Mississippi Board of Education
June 22, 2007
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 May 17-18, 2007
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, June
21, 2007)
02. Approval of The Council of Chief State
School Officers (CCSSO) dues $35,656.00
(Office of the State Superintendent)
04. Approval
to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish a policy for implementation of
the Mississippi Performance Pay Plan as required by Senate Bill 2602, 2006
legislative session
(Office of Educational Accountability)
05. Approval
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)
(Office of Educational Accountability)
06. Approval
of Transportation Density Rate Table to be used in the calculation of the
FY2007 Mississippi Adequate Education Program Allocation
(Office of Educational Accountability)
07. Approval to
contract with Day, Certified Public Accountant to serve as the financial advisor for the
(Office of Educational Accountability)
08. Approval
of grant awards for Special Projects Appropriated by the Mississippi
Legislature, House Bill 238
(Office of Educational Accountability)
09. Approval
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
(Office of Educational Accountability)
10. Approval
of grant award for Learning Through Sports
(Office of Educational Accountability)
11. Approval
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
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
12. Approval
of award of 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
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
13. Approval
to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise State Board Policy 3101—Compulsory
School Attendance Officer Roles and Responsibilities
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
14. Approval
of grant awards to local school districts currently participating in the School
Based Nurse Pilot Project
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
15. Approval
of grant awards to local school districts currently participating in the School
Nurse Intervention Program
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
17. Approval of FY2008 Financial Allocations for Vocational-Technical Programs and Services
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
18. Approval
of additional sites and allocations for the Agricultural and Environmental
Science and Technology (AEST) program initiative
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
19. Approval
to award 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
(Office
of Instructional Programs and Services)
20. Approval
to revise the proposed Guidelines for English Language Learners and
resubmit for public comment under the Administrative Procedures Act process
(Office
of Instructional Programs and Services)
21. Approval to award competitive grants to JSU, MSU, and S-RESA for the Migrant Education Program (Year 3 of a 3 year subgrant)
(Office
of Instructional Programs and Services)
22. Approval
to modify grant awards for Hurricane Katrina Education Recovery Act through the
Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations for the non-public and private
schools
(Office
of Instructional Programs and Services)
23. Approval
to contract with Interim Conservator for the
(Office
of Instructional Programs and Services)
24. Approval 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
(Office of Quality Professionals and
25. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act
Process: To amend the Passing Score for
the Praxis II Test in Biology as recommended
by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator
Education, Certification and Licensure Development
(Office of Quality Professionals and
26. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act
Process: To revise the Vocational
Guidelines for Business and Computer Technology as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and
Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development
(Office of Quality Professionals and
27. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act
Process: To approve 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
(Office of Quality Professionals and
28. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act
Process: To amend 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
(Office of Quality Professionals and
29. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act
Process: To approve 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
(Office of Quality Professionals and
30. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act
Process: To revise 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
(Office of Quality Professionals and
31. Approval
of the
(Office of Quality Professionals and
32. Approval of the
(Office of Quality Professionals and
33. Approval
of
(Office of Quality Professionals and
(Office of Quality Professionals and
35. Approval
of one-year grant to
(Office of Quality Professionals and
36. Approval of the contract
with DisposAll, Inc. of
(Office of Quality Professionals and
37. Approval
of contract with APAC – Mississippi, Inc. for the provision of asphalting and
curbing on the campus of the Mississippi Schools for the Blind and Deaf
(Office of Quality Professionals and
38. Approval of the
(Office of Quality Professionals and
39. Approval of the
(Office of Quality Professionals and
40. Approval of the
(Office of Quality Professionals and
41. Approval of the
(Office of Quality Professionals and
42. Approval of the Brookhaven School
District Interlocal Agreement to provide instructional services for the
(Office of Quality Professionals and
43. Approval of contract with Mann & Associates to design and host a Teacher Talk
website
(Office of Quality Professionals and
44. Approval
of Doctor of Education Degree Program in Educational Leadership at
(Office of Quality Professionals and
45. Approval of grant awards for Special Projects
Appropriated by the Mississippi Legislature, House Bill 238
(Office of Quality Professionals and
46. Approval of Appointment of Director (Bureau Director II) of the Office of Leadership and Professional Development
(Office of Business and Support Services)
47. Approval of Appointment of Director (Bureau Director II) of the Office of Virtual Schools
(Office of Business and Support Services)
48. Approval to contract with The Excellence Group - School Business Services, LLC to develop a school finance training module for school superintendents
(Office of Business and Support Services)
VII. Approval of Consent Items
A) Approval
to 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
(Office of Educational Accountability)
B) Approval of revision of the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Transition Plan
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act
process with no public comments)
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
C) Approval
of Statewide Child Nutrition Purchasing Program’s FY2007 Financial Statement
and FY2008 Fee Structure
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
D) Approval
to contract with Murle Kitchen to assist with management of the Statewide
Purchasing Program
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
E) Approval
of change orders for State Public School Building Fund
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
F) Approval
of completed construction project for State Public School Building Fund
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
G) Approval
of a new school site for the
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
H) Approval
of contract with Textbook Vendors
(Office
of Instructional Programs and Services)
I) Approval to enter 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
(Office of Quality Professionals and
J) Approval
of
(Office of Quality Professionals and
K) Approval of the Mississippi Schools for
Blind and Deaf calendar for school year 2007-2008
(Office of
Quality Professionals and
L) Approval to 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
(Office of Quality Professionals and
M) Approval
of the
(Office of Quality Professionals and
VIII.
Recognition
Ceremony
Kimberlee Pepper, Webster
Angie Lawrence, Instructor,
Valerie
Taylor, Instructor,
Dr. Lester Beason,
Don Brantley,
Dr. Pat Cooper,
Gylde Fitzpatrick,
Dr. Wardell Herring,
Larry Morgan,
Dennis Silas,
Dr. Wilma Wade, Clarksdale Municipal School
District
IX.
State Board of
Education
01.
Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
02.
Approval of meeting dates for Fiscal Year 2008
03.
Report on
meetings attended
04.
Approval of
attendance at meetings
X.
Other Business
XI. Adjournment
NOTE: Cellular telephones and pagers that give an
audible signal are not permitted during Board meetings.