January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM - Board Prep Meeting
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I. Call to Order
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II. National Anthem
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III. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation
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IV. Approval of minutes of December 18, 2025 Board meeting and minutes of the December 17, 2025 Board Work Session
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V. Approval of Agenda
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VI. Recognition Ceremony
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VI.1. Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History
State History Teacher of the Year for Mississippi Kreissa Reed Neshoba Central High School Neshoba County School District |
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VII. Report of State Superintendent of Education
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VIII. Report of Chair
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IX. Report of Student Representatives
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X. Report on State Board of Education Subcommittee (SBE) Meetings
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XI. Discussion and/or Approval of Board Items (All action items require vote)
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XI.1. Information: Progress on the Mississippi State Board of Education’s (SBE) Strategic Plan [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Lance Evans)
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XI.2. Action: Approval of a temporary rule and to begin the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2025, specifically Appendix H, in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 37-17-6 [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Paula Vanderford)
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XI.3. Action: Approval of the updated Internal Audit Charter [Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – MBE Strategic Plan] (Samantha Atkinson)
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XI.4. Consent Agenda (All consent items are action items which require vote, unless otherwise noted.)
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XI.4.A. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi School of the Arts (Wendy Clemons)
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XI.4.B. Approval of monthly expenditures for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Wendy Clemons)
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XI.4.C. Approval to adopt policies required by state statute for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind to be placed on the District Policy Service website established by the Mississippi School Boards Association (Wendy Clemons)
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XI.4.D. Approval of list of professional vendors to provide educational consulting to schools and districts in the areas of English Language Arts (K-12) and mathematics (K-12) (Wendy Clemons)
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XI.4.E. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code: 7-24, Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2025, Appendix A-8 and Miss. Admin. Code 7-163: Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards, 2025, Appendix A-8 effective the 2025-2026 school year (Wendy Clemons)
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XI.4.F. Approval for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind to receive a donation (Wendy Clemons)
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XI.4.G. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 99.4, State Board Policy Chapter 99, Rule 99.4 – School Donations (Wendy Clemons)
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XI.4.H. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education (John Ferrell)
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XI.4.I. Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To establish selected Mississippi Secondary Curriculum Frameworks in Career and Technical Education (John Ferrell)
1. Information Technology - Cybersecurity 2. Multimedia - Advanced Digital Design 3. Multimedia - Advanced Digital Video Production 4. Multimedia – Capstone
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XI.4.J. Approval of the Invitation for BID for purchase of Apple Branded Products for the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and Blind (MSDB) (Wendy Clemons)
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XII. Consideration of Executive Session
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XIII. State Board of Education
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XIII.1. Report on meetings attended
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XIII.2. Approval of attendance at meetings
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XIV. Other Business
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XV. Adjournment
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