December 14 2017 board agenda

Mississippi Board of Education
December 14, 2017
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 November 9, 2017 Board Meeting

IV.        Approval of Agenda

V.         Recognition Ceremony

               2017 AP District Honor Roll
            DeSoto County Schools

               2017 December Employee of the Month
            Janice Grant
            Education Specialist, Senior
            Office of Safe and Orderly Schools

VI.        Report of State Superintendent of Education

VII.       Report of Chair

VIII.      Report on State Board of Education Subcommittee Meetings

IX.        Discussion of Board Items

1. 01. Action: Approval of the Mississippi Department of Education Contracts [Goal 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
   1. 01.A. Monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits (Felicia Gavin)
   2. 01.B. Action: Contract with r. Chris Domaleski to provide consultative services relative to serving as the chair of the Technical Advisory Committee [Goals 1, 2, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)

2. 02. Action: Approval of the Mississippi Department of Education grant awards [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
   1. 02.A. Action: Award competitive grants for the Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools (MCOPS) grant program [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford

3. 03. Action: Approval of Recommendation #1 or Recommendation #2 from the Achievement School District Planning Committee for the Mississippi Achievement School District [Goals 1, 2, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Carey Wright)
4. 04. Information: Fall 2017 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment results [Goals 1 and 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kim Benton) (Paula Vanderford)
5. 05. Information: Report on Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) achievement gap results by subgroup [Goals 1, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)
6. 06. Action: Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish Alternative Qualifications for Non-Education Prospective Local Superintendents of Education as authorized and directed under subsection three (3) of Mississippi Senate Bill No. 2398 and recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)
7. 07. Action: Final estimate of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program Base Student Cost for Fiscal Year 2019 [Goals 4 and 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
8. 08. Action: Final estimate of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program for Fiscal Year 2019 [Goals 4 and 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
9. 09. Consent Agenda (All consent items are Action items except for A)
   1. A. Information: Final Report from the Commission on Perry-Richton Consolidated School District Structure as stated in Senate Bill 2461 (Kim Benton)
   2. B. Approve methodology for reallocation of Title V – Rural and Low-Income Schools (RLIS) program funds in accordance with Section 5221 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (Kim Benton)
   3. C. Approve Accredited Nonpublic-Status for Millcreek School – Newton (Paula Vanderford)
   4. D. Approve annual Nonpublic School Accreditation Statuses for School Year 2017-2018 (Paula Vanderford)
   5. E. Revise State Board policies Chapter 14, Rules 14.6, 14.6.1, and 14.10
      (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment) (Paula Vanderford)
   6. F. Establish a qualifying passing score for the Praxis Subject Assessment, English to Speakers of Other Languages to be added to the list of Mississippi-approved assessments in the Mississippi Educator Licensure Assessment Program as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Paula Vanderford)
   7. G. Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish criteria for a Discontinued Test and/or Adjusted Score Policy for Mississippi- approved assessments in the Mississippi Educator Licensure Assessment Program as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development (Paula Vanderford)
   8. H. Designate Elisha Campbell, Director of Grants Management, Accounting and Budget, as the Applicant’s Agent for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from the Mississippi Department of Education (Felicia Gavin)

X. Approval of Action Items

1. 01. Action: Approval of the Mississippi Department of Education Contracts [Goal 6 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief Operations Officer)
   1. 01.A. Monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits [Goal 6 – MBE Strategic Plan]
      (Office of Chief Operations Officer)
   2. 01.B. Action: Contract with TBA to provide consultative services relative to serving as the chair of the Technical Advisory Committee [Goals 1, 2, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan]
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)

2. 02. Action: Approval of the Mississippi Department of Education grant awards [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief Operations Officer)
   1. 02.A. Action: Award competitive grants for the Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools (MCOPS) grant program [Goal 2 – MBE Strategic Plan]
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)

3. 03. Action: Approval of Recommendation #1 or Recommendation #2 from the Achievement School District Planning Committee for the Mississippi Achievement School District [Goals 1, 2, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of State Superintendent)
4. 06. Action: : Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish Alternative Qualifications for Non-Education Prospective Local Superintendents of Education as authorized and directed under subsection three (3) of Mississippi Senate Bill No. 2398 and recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
5. 07. Action: Approval of final estimate of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program Base Student Cost for Fiscal Year 2019 [Goals 4 and 5 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief Operations Officer)
6. 08. Action: Approval of final estimate of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program for Fiscal Year 2019 [Goals 4 and 5 – MBE Strategic Plan]
   (Office of Chief Operations Officer)
7. 09. Consent Agenda (All consent items are Action items)
   1. B. Approve methodology for reallocation of Title V – Rural and Low-Income Schools (RLIS) program funds in accordance with Section 5221 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
      (Office of Chief Academic Officer)
   2. C. Approve Accredited Nonpublic-Status for Millcreek School – Newton
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
   3. D. Approve annual Nonpublic School Accreditation Statuses for School Year 2017-2018
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
   4. E. Revise State Board policies Chapter 14, Rules 14.6, 14.6.1, and 14.10
      (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comment)
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
   5. F. Establish a qualifying passing score for the Praxis Subject Assessment, English to Speakers of Other Languages to be added to the list of Mississippi-approved assessments in the Mississippi Educator Licensure Assessment Program as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
   6. G. Begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish criteria for a Discontinued Test and/or Adjusted Score Policy for Mississippi- approved assessments in the Mississippi Educator Licensure Assessment Program as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development
      (Office of Chief Accountability Officer)
   7. H. Designate Elisha Campbell, Director of Grants Management, Accounting and Budget, as the Applicant’s Agent for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from the Mississippi Department of Education
      (Office of Chief Operations Officer)

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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