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State board approves CTE fiscal agent contract, assessment services contract and competitive grants
Summary
The board approved three contracts — including a fiscal agent arrangement for a CTE student organization and a contract to manage the Mississippi Technical Advisory Committee — and approved two multi‑year grants at the June 20 meeting, all by voice vote.
At its June 20 meeting the Mississippi State Board of Education approved three contracts and two grants brought forward by the Office of Chief Operations.
Dr. Gavin (Speaker 18) explained the three contract items: (1) a contract with the Gulf Coast Education Initiative to serve as fiscal agent for the office of student organization under the CTE office; (2) a contract with the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment to provide expertise and manage the Mississippi Technical Advisory Committee (TAC); and (3) a renewal (year 2 of 3) with two vendors for assessment‑related services described in the board packet.
Dr. Gavin also presented two grants: a competitive five‑year grant with institutions of higher learning for an 'education in residence' program and two three‑year PDG grants to Lamar County and Simpson County. Board members moved and approved items 2a–2c (contracts) and items 3a–3b (grants) and later approved the consent agenda; approvals were by voice vote and no roll‑call tallies were provided in the transcript.
Board discussion at the time of presentation focused on the purpose of the contracts and the multi‑year nature of the grants. No public opposition or motions to remove items from consent were recorded in the transcript.
