Mississippi Board of Education
December 14, 2006
10:00 A.M.
4th Floor Boardroom
Central High School Building
359 North West Street
Jackson, Mississippi
Agenda
01. Report of State Superintendent of Education
02. Discussion of status of Holmes County (Hank Bounds)
03. Discussion of methodology for awarding competitive grants to eligible local school districts for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (Regina Ginn)
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04. Report of Personnel Actions (Ethel Cain Carson)
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05. Update on Jefferson Davis County financial advisory status (Steve Williams)
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06. 2007 Legislative Update (Steve Williams)
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07. Discussion of establishing a State Board of Education policy regarding how the Regional Education Service Agencies will work in partnership with the State Department of Education
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comment) (Steve Williams)
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08. Discussion of continuing in effect Board’s Declaration of State of Emergency based results of Hurricane Katrina (Steve Williams)
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09. Discussion of establishing the calculation process for state level and school level Dropout and Graduation Rates (Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comment) (Steve Williams)
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11 . Discussion of contract modification with Day, Certified Public Accountant to serve as the financial advisor for the Jefferson Davis County School District (Steve Williams)
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12. Discussion of revision of the Approved Courses for the Secondary Schools of Mississippi 2006-2007 (Kris Kaase)
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13. Discussion of the access to a substantive and rigorous curriculum policy
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Kris Kaase)
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14. Discussion of textbook ratings, as recommended by the 2006 State Rating Textbook Adoption Committees (Kris Kaase)
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15. Discussion of contract modification with Pearson Educational Measurement for the review of the secure test items for the MCT2 (Kris Kaase)
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16. Discussion of contract modification with Edvantia, Inc., for the development of test item specifications in math and reading/English/Language arts (Kris Kaase)
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17. Discussion of nonpublic school accreditation statuses for School Year 2006-2007 (Beth Sewell)
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18. Discussion of awarding competitive grants for 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (Beth Sewell)
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19. Discussion of contract modification for Jane Black to continue to manage the accounting portion for the non-public and private schools of the Hurricane Katrina Restart Program for the Mississippi Department of Education (Beth Sewell)
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20. Discussion of contract modification for Billy R. Watson to continue to assist in administering the Hurricane Katrina grants for MDE, Homeless Youth Program, and School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) (Beth Sewell)
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21. Discussion of contract modification with Gulf Coast Education Initiative to continue to monitor and provide technical assistance to all nonpublic and private schools awarded Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations funds (Beth Sewell)
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22. Discussion of the Annual Performance Report of Teacher Education Programs (Daphne Buckley)
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23. Discussion of the Nontraditional Teacher Preparation Internship Programs and Nontraditional Administrator Preparation Internship Programs Annual Reports (Daphne Buckley) Back-up material
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24. Discussion of appointment of Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Advisory Board members (Daphne Buckley)
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25. Discussion of modification of contract with Events Plus, LLC to provide assistance with the Mississippi Project CLEAR Voice, an online survey to assess working conditions in Mississippi schools (Daphne Buckley)
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26. Discussion of FY 2008Adjusted Base Student Cost (Steve Williams)
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