November 17, 2006
8:30 A.M.
Mary Jane Lampton
Auditorium
Agenda
I.
Call to order
II.
Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation
III.
Approval of Minutes
of Meeting of October 19-20, 2006
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,
November 16, 2006)
02. Approval
of methodology for awarding competitive/discretionary grants from the Office of
Healthy Schools
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
03. Approval
to award competitive contracts to various manufacturers to provide distribution
of food and non-food products to local organizations in the State Food
Purchasing Program (All Regions in the State)
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
04. Approval of request to contract for pupil
transportation services
(Office of Business and Support
Services)
05. Approval of appointment of Director of
the Office of Educator Licensure
(Office
of Business and Support Services)
09. 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
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)
10. Approval to begin the Administrative
Procedures Act process: To establish the
calculation process for state level and school level the Dropout and Graduation
Rates
(Office of Educational Accountability)
11. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act
process: To establish a State Board
Policy on how the Mississippi Department of Education will work in partnership
with the Regional Education Service Agencies
(Office of Educational Accountability)
14. Approval to modify contract with E and R Assessments to develop and validate a high school version of the Mississippi
Alternate Assessment of Extended Curriculum Frameworks (MAAECF) (Office of Instructional Programs and Services)
15. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act
process: To revise the
(Office of Instructional Programs and
Services)
16. Approval of an Accredited-Temporary status for
Millcreek of Greenville School
(Office of Instructional Programs and
Services)
18. Approval
of contract with the
(Office of Instructional Programs and
Services)
19. Approval
to establish New Class AA Educator License bearing Endorsement Code #495 for
the degree Master of Science in Interscholastic Athletic Administration 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 and
20. Approval
to establish New Endorsement Codes #323, Stand – Alone license, and #330, Add –
On license, entitled Design Technology for Fashion and Interiors, to replace
Endorsement #347 Clothing Management 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 and
21. Approval
to change degree requirement for Endorsement Code #379 Polymer/Plastics
Technology from “An Associate’s Degree” to “A Bachelor’s Degree” 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 and
22. Approval
to establish New Endorsement Codes #609 through Endorsement Code #645 for
courses taught by Advance Placement (AP) Teachers 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 and
23. Approval of contract with Tammy Stanford to provide
instruction and training to the
(Office of Quality Professionals and Special Schools
24. Approval of contract modification with Harcourt Assessment, Inc., for the assessment items for secure item banks and for non-secure (publicly released) item banks
(Office of Instructional Programs and Services)
VII. State Board of Education
01.
Report on meetings
attended
02.
Approval of
attendance at meetings
VIII.
Other Business
IX. Adjournment
NOTE: Cellular telephones and pagers that give an
audible signal are not permitted during Board meetings.