October 19 2023 board agenda

Mississippi Board of Education
October 19, 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 September 28, 2023 Board Meeting and minutes of September 29, 2023 Special-Called Board Meeting

IV.        Approval of Agenda

V.         Recognition Ceremony

Carnegie Hall Performance
Holmes County Central High School Choir
Holmes County Consolidated 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. 1. 01. Information: Educator Workforce Development Update [Goal 4 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

1. 1. 02. Information: Update on Literacy Based Promotion Act [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Donna Boone) Back-up material

1. 03. Action: Approval of the MDE Contracts [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
   1. 1. 03.A. Action: Modify contract with EMS LINQ, Inc. to extend the contract date and increase the cost for additional modules, hosting, maintenance and support to the Mississippi Department of Education relative to the Mississippi Comprehensive Automated Performance-based System (MCAPS) [Goal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
   1. 1. 03.B. Action: Renew contract with the Mississippi State Department of Health to provide health inspections for the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Food Service Program for the remainder of FY 2024 and FY 2025 [Goal 1 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
2. 04. Action: Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goals 1 and 2 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin) Back-up material
   1. 1. 04.A. Action: Award competitive grants for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) Stronger Connections Grant Program [Goals 1 and 2 – 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. 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 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: G; Policy Code: GBRI
               Policy: Absence from Duty
         1. 1. 2. Section: I; Policy Code: IDDFAA
               Policy: District Assurance for Children with Disabilities
         1. 1. 3. Section: J; Policy Code: JBD
               Policy: Student Attendance, Reporting of Student Attendance, Tardiness and Excuses
         1. 1. 4. Section: C; Policy Code: CEB
               Policy: Duties of Superintendent
      2. E. Approval to modify the district calendar for Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind due to campus power and Internet outages on August 21, 2023 (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. F. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise the Regulations for Gifted Education Programs (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. G. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise the following State Board policies related to Career and Technical Education (CTE) (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. H. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To create State Board Policy Chapter 84, Rule 84.18 – Appeals Procedure for Career Technical Data Reporting (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. I. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise State Board Policy Chapter 28, Rule 28.1 – Curriculum Guides (Donna Boone) Back-up material
   1. 1. J. Approval of methodology to award Equipment Assistance grants to School Food Authorities (SFAs) participating in the National School Lunch Program (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. K. Approval of Jackson State University’s request to add a Child Development (Pre-Kindergarten – Kindergarten (PreK-K) supplemental endorsement to its existing Elementary Education (K-3) approved licensure-track educator preparation program (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material
   1. 1. L. Approval of The University of Southern Mississippi’s request to modify its existing approved Child Development (Pre-Kindergarten – Kindergarten (PreK-K) master’s degree licensure-track educator preparation program (Paula Vanderford) Back-up material

XI.       Consideration of Executive Session

XII.       State Board of Education

1. 1. 1.  Report on meetings attended

1. 1. 2.  Approval of attendance at meetings

XIII.      Other Business

XIV.      Adjournment

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