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Committee hears several data‑sharing agreements executed or extended, including U.S. Department of Education exchange
Summary
Madonna Hills reported extensions and executed agreements for CAYIN, a DHS direct‑certification agreement for child nutrition, a three‑party cyber‑education agreement with Mississippi State and UT‑Austin, Teach Mississippi Institute work and an agreement to access the U.S. Department of Education Migrant Services Information Exchange.
Madonna Hills, speaking for the Data Sharing Agreement work group, summarized agreements completed since the group's last meeting: a short extension for CAYIN while a new contract is finalized; an executed agreement with the Mississippi Department of Human Services to support direct certification for the child nutrition program; a three‑party agreement with the Mississippi State Center for Cyber Education and the University of Texas at Austin focused on K‑12 computer science and broadening participation; an agreement with Teach Mississippi Institute and the office of teaching; and an access agreement with the United States Department of Education's Migrant Services Information Exchange.
Hills told the committee these items represent the main activity on data sharing since February. She said the CAYIN extension covers 21st Century Learning Center program reporting while the new contract is finalized and that she was not aware of additional memoranda of understanding executed beyond those listed.
Why it matters: Data‑sharing agreements govern how student and program data move between vendors, state agencies and federal exchanges. Agreements that enable direct certification for nutrition programs or provide access to federal migrant services information affect program eligibility workflows and reporting.
The committee did not vote on these agreements at the meeting; Hills presented them as status updates. The chair moved through remaining agenda items and the meeting adjourned after routine procedural approvals.
