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Mississippi
Board of Education January
20, 2012 8:30
A.M. 4th
Floor Boardroom I.
Call
to order II.
Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation III.
Approval
of Minutes of Meeting of December 15, 2011 IV.
Additions
or deletions Approval
of agenda V. Report of the Chair VI. Approval of Action Items (Items below are numbered to
correspond to the items as discussed on Thursday, January 19, 2012.) 05. Approval to modify contract with
Measured Progress for Fiscal Year 2012 to increase the scope of technical
services and products for the Mississippi Alternate Assessment of Extended
Curriculum Frameworks (Office
of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations) 06. Approval to modify contract with
Connections Academy, LLC for the operation of the Mississippi Virtual Public
School System (Office of Instructional
Enhancement & Internal Operations) 07. Approval
of textbooks as recommended by the 2011 State Textbook Rating Committee for
adoption in the areas of Reading K-3, Literature/Reading 4-8,
Literature/Reading 9-12 and Social Studies: World Geography and Citizenship
6th Grade (Office of Instructional Enhancement &
Internal Operations) 08. Approval to contract with vendors as
recommended by the 2011 State Textbook Rating Committee for the adoption of
textbooks in the areas of Reading K-3, Literature/Reading 4-8,
Literature/Reading 9-12 and Social Studies: World Geography and Citizenship 6th Grade (Office of Instructional Enhancement
& Internal Operations) 09. Approval to
revise the Mississippi Early Learning Standards for Classrooms Serving
Four-Year Old Children (English Language Arts and Mathematics) (Has
cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Office
of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations) 10. Approval to revise the Mississippi
Early Learning Standards for Classrooms Serving Three-Year Old Children
(English Language Arts and Mathematics)
(Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with public comments) (Office
of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations) 11. Approval
of revision/removal of the following State Board Policies (Office of Instructional
Enhancement & Internal Operations) A. Approval to revise State Board Policy
2100 Class Size (Has
cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comment) B. Approval to revise State Board Policy
2901 Curriculum Guides (Has
cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comment) C. Approval to revise State Board Policy
2902 Approved Courses for the Secondary Schools (Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with no public comment) D. Approval to revise State Board Policy
2904 Early Learning Guidelines for Four Year Old Children (Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with no public comment) E. Approval to revise State Board Policy
3700 Gifted (Has
cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comment) F. Approval to revise State Board Policy 4400 Kindergarten (Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with no public comment)
G. Approval to
remove State Board Policy 1703 Assistant Teacher Program (Has cleared the Administrative
Procedures Act process with no public comment) H. Approval to remove State Board Policy
6006 Kindergarten Classrooms (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process
with no public comment) I. Approval to remove State Board
Policy 6300 Reading Improvement Program (Has
cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comment) 12. Approval to begin
the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise/remove the following
State Board Policies: (Office of Instructional
Enhancement & Internal Operations) A. Approval to begin the
Administrative Procedures Act process:
To remove State Board Policy 2400 Consolidated Applications (Federal
Funds) B. Approval to begin the
Administrative Procedures Act process:
To revise State Board Policy 4200 Homeless C. Approval to begin the
Administrative Procedures Act process:
To remove State Board Policy 4700 Level 1 and 2 Districts
Consolidated Applications D. Approval to begin the
Administrative Procedures Act process:
To revise State Board Policy 7801 Complaint Procedures E. Approval to begin the
Administrative Procedures Act process:
To revise State Board Policy 7802 Expenditure of Funds on
Instruction 13. Approval
of critical shortage subject areas and geographical regions for the following
programs: Federal Stafford Program, Federal Perkins Loan, Paul C. Douglas
Teacher Scholarship Program, Teacher Education Assistance for College and
Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program, Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship
Program, and the William Winter Teacher Scholar Loan Program (Office of Quality
Professionals & Special Schools) 14. Approval
of request from Delta State University for a Masters Program in Educational
Leadership as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator
Education, Certification and Licensure Development (Office of Quality
Professionals & Special Schools) 15. Approval of
Teacher Education Program Accreditation for the Institutions that met the
2011 Process and Performance Standards as recommended by the Commission on
Teacher and Administrator Licensure and Certification and Development (Office of Quality
Professionals & Special Schools) 16. Approval of revision Appendix A and
Standard 20 of the Mississippi Public
School Accountability Standards, 2010, to include the Career Pathway
Option as required by Section 37-16-17 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process
with no public comment) (Office of Educational
Accountability) 17. Approval
of contract with Joe
DeCastra to provide project management and business analytical services (Office of Educational
Accountability) 18. Approval to contract with Godwin Group to provide design and development services, technical assistance, and content management (technicla wriiting) expertise in support of the MDE management team (Office of Educational
Accountability)
19. Approval
of Consent Item A.
Approval of monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement
benefits (Office
of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations) VII. Recognition Ceremony ·
2011 Administrator of the Year Finalists/Winner Congressional District 1 Dr. Deborah Davis,
Principal Tupelo Public School
District Congressional District 2 Jackson Public School
District Congressional District 3 Mr. Richard Morrison,
Principal Rankin County School
District Congressional District 4 Dr. Kenneth Culpepper,
Principal Laurel School District ·
December
2011 MDE Employee of the Month Lakechia Grant Office of Curriculum and Instruction Education Specialist Senior ·
January
2012 MDE Employee of the Month Virgie Webb Office of Career
and Technical Education Projects Officer III VIII. State Board of Education 01. Report on meetings attended 02. Approval of attendance at meetings IX. Other Business X. Adjournment If you need accommodations due to a
disability, contact our office at 601-359-1750. NOTE: Cellular
telephones and pagers that give an audible signal are not permitted during
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