1. Mississippi Student Testing Task Force
Meeting 2
July 18, 2018

3. MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
All Students Proficient and Showing Growth in All Assessed Areas 1
Every Student Graduates from High School and is Ready for College and Career 2
Every Child Has Access to a High- Quality Early Childhood Program 3
Every School Has Effective Teachers and Leaders 4
Every Community Effectively Uses a World-Class Data System to Improve Student Outcomes 5
Every School and District is Rated “C” or Higher 6

4. Welcome

5. Goals for Task Force
to determine the types, quality, and amount of tests students take on the state and district level;
to provide recommendations on ways to ensure student testing is streamlined but measures the learning goals designed by Mississippi teachers; and
to discover and recommend best practices for student testing on the state and district level.
As stated in the announcement of the formation of the Task Force, these are the three goals we will be addressing over the next few months.

6. Today’s Agenda
Review draft district survey and make revisions

7. Task Force Members Dr. Carey Wright, State Superintendent of Education
Dr. Bonita Coleman, Ocean Springs School District
Sen. Gray Tollison, Senate Education Chairman
Dr. Eddie Peasant, Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
Rep. Richard Bennett, House Education Chairman
Dr. Jennifer Wilson, Greenwood Public School District
Buddy Bailey, Mississippi State Board of Education
Dr. Robyn Killebrew, Milken Educator
Sean Suggs, Mississippi State Board of Education
Dr. Howard Savage Jr., 2018 Administrator of the Year, Quitman High School
Kristina Pollard, Forest County School District
Dr. Jessica Broome, 2017 Administrator of the Year, Pearl Junior High School
Rachel Canter, executive director, Mississippi First
Dr. Tim Martin, Clinton Public Schools
Whitney Drewrey, 2018 Teacher of the Year, Lafayette County School District
Dr. Amy Carter, Meridian Public Schools

8. Task Force Members
Dr. Robert Sanders, principal, Mendenhall High School
Dr. Jay Smith, Long Beach School District
Luke Daniels, 2017 Teacher of the Year, Petal School District
Ex-officio members
Lora Rance Evans, 2016 Parent of the Year, Greenwood Public School District
Dr. Nathan Oakley, chief academic officer, MDE
Kelly Riley, executive director, Mississippi Professional Educators
Dr. Paula Vanderford, chief accountability officer, MDE
Joyce Helmick, president, Mississippi Association of Educators
Dr. Christy Hovanetz, Foundation for Excellence in Education
Rep. Randy Boyd, R-Mantachie
Dr. Chris Domaleski, associate director, Center for Assessment
Steven Hampton, research and accountability director, Lamar County Schools
Rebekah Staples, Lieutenant Governor’s Office
Krystal Cormack, chair, Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board
T.J. Taylor, House Speaker’s Office

9. Expectations Be engaged Speak in facts as much as possible
Listen and value the ideas and feedback of others
Contribute, but be mindful of time
Seek to understand, not just to be understood
Be a problem solver
Ask questions
Do your homework
Any others that need to be added?

10. Reminders Meetings are livestreamed and recorded.
Media will be present.