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Board approves contracts, including $81 million DRC assessment contract; awards grants totaling millions
Summary
The State Board approved six contracts — including a negotiated consolidation with Data Recognition Corporation (not to exceed $81 million) — and multiple grant awards and modifications, among them a $5.8 million McKinney‑Vento competitive grant package and $1.8 million MCOPS grants covering dozens of schools.
The Mississippi State Board of Education on June 19 approved six contracts and four grant actions presented on the consent agenda, including a five‑year contract with Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) consolidating prior testing contracts with a not‑to‑exceed value of $81,000,000.
Wendy Wiggins, a department staff member who presented the item, described the contracts: a new three‑year…
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