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Board approves multiple grants, extends contracts and takes executive-session action
Summary
The board approved six grant awards (including educator-in-residence and McKinney-Vento grants), extended a short-term contract with Transact Communications, tabled and later approved a separate contract after executive session, and approved a consent agenda covering A–AA.
At the July meeting the Mississippi State Board of Education approved a package of grant awards and took several contract-related votes.
Dr. Gavin presented six grants for board approval: an EIRR grant with Kemper County for $485,799 over five years; educator-in-residence grants totaling $1,457,742 for grades 4–8 (five years); two workforce professional-development grants totaling $600,000 (three years) to the Mississippi…
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