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Mississippi
Board of Education
August
18, 2011
1:00
P.M.
4th Floor Boardroom
Central
High
School
Building
359 North West Street
Jackson
,
Mississippi
Agenda
01. Report of State Superintendent of
Education (Tom Burnham)
02. Report on State Board of Education
Subcommittee meetings
03. Report on Indianola School District
(Larry Drawdy)
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04. Report on Sunflower County School
District (Larry Drawdy)
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05. Report on Drew School District (Larry
Drawdy)
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06. Report of Facility Safety Assessments for
Conservators Schools (Larry Drawdy)
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07. Discussion
of revision of the Mississippi Comprehensive Counseling Curriculum
(Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with no public comment)
(Larry Drawdy)
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08. Presentation
on Career Pathways process (Lynn House)
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09. Discussion of awarding continuation
grants for the Even Start Family Literacy Program (Lynn House)
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10. Discussion
of contract with Business Computers of Memphis to provide software and support
services to the Mississippi Department of Education relative to the school
based Medicaid programs and school nurse data reporting (Lynn House)
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11. Discussion
of establishing a Project Partnership for All Students’ Success (PASS) Junior
Leadership Corps Unit at Armstrong Middle School in the Starkville School
District (Lynn House)
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12. Discussion of renewing contract with Ciber,
Inc., to provide developers for modifications and enhancements to a web-based
payment and contract system
(Lynn House)
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13. Annual Report of the Mississippi Special
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14. Discussion
of contract with the Riverside Publishing Company "dba" Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, to provide an efficient
assessment system for preschool children with disabilities as required by the
State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report (Lynn House)
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15. Discussion
of revision/deletion of State Board Policies (Lynn House)
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A.
Removal of State Board
Policy 7202 – Teacher Unit Approval
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures
Act process with no public comments)
(Lynn House)
B.
Revision
of State Board Policy 7203 – Teacher
Unit Allocation
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no
public comments) (Lynn House)
C.
Revision
of State Board Policy 7205 – Hearing Officer Fees
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no
public comments) (Lynn House)
D.
Removal of State Board Policy 7207 – State Application Preschool
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no
public comments) (Lynn House)
E.
Removal of State Board
Policy 7209 – 504 Program
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no
public comments) (Lynn House)
F.
Revision
of State Board Policy 7212 – Extended School Year
(Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with public comments) (Lynn House)
G.
Removal of State Board Policy 7215 – Preschool
(Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with no public comments) (Lynn House)
H.
Removal of State Board Policy 7216 – Referral to Placement
Process
(Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with no public comments) (Lynn House)
I.
Removal of State Board
Policy 7217 – Resource Program Numbers
(Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with no public comments) (Lynn House)
J.
Removal of State Board
Policy 7218 – State Plan
(Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with no public comments) (Lynn House)
K.
Removal of State Board
Policy 7220 – Testing Students with Disabilities Regulations
(Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with no public comments) (Lynn House)
L.
Removal of State Board
Policy 7408 – Teacher Unit Approval Under Section 504
(Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with no public comments) (Lynn House)
16. Discussion
of publishing the Mississippi Testing Accommodations Manual
(Has
cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments)
(Lynn
House)
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17. Discussion
of awarding sub-grants to Teach for America, Save the Children, and
Magnolia Speech School (Lynn House)
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18. Report on the Development of the New
Statewide Teacher Appraisal System
(Daphne
Buckley) Backup Material
19. Discussion
of amending the methodology for awarding grants to Teacher
Incentive
Fund Grant (TIF) districts for providing professional development, securing
master teachers, offering stipends/supplements, and providing performance based
compensation (Daphne Buckley)
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20. Discussion
of awarding grants to Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) districts for providing
professional development, securing master teachers, offering
stipends/supplements, and providing performance based compensation (Daphne Buckley)
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21. Discussion of request from Blue Mountain College for a Master of Education Program
in K-12 Literacy/Reading as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and
Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development (Daphne
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22. Discussion of
request from Belhaven University for Modification to the Master of Education
Degree Program and Master of Arts in Teaching Program as recommended by the
Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure
Development (Daphne Buckley)
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23. Discussion of request from Delta State
University for a New Educational Specialist Degree Program in Counseling as
recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education,
Certification and Licensure Development (Daphne Buckley)
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24. Discussion of Standards
for the Supplemental Endorsement Programs in Child Development PreK-Kindergarten as recommended by the Commission on
Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development
(Daphne Buckley)
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25. Discussion of request from Vocational Career/Technical
Education for revisions to
License
Endorsement Titles and approval of New License Codes as recommended by the
Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure
Development (Daphne Buckley)
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26. Discussion of New
Praxis Tests and Cut Scores as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and
Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development(Daphne
Buckley)
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27. Discussion of a
change to the 117 Elementary Education 4-8 License Endorsement from Grades 4-8 to 4-6 to Comply with NCLB
Guidance as Recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator
Education, Certification and Licensure Development (Daphne Buckley)
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28. Discussion
of appointments to the Commission on Teacher and Administrator
Education, Certification and
Licensure and Development (Daphne Buckley)
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29.
Discussion of Consideration of appeal to the State Board of Education regarding
the May 12, 2011, Licensure decision rendered by the Commission on Teacher and
Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development (Daphne Buckley)
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30. Discussion
of revisions to Standard 18 – Community Involvement – of the Mississippi Public School Accountability
Standards, 2010
(Has
cleared the Administrative Procedures Act Process with public comment) (John Gilbert)
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31. Discussion
of adding Standard 19.7 – Early Release and Delayed Start Schedules – to the Mississippi Public School Accountability
Standards, 2010
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act Process with public
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32. Discussion of
appointment of School Finance Officer for the Office of School Financial
Services (John Gilbert)
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33. Approval of appointment of Director (Education Bureau Director) of the Office of Healthy Schools and Child Nutrition (Lynn House) Backup Material
34. Discussion
on Consent Items
A. Monthly contracts with former State Employees
receiving retirement benefits (Lynn House) Backup Material
B. Discussion of a new school site for the Lamar County School District (Larry Drawdy) Backup Material Backup Material Backup Material
C. Discussion of a new school site for the Smith County School District (Larry Drawdy) Backup Material Backup Material Backup Material
D. Report on Personnel Actions (Cassandra Moore)
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35. Discussion of appointment of Associate Superintendent for the Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations (Lynn House)
36. Consideration of Executive Session
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