May 15 2025 board agenda

Mississippi Board of Education
May 15, 2025
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 April 17, 2025 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. Information: Spring 2025 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) 3rd Grade Initial Reading Summative Assessment Results [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
2. 02. Action: Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 100.1, State Board Policy, Chapter 100, Rule 100.1, “Compliance with State Law Regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Prohibitions, Complaint Process, and Investigations”[Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Erin Meyer) Back-up material
3. 03. Action: Approval of school reconfiguration to grades PreK-3 through grade 12 at the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind [Goals 3, 4, and 5 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material
4. 04. Action: Approval of the MDE Contract [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kym Wiggins) Back-up material
   1. 04.A. Action: Contract with North Mississippi Education Consortium to provide service as fiscal agent for the Regional Education Service Agencies (RESA) Mega Contract [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

5. 05. Action: Approval of the MDE Grant Awards [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Kym Wiggins) Back-up material
   1. 05.A. Action: Modify existing Educator-in-Residence (EIR) grant awards for literacy coaching support by adding districts [Goals 1, 2, and 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material
   2. 05.B. Action: Award competitive grants for the State Invested Pre-K Cohort IV Grant Program [Goal 3 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material
   3. 05.C. Action: Award grant to Mississippi School Boards Association to conduct basic and continuation education for local school boards as required by Miss. Code Annotated § 37-3-4 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

6. 06. 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
   2. B. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material
   3. C. Approval of certified personnel for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind and one resignation from the Mississippi School of the Arts (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material
   4. D. [PULLED] Back-up material
   5. E. Approval to revise the Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines for Classrooms Serving Three- and Four-Year-Old Children (2025)
      (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Wendy Clemons) Back-up material
   6. F. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish Miss. Admin. Code Title 7: Part 267: Mississippi Driver Education and Training Program Curriculum (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   7. G. Approval of Statewide Purchasing Program’s FY25 Financial Statement and FY26 fee structure (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   8. H. Award formula grants to school districts for the purpose of providing reimbursement for 1-3 universal screening assessments (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   9. I. Approval of Pupil Transportation Equipment Bids (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

XI.        Consideration of Executive Session

XII.       State Board of Education

1. 1.  Report on meetings attended
2. 2.  Approval of attendance at meetings
3. 3. Approval of meeting dates for Fiscal Year 2026 Back-up material

XIII.      Other Business

1. 01. Action: Approval to change the State Board of Education budget meeting date from Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 1pm to Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 9am
2. 02. Action: Approval of State Board of Education Work Session with Studer Education on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 1pm to discuss the strategic plan

XIV.      Adjournment

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