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Committee reaffirms Jacobs to State Board of Education; he highlights audit work and a statewide reading project
Summary
The Senate Committee on Nominations advised and consented to the renomination of Mr. Jacobs to the State Board of Education. Jacobs described serving on audit subcommittee, hiring auditors, and work on a reading initiative assigned by the lieutenant governor.
The Senate Committee on Nominations advised and consented to the renomination of Mr. Jacobs to the State Board of Education. Committee members heard a brief update from Jacobs about his time on the board and recent duties, and the panel approved his renomination by voice vote.
Jacobs told the committee he has spent roughly three to three-and-a-half years learning the functions of the Mississippi Department of Education and has participated in hiring two superintendents and served through three interim superintendents. He said he now chairs the internal audit subcommittee and…
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