Mississippi Board of Education
January 20, 2011
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 (Tom Burnham)
02. Report on Tate County School District (Larry Drawdy)
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03. Report on Okolona Separate School District (Larry Drawdy)
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04. Discussion of revision of State Board Policy 3102 – Reporting of Unexcused Absence
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comment) (Larry Drawdy)
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05. Discussion of pilot implementaton of the State Board Examination System (Lynn House)
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06. Discussion and consideration of possible revision to the Mississippi Accountability Model for 2011(Lynn House)
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07. Presentation of the Mississippi Accountability Growth Model Component (Lynn House)
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08. Update on the Career Pathway Diploma (Lynn House)
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09. Discussion to change the funding source for sub-grants to Save the Children, Teach for America, and K12 Inc. (Lynn House)
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10. Discussion of textbook ratings, as recommended by the 2010 State Textbook Rating Committee for the adoption of textbooks in the area of Social Studies United States History: Post-Reconstruction to Present 9-12 and United States History, Advanced Placement 9-12 (Lynn House)
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11. Discussion of contract with vendors as recommended by the 2010 State Textbook Rating Committee for the adoption of textbooks in the area of Social Studies United States History: Post-Reconstruction to Present 9-12 and United States History, Advanced Placement 9-12 (Lynn House)
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12. Discussion of methodology to reimburse International Baccalaureate schools for test fees for low-income students (Lynn House)
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13. Discussion of revision of the Mississippi Cumulative Folders and Permanent Records Manual of Directions
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with public comments) (Lynn House)
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14. Discussion of modifying the FFY 2009 Even Start grant awards (Lynn House)
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15. Discussion of modifying contract with Brustein and Manasevit Attorneys at Law to provide technical assistance to the Mississippi Department of Education (Lynn House)
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16. Discussion of approval of the Mississippi Educator Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct and overview of proposed legislation (Daphne Buckley)
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17. Report on the Task Force to Study Strategies for Solving the Current Teacher Shortage in Mississippi (Daphne Buckley)
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18. Discussion of contract with IMPACT Mississippi Education Consulting, LLC to develop a Performance Based Compensation System for Teacher Incentive Fund Grant Districts (Daphne Buckley)
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19. Discussion of contract with American Institutes for Research (AIR) to Streamline and Redesign the MS Teacher Appraisal Instrument (Daphne Buckley)
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20. Discussion of Teacher Education Program Accreditation for the Institutions that met the 2010 Process and Performance Standards as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Licensure and Certification and Development (Daphne Buckley)
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21. Discussion of amending the Licensure Guideline for Guidance & Counseling K-12 as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure
(Has cleared the Administrative Procedures Act process with no public comment) (Daphne Buckley)
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22. Discussion of removing State Board Policy 3500 – Equity Funding (John Gilbert)
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23. Discussion of removing State Board Policy 7402 – Contracts (John Gilbert)
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24. Discussion of removing State Board Policy 9600 – Withholding Mississippi Adequate Education Program Funds (John Gilbert)
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25. Discussion of recommendations on exceptions to pupil-teacher ratio requirements for grades 1-4 (John Gilbert)
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26. Discussion of contract with Suzanne E. Smith to serve as the financial advisor for the Greenville Public School District for FY 2011(John Gilbert)
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27. Discussion of appointment of Director (Education Bureau Director II), Office of Federal Programs-District Support Services (Lynn House)
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28. Discussion of Consent Items
A. Monthly contracts with former State Employees receiving retirement benefits (Lynn House)
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B. Report on Personnel Actions (Cassandra Moore)
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NOTE: Cellular telephones and pagers that give an audible signal are not permitted during Board meeting.