budget for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. G. Approval of the Textbook and Instructional Materials Administration Handbook: Rules and Regulations for the Adoption, Distribution, Care and Use of Textbooks and Instructional Materials in Mississippi in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-1, Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-19, and Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-25
         (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. H. Approval of industry certifications that will calculate in the Acceleration component of the Accountability Model for the 2023-2024 School Year (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. I. [PULLED] Back-up material
   1. 1. J. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 81.3, State Board Policy Chapter 81, Rule 81.3: Driver Training/Motor Vehicle Record Check
         (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act without public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. K. Approval of the appointments to the Commission on School Accreditation (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. L. Approval to establish Miss. Admin. Code 7-240: Mississippi Minimum Specifications for School Buses
         (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act without public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. M. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code: 7-24, Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2022, specifically Appendix H
         (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act without public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. N. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to amend supplemental endorsement licensure options, 405 Business Management; and 411 Business Technology
         (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act without public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. O. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7- 142: Career and Technical Education Licensure Guidelines to amend licensure Career Pathway, 965 Transportation Logistics; establish two (2) new licensure Career Pathways in the areas of Barbering and Software Development; and amend the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) supplemental endorsement requirements
         (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act without public comments (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. P. Approval to establish a qualifying score for the newly revised version of Praxis Subject Assessment: Special Education Foundational Knowledge (Test Code 5355) as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. Q. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-142: Career and Technical Education Licensure Guidelines to amend licensure Career Pathway, 961 Healthcare and Clinical Services and 989 Polymer Science (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. R. [PULLED] Back-up material
   1. 1. S. Approval of the Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998: Designation of 2023-2024 Critical Shortage Subject Areas and Critical Shortage Geographical Areas (Mississippi School Districts) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. T. Approval of preliminary calculation of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program Base Student Cost for Fiscal Year 2025 (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
   1. 1. U. Approval of preliminary calculation of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program for Fiscal Year 2025 (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
   1. 1. V. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To amend Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 1 – Accountability, Rule 1.2 – School Performance and Accountability Subcommittee and Internal Accountability Subcommittee (Sonya Amis) Back-up material
   1. 1. W. Approval of the 2023-2024 Crisis Management Plans for the State Schools (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. X. Approval to adopt policies required by state statute for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind to be placed on the District Policy Service website established by the Mississippi School Boards Association (Donna Boone) Back-up material
      1. 1. 1. Section: J; Policy Code: JBA;
            Policy: Compulsory School Attendance/School Age Back-up material
      1. 1. 2. Section: J; Policy Code: JBAC
            Policy: Truancy Back-up material
      1. 1. 3. Section: J; Policy Code: JQN
            Policy: Education for Homeless Children and Youth Back-up material
      1. 1. 4. Section: G; Policy Code: GAAA;
            Policy: Equal Opportunity Employment Back-up material
      1. 1. 5. Section: I; Policy Code: IDDH;
            Policy: Section 504 – Americans With Disabilities Act – Non-Discrimination Back-up material
      1. 1. 6. Section: I; Policy Code: IDDHA;
            Policy: Section 504 – Americans With Disabilities Act Procedures (Employees and School Visitors) Back-up material

XI.        State Board of Education

1. 1. 1.  Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

1. 1. 2.  Approval of attendance at meetings

1. 1. 3.  Report on meetings attended

XII.      Consideration of Executive Session

XIII.      Other Business

XIV.      Adjournment

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