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Scott Deong, who presented the agenda item, told commissioners, \"I have, 17 of your orders I'd like to present.\" The orders, as summarized in the public transcript, included a mix of license suspensions, probation terms and voluntary surrenders; in several cases the orders remove or suspend licenses \"until further disposition by the commission,\" staff said.

The transcript lists multiple licensees by name and license number as part of the presentation. Examples in the public record include John McCrory (license number 1973537) and Amber Robin (license number 26288); other entries in the transcript show probation terms and lengthy suspensions described for several named licensees. Staff noted that some sanctions are contingent on the completion of criminal investigations or judicial proceedings.

Commissioners moved to ratify the agreed orders and surrenders and approved the ratification by voice vote; the transcript records multiple \"Aye\" responses and a \"Motion carried.\" MDE staff told commissioners that ratification streamlines case resolution and avoids the need for separate disciplinary commission hearings in these matters.

The department said the ratified actions are administrative and that affected licensees may petition for reinstatement or otherwise seek further commission disposition in accordance with the terms of each agreed order.

The commission then moved on to other business and adjourned at 10:57 a.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Licensure Commission - May 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission ratified 17 agreed orders and voluntary surrenders presented by staff; the actions include suspensions, probation periods and relinquishments for multiple licensees and remove licenses until further disposition by the commission.","taxTitle","Department of Education, Agencies, Organizations, Executive, Mississippi","taxId",55201,"location","Mississippi","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6252977,"Commission approves routine program changes and endorsements for multiple educator-preparation providers",1095,2719000,3814000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3184191-035257c184b559a7784ac5e1fa207334&start=2719&end=3814","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3184191-035257c184b559a7784ac5e1fa207334/thumbnail_2719000.jpg","/articles/6252977/Mississippi/Commission-approves-routine-program-changes-and-endorsements-for-multiple-educator-preparation-providers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252977-bc6b634c87e42d6adb4ce192a1928cde/orig.mp4?Expires=1770941267&Signature=MGqubY0H346Oh51DEfQwNtaGkqesNhp3j71tdX8Tk61Js0029OCFakpZz0mFLfYEQ6-iEvb8jPAQjur5HqpB3LY6R0hE5pM5xbdVtOr~Nmv-MGW3PQkUa~JkgHKTlIOxvwaHUdR4HqfRVOgv5JLEjAlcAHyp1RpmxnTOuAeGDwXDNP2zWO8yTM1YD8PrUEpO~mMBqrxAsxb~AR1uATKmwIScl8Majy3uJdHOfp0K08qnAtBShr1UktOas-4ckFyzzfqRnEci8Nu5fwT-LK1WvlwDT9-w-cJAaE79X2NZwmwer~GCONoGYRakr2KGIqpi~8YiTBCY5P-OwbJIX8XUMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jackson, Miss. — The Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education Certification and Licensure and Development approved items 9 through 25 at its May 2 meeting, granting routine program modifications, deletions and course-title changes requested by several educator-preparation providers.

MDE staff said the requests are common at this time of year as providers update curricula, streamline course equivalencies and respond to enrollment trends. The items the commission approved included Blue Mountain Christian University's request to delete four approved supplemental endorsements and multiple modification requests and new-program requests from Delta State University, Mississippi State University, Mississippi College and William Carey University.

Doctor Van Cleave and other MDE staff presented the batch of items and described most as administrative or programmatic updates intended to clarify course equivalencies and reduce costs for candidates. The commission approved the items by voice vote; the public transcript records repeated \"Aye\" responses and several \"Motion carries\" confirmations for the grouped agenda items.

No items in the group resulted in recorded roll-call tallies in the public transcript; the meeting transcript shows motions, seconds and voice votes for each grouped item and multiple commissioners saying \"Aye.\" MDE staff said the approvals allow providers to implement revised course titles, required courses and supplemental endorsements for program cohorts preparing to start in the coming academic year.

Commissioners did not request additional information on the majority of the items; MDE staff said providers will move forward with implementation and that the department continues routine oversight of educator-preparation program approvals.

The commission's approvals were part of a longer slate of agenda business that included licensure rulemaking, test-score adoption and disciplinary-case ratifications.","At its May 2 meeting the commission approved a batch of program modifications, deletions and new program requests from several educator-preparation providers, including Blue Mountain Christian University, Mississippi State, Delta State, Mississippi College and William Carey University; staff described the items as largely routine.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6252981,"Commission approves start of rulemaking to revise CTE licensure guidelines to ease teacher retention during program changes",123,2356000,2479000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3184191-035257c184b559a7784ac5e1fa207334&start=2356&end=2479","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3184191-035257c184b559a7784ac5e1fa207334/thumbnail_2356000.jpg","/articles/6252981/Mississippi/Commission-approves-start-of-rulemaking-to-revise-CTE-licensure-guidelines-to-ease-teacher-retention-during-program-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252981-f70953533fc77e4c1b75af5b1a8b7730/orig.mp4?Expires=1770941267&Signature=JcqJ0~XcVAF22e6nlThKNqd-4MAtf-JcCW7r6hLX5HenXAwWwyoywadjUWerzt3~7tp9S3J1Z2GUYl805rU-M~w30T6UioCN~TQspqXGXD7qZX3iWcYxQYuUS~89LSiyuukjS5YGd6kydq7uq2p3SzHbqtFdkod1vHGdrM8n94nHDPiFpwLTYtG-zEaA9YxtzqvjkXWuWAFyDyiLYk-nR~P4unLd-~YfTk7n5FOaKOxDZxQm2H1lQnpcztF~7IrTNEBCrreu7sCB7EmA-2nk68nJ1O0j8WK2M3QUuGELVpJsAJOteXVwlmXIYKP1h~xJmSsvuymtPbmWcKjmjiVf1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jackson, Miss. — The Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education Certification and Licensure and Development voted Friday to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise career and technical education licensure guidelines in Title 7 of the Mississippi Administrative Code, Part 142.

The proposed change would add a special-note provision to clarify criteria for obtaining certain CTE license types after an initial standard renewable CTE license has been granted, MDE staff told the commission. MDE said the change is intended to prevent districts from losing teachers when local CTE programs change to match current industry needs.

\"This is really eliminating their, losing an educator who is capable of actually teaching these courses,\" MDE staff said while explaining the proposal. Tonya Gibson, a CTE staff member with the department, told commissioners, \"we are ever changing. And we want to afford our long school districts the opportunity to create business programs as well as, converting programs that may not...\" as part of the rationale for the amendment.

The commission approved the motion to begin the rulemaking process; the motion and second were not identified by name in the public transcript. The department said the new special note would be referenced throughout the official CTE guidelines document and would apply only to certain CTE license pathways.

MDE emphasized the change would limit the need for educators to repeat requirements they have already met when a district converts a program to a different industry-aligned pathway. No final rule was adopted Friday; the action authorizes MDE to start the formal notice and comment process under the state Administrative Procedures Act.

Commissioners did not request additional materials during the vote; staff indicated they will return with proposed rule language as the process proceeds.","The commission voted to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to add a special note to Title 7, Part 142 of the Mississippi Administrative Code allowing certain CTE license pathways to avoid repeating requirements when districts change programs, a change MDE staff said is meant to reduce teacher loss.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6252986,"Mississippi unveils Educator Talent Portal to help districts recruit and track teacher candidates",808,1511000,2319000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3184191-035257c184b559a7784ac5e1fa207334&start=1511&end=2319","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3184191-035257c184b559a7784ac5e1fa207334/thumbnail_1511000.jpg","/articles/6252986/Mississippi/Mississippi-unveils-Educator-Talent-Portal-to-help-districts-recruit-and-track-teacher-candidates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252986-7617a938dd83549a289a66fc30041720/orig.mp4?Expires=1770941267&Signature=mYA5rE4X0B0bjwUWVk87NV5Whaue9rU~AHHFdHcX7VEa4-9IcP8imBY8iimAAThzxvsfSzG~nDkfB3d~vTjRB4raKqx37ot~rf3lNWsse~HFp8EvVIcqSE8XLfgYyy~jIOHQqRZKt0JrwriZkaAb9RXP~PWEGQ7E8TC4WYC3WWgsW3biqu1tCcIqhzAiAiq7vg5G4o~G2GM33SPbcjSdlpApimWrdc1NwtF7d0SqK7bBs0p~Fs0JBKbxeOewWv1H6CZLr48XubiLNjZYnyUZXnqIaAeKXcTsizRdZwt-6eL4li0KKimfX10l9Ep7e7BkUd4PDg6uiF-yhKHnk6cR1A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jackson, Miss. — The Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education Certification and Licensure and Development heard a live demonstration Friday of a newly launched Educator Talent Portal that Mississippi Department of Education staff said will help districts post openings and manage applicants statewide.

The portal, built by Level Data, lets anyone search job postings without logging in and allows applicants to apply, keep track of applications and message talent managers; districts and other authorized users can create and draft positions, update statuses and communicate with candidates, presenters said.

\"We are here from Level Data to demonstrate the educator talent portal now that it has launched,\" Level Data senior customer success manager Shalena Clark told commissioners during the May 2 meeting. Clark and two Level Data colleagues showed the commission how applicants can search by keyword, location and grade level and how talent managers can invite candidates and change position statuses.

Mississippi Department of Education staff said the portal is a free, voluntary resource for local education agencies. \"It's a resource that is at no cost to the local educational agency, and so, it's free of charge,\" MDE staff member Dr. William Murphy told the commission, adding the department will send communications about the portal to districts \"today or either top of next week.\"

MDE staff described several user roles inside the system: applicants, talent managers, educator preparation providers and educator workforce specialists. The department said it employs four educator workforce specialists—one in each congressional district—who can capture candidate contacts and help guide applicants through licensure steps.

Commissioners asked whether the portal requires districts to change existing application systems; MDE staff said districts will be able to link to their own application pages or use the portal's application features, and that use of the portal is optional. \"They're giving them control,\" Dr. Murphy said when describing how districts can either link to their own application process or use the portal's embedded application.

MDE staff also mentioned related items: registration for the Elevate Teachers Conference is live and the conference will be held at Delta State University at no cost to teachers. The department said it expects to return with connections between the portal and other MDE systems after additional portals launch.

The demonstration took place during the commission's regular meeting in Jackson. Commissioners did not take a vote on the portal demonstration; the presentation concluded with questions and no formal action.

The commission meets next in July 2025.","The Mississippi Commission received a live demonstration of a new Educator Talent Portal developed by Level Data designed to let applicants search openings and let districts post and manage positions; the portal is free and voluntary for local districts, and MDE staff said outreach will begin immediately.","actionData","errors"]

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