Mississippi Board of Education
June 21, 2007
10:00 A.M.
4th Floor Boardroom
Agenda
01. Report of State Superintendent of Education
02. Discussion
of The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) dues $35,656.00 (Hank
Bounds)
03. Update
on
04. Discussion of establishing a policy for implementation of the
Mississippi Performance Pay Plan as required by Senate Bill 2602, 2006
legislative session (Steve Williams)
05. Discussion
of reports which contain student, fiscal and personnel data subject to State
Board of Education policy on withholding Mississippi Adequate Education Program
Funds for the 2007-08 School Year (Policy No. 9600) (Steve Williams) Backup Material Backup Material Backup Material
06. Discussion
of Transportation Density Rate Table to be used in the calculation of the
FY2007 Mississippi Adequate Education Program Allocation (Steve Williams)
07. Discussion of contract with Day, Certified Public Accountant
to serve as the financial advisor for the
08. Discussion
of grant awards for Special Projects Appropriated by the Mississippi
Legislature, House Bill 238 (Steve Williams)
09. Discussion
of contract renewal with the Office of the Attorney General to provide the
full-time equivalent of two attorneys and the half-time equivalent of one
attorney to perform legal services for the State Board of Education for FY2008
(Steve Williams)
10. Discussion
of grant award for Learning Through Sports (Steve Williams)
11. Discussion
of the contract with the Department of Finance and Administration, Capitol
Police, for the provision of security services at the Mississippi Department of
Education, Central High School Building (Martez Hill) Backup Material
12. Discussion of awarding contract between the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the American Council on Education, General Educational Development (GED) Testing Service for the GED Options Program (Sheril Smith) Backup Material
13. Discussion of revising State Board Policy 3101—Compulsory School Attendance Officer Roles and Responsibilities (Sheril Smith) Backup Material
14. Discussion of grant awards to local
school districts currently participating in the School Based Nurse Pilot
Project (Regina Ginn)
15. Discussion of grant awards to local school districts currently participating in the School Nurse Intervention Program (Regina Ginn) Backup Material
16. Report of Personnel Actions (Ethel Cain Carson)
17. Discussion of FY2008 Financial Allocations for Vocational-Technical Programs and Services (James Sardin) Backup Material
18. Discussion of additional sites and allocations for the Agricultural and Environmental Science and Technology (AEST) program initiative (James Sardin) Backup Material
19. Discussion of awarding grant renewals to one regional service center and two consortiums to provide on-site technical assistance to local school districts as a part of the Mattie T Consent Decree Agreement (Kris Kaase) Backup Material
20. Discussion of revising the proposed Guidelines for English
Language Learners and resubmit for public comment under the
21. Discussion of awarding competitive grants to JSU, MSU, and S-RESA for the Migrant Education Program (Year 3 of a 3 year subgrant) (Sonya Amis) Backup Material
22. Discussion
of modifying grant awards for Hurricane Katrina Education Recovery Act through
the Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations for the non-public and private
schools (Sonya Amis)
23. Discussion
of contract with Interim Conservator for the
24. Discussion of contract with Teach For America to recruit, train, and support recent college graduates who commit to teach in hard to staff schools for two years (Daphne Buckley) Backup Material
25. Discussion of amending the Passing Score for the Praxis II
Test in Biology as recommended by the
Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education,
Certification and Licensure Development (Daphne Buckley)
26. Discussion of revising the Vocational Guidelines for Business
and Computer Technology as recommended
by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and
Licensure Development (Daphne Buckley)
27. Discussion of the
Master Teacher of Economics Program as an Approved Program for Economics
Certification as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator
Education, Certification and Licensure Development (Daphne Buckley)
28. Discussion of amending the Passing Score for the School
Leadership Licensure Assessment (SLLA) Exam as recommended by the Commission on
Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development (Daphne Buckley)
29. Discussion of the New Praxis II Test 0021 and Passing Score
required for the License in Child Development as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and
Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development (Daphne
Buckley)
30. Discussion of revising the Licensure Guidelines for the
American Board Certification for Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and
Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure
Development (Daphne Buckley)
31. Discussion
of the
32. Discussion
of the
33. Discussion
of
34. Discussion
of the
35. Discussion
of one-year grant to
36. Discussion
of the contract with DisposAll, Inc. of
37. Discussion
of contract with APAC – Mississippi, Inc. for the provision of asphalting and
curing on the campus of the Mississippi Schools for the Blind and Deaf (Daphne
Buckley)
38. Discussion
of the
39. Discussion of the
40. Discussion of the
41. Discussion
of the
42. Discussion
of the Brookhaven School District Interlocal Agreement to provide instructional
services for the
43. Discussion
of contract with Mann & Associates to design and host a Teacher Talk
website (Daphne Buckley)
44. Discussion
of Doctor of Education Degree Program in Educational Leadership at
45. Grant
awards for Special Projects appropriated by the Mississippi Legislature, House
Bill 238 (Daphne Buckley)
46. Discussion of Appointment of Director (Bureau Director II) of the Office of Leadership and Professional Development (Ethel Cain Carson)
47. Discussion of Appointment of Director (Bureau Director II) of the Office of Virtual Schools (Ethel Cain Carson)
48. Discussion of contract with The Excellence Group – School Business Services, LLC to develop a school finance training module for school superintendents (Steve Williams) Backup Material
49. Consideration of Executive Session
Consent Items
A. Continue in effect Board’s Declaration of State of Emergency based on the findings that, pursuant to the continuing proclamation issued by the Governor of the State of Mississippi, a state of emergency continues to exist as a result of Hurricane Katrina and that, pursuant to the provisions of the Hurricane Education Recovery Act, federal funds have been allocated to address educational needs resulting from this disaster (Steve Williams) Backup Material
B. Revise
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Transition Plan
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act
process with no comments) (James Sardin)
C. Statewide Child Nutrition Purchasing
Program’s FY2007 Financial Statement and FY2008 Fee Structure (Regina Ginn)
D. Contract with Murle Kitchen to assist with management of the Statewide Purchasing Program (Regina Ginn) Backup Material
E. Change orders for State Public School
Building Fund (Regina Ginn)
F. Completed construction project for
State Public School Building Fund (Regina Ginn)
G. New school site for the
H. Contract
with Textbook Vendors (Kris Kaase)
I. Entering
into an agreement with the Mississippi Community College Foundation to continue
to administer the Alternate Route Administrator Program known as the
Mississippi Alternate Path to Quality School Leadership (MAPQSL) for the
2007-2008 School Year (Daphne Buckley)
J.
K. Mississippi
Schools for Blind & Deaf calendar for school year 2007 - 2008 (Daphne
Buckley)
L. Renew the contract with Dr. Glen H. Stribling for the provision of Low Vision services on the campus of the Mississippi Schools for the Blind (Daphne Buckley) Backup Material
M.
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