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MS Code § 37-7-723 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 13 - Special Municipal Separate School Districts|§ 37-7-723. District board of trustees to supersede county board of education in county-wide districts

 In any county in which there exists a special municipal separate school district which embraces and includes the entire county, the county board of education of such county shall be forthwith discontinued and abolished. All of the duties provided by law which would otherwise devolve upon the county board of education of such county shall be performed and discharged by the board of trustees of the special municipal separate school district which for such purpose, shall have and be vested with all power, authority and duties now conferred by law upon the county board of education.
MS Code § 37-7-725 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 13 - Special Municipal Separate School Districts|§ 37-7-725. District superintendent to supersede county superintendent of education in county-wide districts

 When a special municipal separate school district embraces and includes all of the territory of the county, then the office of county superintendent of education in such county shall be abolished and discontinued in such county and no county superintendent of education of such county shall be elected at any ensuing elections. In such an event, the superintendent of the special municipal separate school district shall thereafter perform and discharge all duties which would otherwise devolve upon the county superintendent of education under the provisions of any applicable statute of this state, and, for such purpose, the superintendent of such special municipal separate school district shall have and be vested with all power and authority conferred by law upon such county superintendents of education.
MS Code § 37-7-1001 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 19 - Commission on School District Efficiency|§ 37-7-1001. Establishment; purpose; findings and recommendations; membership

 The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to establish a Standing Commission on School District Efficiency.The commission shall meet and study the operations, rules, policies and regulations in school districts on an ongoing basis for the purpose of identifying opportunities to increase efficiencies, and to determine appropriate efficiency standards that should be considered for accreditation standards.The commission shall report annually its findings and recommendations to the State Board of Education, and the State Board of Education may make its report and recommendations annually to the Legislature seeking legislative support to achieve efficiencies in school districts.In establishing the Standing Commission on School District Efficiency the State Board of Education shall provide that the membership not be less than six (6) members.The State Board of Education shall appoint school district employees proficient in the areas of fiscal management, procurement, data processing or other fields of school business, with at least one (1) member being appointed from each congressional district.The commission shall meet on a date designated by the State Superintendent of Education and organize by selecting a chairman and adopt rules for conducting business.Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses from any available funds for attending official meetings of the commission.The State Department of Education shall provide necessary administrative and clerical support for the functions of the commission.
MS Code § 37-9-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-1. Definitions

  For the purposes of this chapter, the terms "superintendent" and "principal" shall have such meaning as are ascribed to them under the provisions of Section 37-19-1. The term "licensed employee" shall mean any other employee of a public school district required to hold a valid license by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development. The term "non-instructional employee" shall include all employees of school districts other than superintendents, principals and licensed employees.   Unless a statute in this chapter specifically is made applicable to charter schools, the provisions of this chapter only apply to public school districts, the employees of public school districts and the public schools that are within those school districts.
MS Code § 37-9-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-3. Employment of non-instructional employees

 Except as otherwise provided in Section 37-167-1, within the limits of the available funds, the superintendent of schools of a school district shall recommend to the school board thereof all noninstructional employees to be employed and may prescribe the duties thereof. Compensation for such employees may be paid from any lawful funds.
MS Code § 37-9-4 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-4. Compensation of attorney employed by school board who is a member of the Legislature

 The compensation of any attorney employed by a school board who is a member of the Legislature shall be paid only from funds available to the school district that are not appropriated by the Legislature.
MS Code § 37-9-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-7. Employment of unlicensed superintendent, principal or teacher; conditional contracts; expiration of license during term of contract

 It shall be unlawful for any superintendent, principal or teacher to be employed or contracted with to teach or serve in any of the public schools of this state who does not hold a proper license as required by the State Board of Education. However, the local school board, in its discretion, may authorize the superintendent to enter into a conditional contract with a teacher for a scholastic year, as defined in Section 37-61-1, or a portion thereof, contingent upon (1) the person's graduation from an approved teacher education program before September 1 or the issuance of a proper license by the State Board of Education before October 15 for those individuals to be employed beginning with the first term of the scholastic year, or (2) the person's graduation from an approved teacher education program before December 31 or the issuance of a proper teacher licensed by the State Board of Education before February 15 for those individuals to be employed beginning with the second term of the scholastic year. If the individual who is to be employed beginning with the first term of the scholastic year does not graduate before September 1, or if the individual who is to be employed beginning with the second term of the scholastic year does not graduate before December 31, then any conditional contract executed contingent upon the person's graduation shall be null and void on September 1 or December 31, as the case may be. If the teacher who is to be employed beginning with the first term of the scholastic year fails to obtain a valid license before October 15, or if the teacher who is to be employed beginning with the second term of the scholastic year fails to obtain a valid license before February 15, then any conditional contract executed contingent upon the issuance of a proper license shall be null and void on October 15 or February 15, as the case may be. After a contract is declared null and void, the school district shall withhold from the employee's final salary payment, or shall take such legal action as may be necessary to collect from the employee, any amounts above the amount paid to substitute teachers in that district which were paid to the employee before the contract conditioned upon the person's graduation or being issued a proper license is voided. If the license held by any superintendent, principal or teacher expires during the life of any such contract and is not renewed, then such contract shall be null and void upon the expiration of such license which is not renewed.
MS Code § 37-9-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-9. Rules and regulations governing issuance of teachers' certificates; compensation of teachers serving special needs of district

 No teacher shall experience a reduction in salary for the purpose of serving the special teaching needs of their public school district. All teachers teaching in areas of need as requested by their school district shall receive a salary in an amount commensurate with their highest level of certification and licensure.   Each application or filing made under this section shall include the Social Security number(s) of the applicant in accordance with Section 93-11-64, Mississippi Code of 1972.
MS Code § 37-9-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-11. Testing of applicants for teacher licensure

 The State Board of Education is authorized and directed to require tests or an examination of achievement as one of the requirements for the issuance of public school professional licenses issued after July 1, 1997, to any person applying for the first time for a professional license.   Scores on said test or tests shall be made a part of the record of the applicant and maintained in the files of the Office of Teacher Certification and Licensure Division of the State Department of Education.   The State Board of Education is further authorized at its discretion to make determinations of minimum scores required of a person applying for the first time for a professional license.   The State Board of Education shall, at its discretion, determine conditions that would prevail should a person desire to take said test or tests more than once.
MS Code § 37-9-12 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-12. Referendum on continuation or abolition of office of county superintendent of education

 The qualified electors of any county having an elected county superintendent of education on July 1, 1986, shall decide at the November 1988 general election whether (a) to continue to have such office elected, or (b) to abolish such office of county superintendent of education in the county. Provided, however, that no such referendum shall be held on the office of administrative superintendent in a county having an administrative superintendent as defined in Section 37-6-3, Mississippi Code of 1972. The county board of supervisors of such counties shall publish notice of said election once a week for at least three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the November 1988 general election in at least one (1) newspaper published or circulated in such county. The proposition shall be submitted to a vote of all qualified electors residing outside the territory of any municipal separate or special municipal separate school district located within such county. Such election shall be held in the same manner as other elections are held in the county. If a majority of the qualified electors who voted in such election vote in favor of the abolition of such office, such abolishment shall be effective at the end of any regular term of office or whenever a vacancy shall occur in said office. In counties where the office of elected county superintendent of education has been abolished, it shall not be reinstated.
MS Code § 37-9-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-13. Selection of superintendent of school district; qualifications of superintendent

    Each school district shall have a superintendent of schools, selected in the manner provided by law. No person shall be eligible to the office of superintendent of schools unless such person shall hold a valid administrator's license issued by the State Department of Education and shall have classroom or administrative experience of not less than six (6) years which shall include at least three (3) years of administrative experience as a school building principal (a) in a school with an "A" or "B" accountability rating, or (b) in a school that increased its accountability rating by a letter grade during the period in which the principal was employed as principal at the school, or (c) in a school with comparable accountability rating or improvement in another state which shall be verified by the Mississippi Department of Education.   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4) of this section, no person shall be eligible to the office of superintendent of schools if the person has pled guilty to or been convicted of any state or federal offense in which he or she unlawfully took, obtained or misappropriated funds received by or entrusted to the person by virtue of his or her public office or employment.     From and after January 1, 2019, in all public school districts, the local school board shall appoint the superintendent of schools of such district. At the expiration of the term of any county superintendent of education elected at the November 2015 general election, the county superintendent of education of said county shall not be elected but shall thereafter be appointed by the local school board in the manner provided in Section 37-9-25. However, in the event that a vacancy in the office of the superintendent of schools elected at the November 2015 general election shall occur before January 1, 2019, the office of superintendent of schools shall immediately become an appointed position, and the local school board shall appoint the superintendent of the school district. The superintendent of schools shall have the general powers and duties to administer the schools within his district as prescribed in Section 37-9-14 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972.   As an alternative to the qualifications prescribed in subsection (1)(a) of this section, the State Board of Education is authorized and directed to issue regulations by January 1, 2018, which include minimum credentials, educational prerequisites, and relevant best practice experience requirements that will qualify a person to serve as a superintendent without having the direct experience or certification as an educator specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section.   The provisions of this section shall be applicable to any superintendent of schools selected on or after July 1, 2017, who has not previously served as a superintendent or assistant superintendent within the last five (5) years.
MS Code § 37-9-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-15. Selection of assistant superintendents and principals; interim conservators

 No later than February 15 of each year, the superintendent of each school district, or such other person designated or authorized by the school board, shall recommend to the school board thereof the assistant superintendents and principals to be employed for each of the schools of the districts except in the case of those assistant superintendents and principals who have been previously employed and who have a contract valid for the ensuing scholastic year. Unless good reason to the contrary exists, the school board shall approve and authorize the employment of the assistant superintendents and principals so recommended. If, for any reason, the school board shall decline to approve an assistant superintendent or principal so recommended, the superintendent or the board's designee shall make additional recommendations for the place or places to be filled.   When the assistant superintendents and principals of the schools have been recommended and approved as provided in the preceding paragraph, the superintendent of such district shall enter into proper contracts with them. At a subsequent meeting he shall report same to the school board and such shall be entered in the minutes.   An interim conservator appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 37-17-6(15)(a) shall not be required to comply with the time limitations prescribed in this section for recommending and employing assistant superintendents and principals.
MS Code § 37-9-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-21. Nepotism in hiring of superintendents, principals or licensed employees

 It shall be illegal for any superintendent, principal or other licensed employee to be elected by the school board if such superintendent, principal or licensed employee is related within the third degree by blood or marriage according to the common law to a majority of the members of the school board. No member of the school board shall vote for any person as a superintendent, principal or licensed employee who is related to him within the third degree by blood or marriage or who is dependent upon him in a financial way. Any contract entered into in violation of the provisions of this section shall be null and void.
MS Code § 37-9-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-23. Form and execution of contracts with superintendents, principals, licensed employees, and others anticipating graduation from approved programs; conditional contracts

 The superintendent shall enter into a contract with each assistant superintendent, principal, licensed employee and person anticipating graduation from an approved teacher education program or the issuance of a proper license before October 15 or February 15, as the case may be, who is elected and approved for employment by the school board.Such contracts shall be in such form as shall be prescribed by the State Board of Education and shall be executed in duplicate with one (1) copy to be retained by the appropriate superintendent and one (1) copy to be retained by the principal, licensed employee or person recommended for a licensed position contracted with.The contract shall show the name of the district, the length of the school term, the position held (whether an assistant superintendent, principal or licensed employee), the scholastic years which it covers, the total amount of the annual salary and how same is payable.The amount of salary to be shown in such contract shall be the amount which shall have been fixed and determined by the school board, but, as to the licensed employees paid in whole or in part with adequate education program funds, such salary shall not be less than that required under the provisions of Chapter 19 of this title.Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, the contract shall include a provision allowing the school district to reduce the state minimum salary by a pro rata daily amount in order to comply with the school district employee furlough provisions of Section37-7-308, and shall include a provision which conditions the payment of such salary upon the availability of adequate education funds provided for salaries.The contract entered into with any person recommended for a licensed position who is anticipating either graduation from an approved teacher education program before September 1 or December 31, as the case may be, or the issuance of a proper license before October 15 or February 15, as the case may be, shall be a conditional contract and shall include a provision stating that the contract will be null and void if, as specified in the contract, the contingency upon which the contract is conditioned has not occurred.If any superintendent, other than those elected, principal, licensed employee or person recommended for a licensed position who has been elected and approved shall not execute and return the contract within ten (10) days after same has been tendered to him for execution, then, at the option of the school board, the election of the licensed employee and the contract tendered to him shall be void and of no effect.
MS Code § 37-9-24 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-24. Contracts with licensed personnel for not less than 187 employment days

  Except as otherwise provided in this section, no school district shall contract with any licensed personnel for a number of employment days which shall be less than one hundred eighty-five (185).  Beginning with the 1994-1995 school year, no school district shall contract with any licensed personnel for less than one hundred eighty-seven (187) employment days.    Licensed personnel may be employed for less than a full school year if the contract states the exact period of time for which the licensed person is to be employed.
MS Code § 37-9-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 9 - District Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, and Other Employees|In General|§ 37-9-25. Contracts for periods greater than one scholastic year

 The school board shall have the power and authority, in its discretion, to employ the superintendent, unless such superintendent is elected at the November 2015 general election, for not exceeding four (4) scholastic years and the principals or licensed employees for not exceeding three (3) scholastic years. In such case, contracts shall be entered into with such superintendents, principals and licensed employees for the number of years for which they have been employed. However, in the event that a vacancy in the office of the superintendent of schools elected at the November 2015 general election shall occur before January 1, 2019, the local school board shall then appoint the superintendent of the school district and enter into contract with the appointee for a period not to exceed three (3) scholastic years. All such contracts with licensed employees shall for the years after the first year thereof be subject to the contingency that the licensed employee may be released if, during the life of the contract, the average daily attendance should decrease from that existing during the previous year and thus necessitate a reduction in the number of licensed employees during any year after the first year of the contract. However, in all such cases the licensed employee must be released before July 1 or at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the school term, whichever date should occur earlier. The salary to be paid for the years after the first year of such contract shall be subject to revision, either upward or downward, in the event of an increase or decrease in the funds available for the payment thereof, but, unless such salary is revised prior to the beginning of a school year, it shall remain for such school year at the amount fixed in such contract. However, where school district funds, other than minimum education program funds, are available during the school year in excess of the amount anticipated at the beginning of the school year the salary to be paid for such year may be increased to the extent that such additional funds are available and nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit same.