April 19 2023 board agenda

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Mississippi Board of Education
April 19, 2023
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 March 9, 2023 Board Meeting and minutes of Special-Called Board Meetings on March 13, 2023, March 27, 2023, March 28, 2023, and March 30, 2023

IV.        Approval of Agenda

V.         Recognition Ceremony

2022 Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement
Cadet Kinsey Nicholson
Northwest Rankin High School
Rankin County School District

2023 Senior Beta Club State President
Zyionn Holmes
Humphreys County High School
Mississippi Achievement School District

2023 Mississippi Scholastic Chess Association State Champions
Humphreys County High School Chess Team
Mississippi Achievement School District

2023 Class 4A State Basketball Champions
Yazoo City High School
Mississippi Achievement 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: Update on Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funded Projects [Goals 1, 2, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material
    1. 02. Action: Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2022 specifically the business rules of the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System, Section 9, Acceleration, Section 10, Banking Scores: End-of-course, subject area assessments taken before 10th grade, Section 15, English Learners (EL), Section 19, Rounding, Section 25, College- and Career-Readiness Indicator, and Section 27, Other [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
  1. 03. Action: Approval of the MDE Contract [Goals 1, 2, 3, and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
      1. 03.A. Action: Renew contract with Research and Curriculum Unit, Mississippi State University for Fiscal Year 2024 for the operation of the Mississippi Career and Planning and Assessment System, Third Edition (MS-CPAS3) [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material
      1. 03.B. Action: Renew contracts with vendors for the adoption of textbooks in the areas of Science (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12) and the K-12 Arts (Dance, Theater, General Music, Choral Music, Instrumental Music, and Visual Arts) to include one additional year – Fiscal Year 2024 [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material
      1. 03.C. Action: Modify contract with Teachstone to provide training and commodities to the Mississippi Department of Education relative to the Office of Early Childhood Pre-K to third grade Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) training program [Goals 3 and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material
      1. 03.D. Action: Renew contract with the Mississippi State Department of Health to provide health inspections for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Food Service Program for the remainder of FY 2023 and FY 2024 [Goal 1 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
      1. 03.E. Action: Renew contract with Tann, Brown, and Russ, Co., PLLC for Fiscal Year 2024 for the calculation of the FY2025 Base Student Cost and Mississippi Adequate Education Program Cost [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
  2. 04. Action: Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goals 1, 2, 3, and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
      1. 04.A. Action: Award competitive grants for the Special Education Grants to States Special Education New Teacher Mentor Program Coordinator Educator-in-Residence [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) 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] (Donna Boone) Back-up material
      1. 04.C. Action: Award Educator-in-Residence (EIR) Grants to school districts for literacy coaching supports [Goals 1, 2, and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material
  3. 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
      1. B. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Donna Boone) Back-up material
      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. D. Approval of the school calendars for the Mississippi School of the Arts, the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science for 2023-2024 school year (Donna Boone) Back-up material
      1. E. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 48.1, State Board Policy Chapter 48, Rule 48.1 – Section 504 Teacher Units
        (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone) Back-up material
      1. F. Approval to establish selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donna Boone) Back-up material
          1. 1. Barbering Back-up material
          2. 2. Diversified Agriculture Capstone Back-up material
          3. 3. Diversified Agriculture Precision Agriculture Back-up material
          4. 4. Diversified Agriculture Turfgrass Management Back-up material
          5. 5. Energy Technology Back-up material
          6. 6. Exploration of Agriscience Back-up material
          7. 7. Software Development Back-up material
      2. G. Approval to revise selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education
        (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donne Boone) Back-up material

          1. 1. Agricultural and Natural Resources Back-up material
          2. 2. Aquaculture Back-up material
          3. 3. Diesel Technician Back-up material
          4. 4. Entrepreneurship Back-up material
          5. 5. Logistics and Supply Chain Back-up material
          6. 6. Polymer Science Back-up material
      3. H. Approval to revise selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Secondary Education
        (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Donne Boone) Back-up material

          1. 1. Accounting Essentials Back-up material
          2. 2. Entrepreneurship Back-up material
          3. 3. Graphic Design I Back-up material
          4. 4. Graphic Design II Back-up material
          5. 5. Introduction to Information Technology Back-up material
          6. 6. Management Essentials Back-up material
          7. 7. Marketing Essentials Back-up material
          8. 8. Web Design I Back-up material
          9. 9. Web Design II Back-up material
      4. I. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise 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 (Donna Boone) Back-up material
      1. J. Approval of methodology to award competitive and discretionary grants to early learning collaboratives to support Pre-Kindergarten programs (Donna Boone) Back-up material
      1. K. Approval to establish Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 81.15, State Board Policy Chapter 81, Rule 81.15: Minimum Specifications for School Buses
        (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
      1. L. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12, to amend certain criteria regarding renewal and reinstatement of a Mississippi educator license
        (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
      1. M. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code Title 7: Part 107: 2021 Educator Preparation Provider Process and Performance Guidelines, to amend certain criteria
        (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
      1. N. Approval of the appointments to the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
      1. O. Approval of Mississippi State University to offer the Mississippi State Board approved Master of Arts in Teaching Elementary Education K-6 Nontraditional Licensure-Track Program (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
      1. P. Approval of William Carey University to offer the Mississippi State Board approved Master of Arts in Teaching Elementary Education K-6 Nontraditional Licensure-Track Program (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
      1. Q. Approval of Mississippi State University to offer the Mississippi State Board approved Master of Arts in Teaching Mild/Moderate Special Education K-12 Nontraditional Licensure-Track Program (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
      1. R. Approval of William Carey University to offer the Mississippi State Board approved Master of Arts in Teaching Mild/Moderate Special Education K-12 Nontraditional Licensure-Track Program (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
      1. S. Approval of Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) to offer the Mississippi State Board approved Master of Arts in Teaching Elementary Education K-6 Nontraditional Licensure-Track Program (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
      1. T. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 55, Rule 55.2: Data Classification Policy (John Kraman) Back-up material
      1. U. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 1 – Accountability, Rules 1.1 – 1.3
        (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Sonya Amis) Back-up material
      1. V. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-2: Chapter 2 – Organization of the State Board, Rule 2.3 – Student Representatives of the Mississippi State Board of Education
        (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Sonya Amis) Back-up material
      1. W. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 10 – Subrecipient Single Audit Resolution, Rule 10.1 – Subrecipient Single Audit Resolution
        (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Sonya Amis) Back-up material
      1. X. Approval to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: Chapter 12 – Board of Education Operations, Rules 12.1 – 12.10
        (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Erin Meyer) Back-up material
      1. Y. Information: Revision of the Composite (Combined) Score Guidance and updates to the Universal Concordance Table in Appendix A-5 of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2022 (Paula Vanderford) 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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