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Dr. Tom Burnham 
State Superintendent of Education 

 

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Mississippi Board of Education
September 16, 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 on August 18-19, 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, September 15, 2011.)

03.      Approval of report on action of the Commission on School Accreditation concerning the assignment of district accreditation statuses and district and school performance classifications
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations

09.       Approval of appointment of Conservator for Hazlehurst City School District
(Office of School Improvement, Oversight & Recovery)

10.       Approval of contract for Conservator for Hazlehurst City School District
 (Office of School Improvement, Oversight & Recovery)

11.       Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process:  To revise State Board Policy 3106 – Youth Detention Center Educational Provisions
(Office of School Improvement, Oversight & Recovery)

14.       Approval to award competitive grants for the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations)

15.       Approval to issue an approved list of Supplemental Educational Service Providers for the 2011-2012 School Year
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations)

16.      Approval of methodology to award discretionary grant funds to school districts to provide partial funding for a universal screener in language arts/reading and mathematics for students in grades K-3
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations)

17.      Approval of contract with Evergreen Educational Consulting, L.L.C. as the project evaluator for the State Personnel Development Grant, also known as REACH-MS, as required by the U.S. Department of Education
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations)

18.       Approval of revision/deletion of State Board Policies

A.   Approval to remove State Board Policy 8101 – Equity Requirements
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comments)
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations)

B.   Approval to revise State Board Policy 8103 – Practical Nursing Programs
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comments)
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations)

C.   Approval to remove State Board Policy 8404 – Work-Based Learning Coordinator
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comments)
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations)

D.   Approval to remove State Board Policy 8703 – Development of Curriculum Materials and Research Activities
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comments)
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations)

E.   Approval to revise selected Vocational Education Board Policies to reflect a change in program name
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comments)
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations)

19.      Approval of New Praxis Tests and Cut Scores 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)

20.      [PULLED]

21.       Approval to modify the contract with American Institutes for Research (AIR) to extend the term of the contract to June 30, 2012
(Office of Quality Professionals & Special Schools)

22.      Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To modify the existing Mississippi Teacher Appraisal System
(Office of Quality Professionals & Special Schools)

23.       Approval for a second three month extension of the contract with CIBER Incorporated to provide network technical assistance for Mississippi school districts
(Office of Educational Accountability)

24.       Approval to award a grant to Mississippi School Boards Association to conduct    basic and continuing education for local school boards and conduct training for school board members and school superintendents in failing school districts as     required by Section 37-3-4 of the MS Code Annotated of 1972
(Office of Educational Accountability)

25.       Approval of appointment to the Commission on School Accreditation                         
(Office of Educational Accountability)

26.       Approval of renewing contract with Glynn Griffing & Associates, Administrators for calendar year 2012 for the administration of the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Cafeteria Plan
(Office of State Superintendent)

27.       Approval of Consent items

 A.  Approval of monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations)

B.  Approval to award competitive grants for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations)

C.  Approval of grant awards for a special project appropriated by the Mississippi Legislature and identified as the MarKirkpatrick Haskell, Mary Sprayberry Act of 2007— School Nurse Intervention Program in House Bill 1494
(Office of Instructional Enhancement & Internal Operations)

  D.  Approval of Pupil Transportation Equipment Bids
(Office of School Improvement, Oversight & Recovery)

VII.      Recognition Ceremony

Mississippi 2011 Title I Distinguished Schools

  • South Pike Jr. High School
    South Pike School District
  • Dundee Elementary School
    Tunica County School District

Selected to appear on Jeopardy’s Kids Week Program

  • Megan Walker
    Brandon Middle School
    Rankin County School District

            September 2011 MDE Employee of the Month 

  • Melvinann Carter
    Projects Officer II, Special
    Office of Special Education            

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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