August 27, 2020 at 10:00 AM - Regular Board Meeting
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I. Call to Order
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II. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation
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III. Approval of minutes of July 16, 2020 Board meeting and minutes of August 6, 2020 Special-Called Teleconference Meeting
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IV. Approval of Agenda
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V. Report of State Superintendent of Education
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VI. Report of Chair
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VII. Report of Student Representative
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VIII. Report on State Board of Education Subcommittee (SBE) Meetings
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IX. Discussion and/or Approval of Board Items (All action items require vote)
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IX.1. Action: Approval by the SBE to allow specific school districts to operate for less than 180 days as required in Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-63(1) following Governor Tate Reeves’ Proclamation of a State of Emergency and Executive Order 1517 as a result of the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on school districts during the 2020-2021 school year in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-65 and § 37-13-63(2) [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)
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IX.2. Action: Approval by the SBE to suspend strict compliance with specific state statutes and State Board of Education Policy for the 2020 - 2021 school year following Governor Tate Reeves’ Proclamation of a State of Emergency as a result of the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on school districts in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §§ 33-15-31, 33-15-11(b)(9) and 33-15-11(c)(1) [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)
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IX.3. Action: Establish Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 9.2, State Board Policy Chapter 9, Rule 9.2: Reporting Attendance for Virtual Learning [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - MBE Strategic Plan]
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Paula Vanderford) |
IX.4. Action: Approval by the SBE to suspend strict compliance with Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 35.1, State Board Policy Chapter 35, Rule 35.1 for the 2020 - 2021 school year following Governor Tate Reeves’ Proclamation of a State of Emergency as a result of the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on school districts during the Spring of 2020 in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §§ 33-15-31, 33-15-11(b)(9) and 33-15- 11(c)(1) [Goals 1 and 2 - MBE Strategic Plan] (Nathan Oakley)
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IX.5. Action: Approval by the SBE to suspend strict compliance with Miss. Code Ann. §§ 37-21-11(2), 37-177-1(3), 37-177-11, 37-177-17 and SBE Policy 41.1 for the 2020 - 2021 school year following Governor Tate Reeves’ Proclamation of a State of Emergency as a result of the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on school districts [Goals 1 and 2 - MBE Strategic Plan] (Nathan Oakley)
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IX.6. Action: Approval of a temporary rule and to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 99.2, State Board Policy Chapter 99, Rule 99.2 - School Calendar Approval and Modification [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - MBE Strategic Plan] (Nathan Oakley)
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IX.7. Action: Approval of the MDE Contracts [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
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IX.7.A. Action: Modify contract with Hanover Research Council, LLC to provide proprietary research information for education [Goal 5 - MBE Strategic Plan] (Nathan Oakley)
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IX.7.B. Action: Modify contract with Teachstone to provide training and commodities to the Mississippi Department of Education relative to the Office of Early Childhood Pre-K to third grade Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) training program [Goals 3 and 4 - MBE Strategic Plan (Nathan Oakley)
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IX.7.C. Action: Contract with Management Services for Education Data (MS/EdD) to provide consultative services that includes a complete system for collecting, storing, and reporting all data required for the management of the Mississippi Migrant Student Program [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 - MBE Strategic Plan] (Nathan Oakley)
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IX.7.D. Action: Award contracts to various Application Service Providers to provide licensing for a Learning Management System to local school districts in the State [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - MBE Strategic Plan] (John Kraman)
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IX.7.E. Action: Approval of the extension of employment agreement to serve as Interim Superintendent for the Noxubee County School District [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - MBE strategic Plan] (Washington Cole)
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IX.8. Action: Approval of the MDE grant awards [Goal 3 - MBE Strategic Plan] (Felicia Gavin)
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IX.8.A. Action: Modify Early Learning Collaborative Council grants to support pre-kindergarten programs with increased per-pupil rate [Goal 3 - MBE Strategic Plan] (Nathan Oakley)
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IX.9. Action: Approval to integrate $4 million of ESSER Funds to support Distance Learning and mitigate against higher than anticipated cost of windows devices [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - MBE Strategic Plan]
(John Kraman) |
X. Consent Agenda (All consent items are action items which require vote,
unless otherwise noted.) |
X.1. Approval of the Methods of Administration (MOA) Plan (Nathan Oakley)
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X.2. Approval to revise Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Framework for Culinary Arts
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Nathan Oakley) |
X.3. Approval of the revised school calendars for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Mississippi School of the Arts, and Mississippi school for Mathematics and Science for 2020-2021 school year (Nathan Oakley)
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X.4. Approval of monthly expenditures for Mississippi School of the Arts (Nathan Oakley)
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X.5. Approval to repeal Miss. Admin. Code: 7-139, Accreditation Audit Procedures
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process without public comments) (Paula Vanderford) |
X.6. Approval to revise Career Pathway licensure option, 971 Teacher Academy; to revise Career and Technical Education supplemental licensure options, 309 Special Populations; and 917 Career Pathway Experience; to establish one new Career Pathway in the endorsement area of Shipbuilding; and to establish one new Computer endorsement in the area of Exploring Computer Science
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Paula Vanderford) |
X.7. Approval of educator preparation programs as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification, and Licensure and Development (Paula Vanderford)
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X.8. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 76.4, State Board Policy Chapter 76, Rules 76.4 - Housing Teacher Program (Felicia Gavin)
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X.9. Approval of Technology Equipment and Acceptable Use Policy for state schools (Nathan Oakley)
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X.10. Approval to appoint a certificated public school administrator to the State and School Employees’ Health Insurance Advisory Council (Carey Wright)
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XI. Consideration of Executive Session
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XII. State Board of Education
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XII.1. Report on meetings attended
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XII.2. Approval of attendance at meetings
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XIII. Other Business
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XIV. Adjournment
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