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Mississippi
Board of Education
October
21 2011
8:30
A.M.
4th Floor Boardroom
Central
High
School
Building
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 Meeting of September 15-16, 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, October 20, 2011.)
03. Approval
of submission of waiver for flexibility on specific requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
(Office of State
Superintendent)
04. Approval of contract with Mike Kent to
serve as Interim Deputy Superintendent in the Office of State Superintendent
(Office of State
Superintendent)
09. Approval
to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish State Board Policy 5150 –
Mississippi Recovery School District (Conservatorship)
(Office of School Improvement,
Oversight & Recovery)
10. Approval
to revise State Board Policy 3106 – Youth Detention Center Educational
Provisions
(Has
cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with one public comment)
(Office of School Improvement,
Oversight & Recovery)
11. Approval
to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to remove/revise the
following State Board Policies
(Office of School Improvement,
Oversight & Recovery)
A.
Approval
to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To remove State Board Policy 4006 – School
Resource Officer Basic Course
B.
Approval
to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To remove State Board Policy 4007 – School
Safety Officer Basic Course
C.
Approval
to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To remove State Board Policy 6005 –
Historical Sites
D.
Approval
to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To remove State Board Policy 7909 –
Inspection of Buses
E.
Approval
to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To remove State Board Policy 8001 – School
Violence
F.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 6200 – Qualified Zone Academy Bonds
G.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 7901 – Bids
H.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 7902 – Drivers
I.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 7903 – Driver Training/Motor Vehicle Record Check
J.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 7905 – Employment Process
K.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 7906 – Minimum Qualifications
L.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 7907 – Emergency Removal
M.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 7910 – Leased Buses
N.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 7911 – Pupil Transportation Guide
O.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 7912 – Repair Shops
12. Approval to contract with Joseph Francis
Murphy for the redesigning of leadership preparation programs in Mississippi
(Office of Instructional
Enhancement & Internal Operations)
13. Approval to modify the Mathematics and
Science Partnerships Program Grant awards for Year 3
(Office of Instructional
Enhancement & Internal Operations)
14. Approval to award a continuation grant to
Mississippi State University – Mississippi Migrant Education Service Center for
the Migrant Education Program
(Office of Instructional
Enhancement & Internal Operations)
15. Approval
to award a grant to Teach for America/Mississippi
Delta to recruit, train, and support recent college graduates who commit to
teach in hard to staff schools for two years
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal
Operations)
16. Approval
to modify contract with NCS Pearson, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2012 to increase the
scope of technical services and products for the Mississippi Curriculum Test,
Second Edition (MCT2)
(Office of Instructional
Enhancement & Internal Operations)
17. Approval
to modify contract with NCS Pearson, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2012 to increase the
scope of technical services and products for the Mississippi Subject Area
Testing Program, Second Edition (SATP2)
(Office of Instructional
Enhancement & Internal Operations)
18. Approval
to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise the following State
Board Policies
(Office of Instructional
Enhancement & Internal Operations)
A.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise
selected Vocational Education board policies to reflect a change in policy
title and program names
B.
Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures
Act process: To revise State Board
Policy 8201—Appeals Procedures for Consortia/Area Vocational School Joint
Planning Waiver
C.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 8204—Assurance of Equal Access to Vocational Programs
D.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 8207—Vocational Courses Designation
E.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 8213—New Program Approval for Vocational Ongoing Programs
F.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 8302—Allocation of Vocational Education Plan Funds to Local
Educational Agencies
G.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 8401—Local Vocational Counselor
H.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 8402—Local Vocational and Technical Education Administrator
I.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 8403—Assignment Schedule of Local Vocational Personnel
J.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 8500—Certification of Basic Skills Training and/or Retraining for
Tax Credit
K.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 8801—Acquisition and Accountability of Vocational Instructional
Equipment
L.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 9000—Vocational Licensure
M.
Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To revise State
Board Policy 9202—Local Reimbursable Expense Items-Construction
N. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise State Board Policy 9205—Revenues
19. Approval
to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Appendix A and Standard 20 of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2010, to
include the Career Pathway Options as required by Section 37-16-17 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended
(Office of Educational Accountability)
20. Approval
of standards for a Supplemental Endorsement Program in Child Development
PreK-Kindergarten as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator
Education, Certification and Licensure Development
(Has
cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comment)
(Office of Quality
Professionals & Special Schools)
21. Approval of the request
from Vocational Career/Technical Education for revisions to licensure endorsement
titles and approval of new license codes as recommended by the Commission on
Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development
(Has
cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comment)
(Office of Quality
Professionals & Special Schools)
22. Approval
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
(Has
cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comment)
(Office of Quality
Professionals & Special Schools)
23. Action
on 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
(Office of Quality
Professionals & Special Schools)
24. Approval
of request from William Carey University for a Master’s Program in Educational
Leadership as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator
Education, Certification and Licensure Development
(Office of Quality
Professionals & Special Schools)
25. Approval of school districts with need
for administrators to participate in the
Mississippi
School Administrator Sabbatical Program
(Office of Quality
Professionals & Special Schools)
26. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act
process: To
modify the existing Mississippi Teacher Appraisal System for use in the Teacher
Incentive Fund Grant School Districts
(Office of Quality Professionals
& Special Schools)
27. Approval
of Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Advisory Board appointments
(Office of Quality
Professionals & Special Schools)
28. Approval
of Consent items
A. Approval of monthly contracts with former
State Employees receiving
retirement benefits
(Office of Instructional
Enhancement & Internal Operations)
B. Approval of modification of joint agreement between
the Lafayette County
School District and the Oxford School District for the operation and
maintenance of the
Oxford/Lafayette County School of Applied Technology
(Office of Instructional Enhancement &
Internal Operations)
C. Approval
of a new school site for the Jackson Public School District
(Office of School Improvement, Oversight
& Recovery)
VII. Recognition Ceremony
·
The John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts National Schools of Distinction in Arts
Education 2010-2011 Award Recipient
Power Academic and Performing Arts Complex
Jackson Public School District
·
October
2011 MDE Employee of the Month
Rana Hood
Projects
Officer III
Office of Instructional Enhancement &
Internal Operations
VIII. State Board of Education
01.
Report
on meetings attended
02.
Approval
of attendance at meetings
IX. Other Business
X. Adjournment
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