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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 2 - Establishment › Chapter 2 - Organization of the State Board › Rule 7-2-2.2 - Responsibilities of State Board

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The State Board
				of Education shall adopt rules and regulations and set standards and policies
				for the organization, operation, management, planning, budgeting and programs
				of the State Department of Education.
a. The
				board is directed to identify all functions of the department that contribute
				to or comprise a part of the state system of educational accountability and to
				establish and maintain within the department the necessary organizational
				structure, policies and procedures for effectively coordinating such functions.
				Such policies and procedures shall clearly fix and delineate responsibilities
				for various aspects of the system and for overall coordination of the total
				system and its effective management.
b. The board shall establish and maintain a
				system-wide plan of performance, policy and directions of public education not
				otherwise provided for.
c. The
				board shall effectively use the personnel and resources of the department to
				enhance technical assistance to school districts in instruction and management
				therein.
d. The board shall
				establish and maintain a central budget policy.
e. The board shall establish and maintain
				within the State Department of Education a central management capacity under
				the direction of the State Superintendent of Public Education.
f. The board, with recommendations from the
				superintendent, shall design and maintain a five-year plan and program for
				educational improvement that shall set forth objectives for system performance
				and development and be the basis for budget requests and legislative
				initiatives.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 1 - Accountability › Rule 7-3-1.1 - Educational Accountability

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §
									37-1-3, the State Board of
				  Education is charged with identifying all functions of the department that
				  contribute to or comprise a part of the state system of educational
				  accountability and to establish and maintain within the department the
				  necessary organizational structure, policies and procedures for effectively
				  coordinating such functions.
Mississippi Code Ann. §
									37-151-9 created the Office of
				  Educational Accountability within the State Department of Education ("MDE") and
				  enumerates the duties and responsibilities of this office under the direction
				  of a Director, appointed by the State Board of Education. Additionally, the
				  Office of Educational Accountability is tasked with the following:
1. Responsible for the annual application,
				interview, and selection process for the SBE Student Representative program.
				Upon appointment of Student Representatives, responsible for orientation,
				training and support of the students throughout their two-year board
				term;
2. Serves as a liaison for
				the Internal Accountability Subcommittee;
3. Fulfilling the duties of the Bureaus of
				Internal Audit, Public Reporting & Program Evaluation; and,
4. Completing special projects as requested
				by the State Board of Education, State Superintendent or State
				Legislature.
The Director of the Office Educational Accountability shall
				  communicate and cooperate with the State Superintendent of
				  Education.
Miss Code Ann.
				  §§
										37-1-3,
				  37-151-9.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 1 - Accountability › Rule 7-3-1.2 - School Performance and Accountability Subcommittee and Internal Accountability Subcommittee

Current through June 25, 2024
1. PURPOSE
The State Board of Education has established two special
				  subcommittees of the Board; the School Performance and Accountability
				  Subcommittee, and the Internal Accountability Subcommittee.
The School Performance and Accountability Subcommittee shall
				  focus on education initiatives that impact school performance and
				  accountability including the Mississippi Statewide Assessment and
				  Accountability Systems, and Accreditation. The Chief Accountability Officer
				  shall serve as liaison to this subcommittee.
The Internal Accountability Subcommittee shall assist the
				  State Board of Education in fulfilling its oversight responsibility for the
				  integrity of the MDE financial and operational results, compliance with legal
				  and regulatory requirements, performance of internal audits and program
				  evaluations, as well as review of external audit reports. The Office of
				  Educational Accountability Director shall serve as liaison to this
				  subcommittee.
2. COMPOSITION
Each subcommittee shall consist of three voting members of
				  the State Board of Education. The subcommittees will meet at the call of their
				  respective subcommittee Chair. Subcommittee members shall be appointed by the
				  State Board of Education Chair.
3. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSBILITIES OF SCHOOL
				PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY SUBCOMMITTEE
This subcommittee is authorized to review and recommend
				  matters related to the following program areas:
a. Accreditation
i. Review proposed rules and regulations
				associated with the
Mississippi Public School Accountability
				Standards.
ii. Review
				proposed rules and regulations associated with the
Mississippi
				Non-Public School Accountability Standards.
iii. Review completed accreditation audit
				reports.
iv. Review and monitor
				reports for districts in District of Transformation status.
v. Review annual accreditation assignments
				for public and nonpublic schools.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 2 - Accreditation › Rule 7-3-2.1 - Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards

Current through June 25, 2024
Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards is the
				  current accreditation policy. Staff shall review Mississippi Public School
				  Accountability Standards as needed and request State Board of Education
				  approval for recommended revisions. Following Board approval, staff will
				  disseminate copies of the revisions to appropriate members of the educational
				  community. An up-to-date copy of Mississippi Public School Accountability
				  Standards shall be kept on file in the State Department of Education.
For a copy of the Mississippi Public School Accountability
				  Standards, please visit the Mississippi Secretary of State's website at
				  Regulations and Enforcement, Administrative Code, Title 7: Education K-12; Part
				  # 24.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Revised 6/2001)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 2 - Accreditation › Rule 7-3-2.3 - Grading

Current through June 25, 2024
Each school district shall have a grading policy that is
				  uniform by school grade designation. The grading policy is not required to be
				  uniform across all grade levels. The grading policy shall be adopted by the
				  local school board, published in the student handbook, and disseminated to
				  parents.
It is the intent of the Commission on School Accreditation
				  and the State Board of Education that grading is the responsibility of
				  teachers.
Any change of grades, other than a final grade, shall be
				  addressed with the teacher who issued the grade and the building level
				  administrator.
Any change of a final grade (as recorded on a cumulative
				  folder or permanent record) shall be presented and approved by a panel
				  consisting of, at a minimum, the teacher issuing the grade, the building level
				  administrator, and a central office administrator.
Written documentation (which includes signatures of all
				  panel members) of all actions must be included in the cumulative folder and
				  available for review by the Mississippi Department of Education. Any changes or
				  corrections must be made on the cumulative folder and permanent record as
				  required by
the Mississippi Cumulative Folders and Permanent Records
				  Manual of Directions.
If the district is going to mandate or require
				  the awarding of a minimum grade, then the district must adopt a written board
				  policy that includes input and support from administrators, teachers, and
				  stakeholders in the development of said policy. Districts may adopt specific
				  grading policies that address the needs of special populations such as students
				  with disabilities and English Language Learners.
For a copy of the Mississippi Cumulative Folders and
				  Permanent Records Manual of Directions, please visit the Mississippi Secretary
				  of State's website at Regulations and Enforcement, Administrative Code, Title
				  7: Education K-12; Part # 22.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Adopted 9/2010)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 3 - Administrative Expenses Reduction › Rule 7-3-3.1 - Administrative Expense Reduction

Current through June 25, 2024
In determining the allowance for administration costs for
				  purposes of Miss. Code Ann
				  37-61-9(4) the
				  amount is limited to an amount not greater One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
				  ($150,000.00) plus four percent (4%) of the expenditures of all school
				  districts each year.
Administration costs, for purposes of this subsection, shall
				  be defined as expenditures for salaries and fringe benefits paid for central
				  administration costs from all sources of revenue in the following expenditure
				  functions as defined in the MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL
				  ACCOUNTING MANUAL:
2300 = Support Services - General Administration
2310 = Board of Education Services
2320 = Executive Administration Services 2330 =
Special Area Administration Services 2500 =
Business Services
2510 = Fiscal Services 2520 =
Purchasing Services
2530 = Warehousing and Distributing Services
2540 = Printing, Publishing and Duplicating Services
				  2590
= Other Support Services - Business
Any costs classified as administration costs which can be
				  demonstrated by the local school board to be an expenditure that results in a
				  net cost savings to the district for functions not covered under the definition
				  of administration cost may be excluded from the limitations imposed. The local
				  school board shall make a specific finding of such costs and spread such
				  finding upon its minutes, which shall be subject to the approval of the Office
				  of Educational Accountability of the State Department of Education.
Regulations:
* Any school district required to make expenditure cuts, as a
				  result of application of this subsection, shall not be required to reduce such
				  expenditures more than twenty-five percent (25%) in any year in order to comply
				  with this mandate.
* This section shall not apply to central administration with
				  five (5) or less full-time employees, or to those school districts which can
				  substantiate that comparable reductions have occurred in administrative costs
				  for the five-year period immediately prior to school year 1993-1994.
* In the event the application of this section may jeopardize
				  the fiscal integrity or operations of the school district, have an adverse
				  impact on the ability of the district to deliver educational services, or
				  otherwise restrict the district from achieving or maintaining a quality
				  education program, the State Board of Education shall be authorized to exempt
				  the application of this section to such school district pursuant to rules and
				  regulations of the State Board of Education consistent with the intent of this
				  section.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-61-9 (Revised
				  7/2023)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 4 - Administration Procedures Act › Rule 7-3-4.1 - Administration Procedures Act

Current through June 25, 2024
When the Board adopts, amends or repeals any of its rules or
				  policies affecting the public, the Secretary shall file with the Secretary of
				  State notice of this intent in accord with Sections
				  25-43-1.101
				  through
				  25-43-3.114 of
				  the Mississippi Code.
This notice shall be filed at least twenty-five (25) days
				  prior to the final adoption of the rule, amendment or repeal, except when
				  imminent peril to the public health, safety or welfare requires adoption of a
				  rule upon fewer than twenty-five (25) days notice.
Thereafter, when the Board adopts the rule, amendment or
				  repeal, the Secretary shall file with the Secretary of State a certified copy
				  of the rule, amendment or repeal.
The action shall become final thirty (30) days after the
				  filing with the Secretary of State of the certified copy.
The State Superintendent of Education shall develop a
				  procedure to be used in implementing this policy.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Revised 11/1993)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 4 - Administration Procedures Act › Rule 7-3-4.2 - Hearing Procedure and Declaratory Opinions

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to Section
				  25-43-3.104
				  of the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, the Mississippi Board of
				  Education must afford persons the opportunity to submit, in writing, argument,
				  data, and views on a proposed rule. The Board may, in its discretion, schedule
				  an oral proceeding on any proposed rule. However, the Board
must
schedule an oral proceeding on a proposed rule
				  if, within twenty (20) days after the proper filing of the notice of proposed
				  rule adoption, a written request for an oral proceeding is submitted by a
				  political subdivision, an agency or ten (10) persons.
Pursuant to Section
				  25-43-3.104,
				  an agency may issue rules for the conduct of oral rule- making proceedings or
				  prepare reasonable guidelines or procedures for the conduct of any such
				  proceedings. If a written request for an oral proceeding is received from an
				  eligible party as described above, the Board prescribes the following
				  procedures for the conduct of oral hearings.
1. An oral proceeding will be scheduled no
				earlier than twenty (20) days after notice of the proceeding's location and
				time is properly filed with the Secretary of State for publication in the
				administrative bulletin.
2. Within
				three (3) days after filing with the Secretary of State, notice of the location
				and time for the proceeding shall be mailed to each person who has made a
				timely request to the Department to be placed on the mailing list maintained by
				the Department of persons who have requested notices of proposed rule
				adoptions.
3. Within three (3) days
				after filing with the Secretary of State, notice of the location and time for
				the proceeding shall be published in newspapers with general circulation
				throughout the state.
4. The Board
				designates the State Superintendent of Education or another presiding officer
				designated by the State Superintendent to preside at a required oral proceeding
				on a proposed rule.
5. Oral
				proceedings shall be open to the public.
6. A record, to include all documents
				submitted at the proceeding, shall be made by stenographic or other means of
				all oral proceedings. The record shall be available for cost upon the written
				request of an applicant.
7. Oral
				proceedings shall not be conducted pursuant to statutory or formal rules of
				evidence or procedure. The presiding officer's authority to limit oral
				testimony includes, but is not limited to, those situations necessary to keep
				the hearing focused on the proposed rule or to prevent undue repetition in the
				proceeding.
8. The presiding
				officer shall make a recommendation to the Board at its next, regularly
				scheduled meeting. Said recommendation shall include:
(i) the proposed rule;
(ii) a summary of the oral proceeding;
				and,
(iii) 
				recommendations.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 6 - Educator Preparation Provider Process and Performance Review › Rule 7-3-6.1 - Educator Preparation Provider Process and Performance Guidelines

Current through June 25, 2024
The regulation governing the process and performance review
				  for teacher education and administrator preparation programs in Mississippi are
				  specified in the document titled
Educator Preparation Provider Process
				  and Performance Guidelines
. An up-to-date copy of that document shall
				  be kept on file in the appropriate office in the Mississippi Department of
				  Education. Upon approval of amendments to that document by the Mississippi
				  Board of Education, staff will disseminate same to the appropriate personnel in
				  the Mississippi educational community.
For a copy of the
Educator Preparation Provider
				  Process and Performance Guidelines
, please visit the Mississippi
				  Secretary of State's website at Regulations and Enforcement in the
				  Administrative Code, Title 7: Education K-12, Part 107.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Rev. 2006,
				  TBD)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 6 - Educator Preparation Provider Process and Performance Review › Rule 7-3-6.2 - National Accreditation for Mississippi Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs)

Current through June 25, 2024
All Mississippi Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) shall
				  obtain national accreditation from the national accreditor with whom the
				  Mississippi Department of Education has established a
				  partnership.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3, §
										37-3-2
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 8 - Approvals, Non-Public › Rule 7-3-8.1 - Approvals, Non-Public

Current through June 25, 2024
The determination of the approval status of nonpublic
				  schools shall be made in accordance with in the document entitled:
Mississippi Nonpublic School
Accountability
				  Standards.
Staff shall review this document as needed and request
				  State Board of Education approval for recommended revisions. Following Board
				  approval, staff will disseminate copies of the revisions to appropriate members
				  of the educational community. An up-to-date copy of this document shall be kept
				  on file in the State Department of Education.
For a copy of the
Mississippi Nonpublic School
				  Accountability Standards,
please visit the Mississippi Secretary of
				  State's website at Regulations and Enforcement, Administrative Code, Title 7:
				  Education K-12; Part # 23.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Revised 9/2012)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 9 - Attendance Reporting › Rule 7-3-9.1 - Attendance Reporting

Current through June 25, 2024
When local school districts receive a report from a juvenile
				  court that a student's probation has school attendance as a condition, the
				  following rules will be followed:
1. A
				review will be conducted by the school administration to determine the most
				appropriate academic placement, the need for counseling and other social
				services, and the development of an instruction plan, if appropriate;
2. parental involvement will be
				encouraged;
3. alternative
				placement will be considered if the act necessitating the order would hinder
				the instructional program or place others at risk for their personal safety;
				and
4. the appropriate School
				Attendance Officer will be notified.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Adopted 4/1995)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 9 - Attendance Reporting › Rule 7-3-9.2 - Reporting Attendance for Virtual Learning

Current through June 25, 2024
School Year Attendance Collection Policy Beginning 2020
				  - 2021 School Year and Thereafter
Mississippi Code Ann. §
									37-13-91
				  makes education for any child between the age of 6 and 17 compulsory, requires
				  schools to report daily attendance, and requires referrals to other entities
				  when attempts to secure enrollment and/or attendance of a compulsory-school-age
				  child are unable to effect the enrollment and/or attendance.
Existing regulations governing the collection of attendance
				  assume physical presence. Beginning with the 2020- 2021 school year and
				  thereafter, attendance shall be collected as follows:
* Schools shall report daily attendance using the following
				  types: traditional (in-person) and virtual (i.e., online/distance
				  learning).1
* For in-person attendance, consistent with existing
				  regulations, a student will be marked present or
				  absent.2
* For virtual (online/distance learning) attendance , the
				  student shall be marked present or absent based on the following:
For a student to be marked present when attending school
				  through virtual learning, the LEA shall meet one (1) of the following
				  conditions:
* If the LEA uses a learning management system
				  (LMS),3 the student shall be authenticated and
				  engaged in education consistent with the LEA's prescribed policy; or
* If the LEA does not use an LMS, the LEA shall make
				  one-on-one contact with a student for the day to authenticate their presence
and
provide daily evidence of engagement consistent with the
				  LEA's policy.4
Types of Traditional, Hybrid (if applicable), and
				  Virtual Scheduling Based on Restart/Digital Learning Plan/Home
				  Connectivity
1. In-Person Mode
				(Traditional)
a. Hours at
				school5
b. Reporting
i. Report attendance in Local
				SIS6
daily
ii. Report attendance to
				MSIS7
monthly
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 11 - Awards › Rule 7-3-11.1 - Administrator

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Administrator of the Year Program will
				  recognize outstanding achievement and performance by Mississippi public school
				  administrators. Each local school district has the opportunity to honor its
				  administrators by nominating one for the state title. The procedure used to
				  determine this administrator's nomination is entirely up to the district.
				  Administrators eligible for nomination include elementary and secondary
				  principals, assistant principals, and vocational-technical directors.
The Mississippi Administrator of the Year will be chosen
				  from administrators who exhibit a superior ability to inspire instructors, who
				  possess exemplary leadership capabilities and are active members of the local
				  community. The Administrator of the Year Program is not an attempt to find the
				  "best" administrator in the state. It is a means to honor an individual who is
				  representative of the excellent professionals we have in education in
				  Mississippi. Nominations should be made without regard to race, sex, age,
				  national origin, handicap, or religion.
Official entry forms and instructions will be mailed to each
				  district's central office. The local Administrator of the Year entry form,
				  signed by the local superintendent, will be returned to the Department of
				  Education for judging. Four finalists (one from each Congressional District)
				  will be chosen by a committee appointed by the State Superintendent of
				  Education and an Administrator of the Year will be chosen from the four
				  finalists.
The Mississippi Administrator of the Year will receive a
				  one-time award of $5,000 and will be formally recognized by the State Board of
				  Education.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Revised 7/2011)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 11 - Awards › Rule 7-3-11.2 - Parent

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Board of Education, in accordance with Section
				  37-3-73,
				  of the
Mississippi Code of 1972,
as amended, has established
				  an awards program to reward parents for becoming involved in school improvement
				  efforts. A process has been established which will designate a Parent of the
				  Year in every school district in the state, and will designate one Parent of
				  the Year statewide.
Nomination Form
RETURN TO: Parent of the Year Program
Public Relations
State Department of Education
P. O. Box 771 Jackson, MS 39205
(Please type)
Nominee Name______________________________________________
School
				  District______________________________________________
County______________________________________________
Congressional District
______________________________________________
Home Address
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Social Security
				  Number______________________________________________
Age______Marital status_____Number of children_______
Children's names, ages, occupations (if students, list name
				  of school and grade level)
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
If married, spouse's name and occupation
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Superintendent's
				  Signature________________________________________
Date_______________________________
Nominee's School Improvement Efforts
Describe the
school improvement efforts of the Parent
				  of the Year nominee
in his/her school district. Include awards and other
				  special recognitions received. Describe involvement in service-oriented
				  activities, such as volunteer work, etc. Be
specific
describing
				  projects.
(Maximum length: two double spaced pages) Letters of
				  Support
-(limit of
three
letters) please attach to
				  application. Include three letters of support from among the following:
				  superintendent, principal, colleague, PTA president, or civic leader.
Please note:
1.
				Please submit original and four copies.
2. Please provide all information requested
				in the application form. Do not change or add to the application in any way.
3. Limit your answers to the
				number of pages requested. In order to provide all applicants with an equal
				opportunity,
only the number of pages requested will be accepted.
Any additional pages and/or materials cannot be presented to the Selection
				Committee.
4. Each application must
				include
one photograph.
It is not necessary, however, to submit
				five original pictures. Simply attach one picture to the original application
				and photocopy the other four. However, if selected Parent of the Year,
				additional pictures may be requested for publicity purposes.
5. The application package must be submitted
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Revised 6/2012)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 11 - Awards › Rule 7-3-11.3 - Teacher

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Teacher of the Year Program, sponsored by
				  the Mississippi Department of Education, recognizes outstanding achievement and
				  performance by our public school teachers. Each local school district has the
				  opportunity to honor its teachers and nominate one for the state title. The
				  Mississippi Teacher of the Year must be a certified classroom teacher (K-12) in
				  a state-accredited public school that plans to teach the following year. The
				  teacher should have superior ability to inspire students, should possess
				  leadership capabilities, and should be an active member of the community.
Official entry forms and instructions will be mailed to each
				  district's central office. The local Teacher of the Year entry form, signed by
				  the local superintendent, is returned to the Mississippi Department of
				  Education for judging, Four finalists (one from each Congressional District)
				  are chosen by a selection committee. The teacher selected as the Mississippi
				  Teacher of the Year will be the state's nominee for National Teacher of the
				  Year.
The Mississippi Teacher of the Year receives a one-time
				  award of $5000 from the Mississippi Department of Education.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Revised 7/2011)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 12 - Board of Education Operations › Rule 7-3-12.1 - Agenda

Current through June 25, 2024
1. A State Board of Education (SBE) member
				may request that any item which the member desires to be considered by the full
				SBE be placed on the agenda.
2. All
				other requests for items to be placed on the agenda shall be submitted in
				writing to the Executive Secretary, with sufficient detail to explain the
				nature of the request and be received by the Executive Secretary no less than
				10 calendar days prior to the scheduled monthly meeting. Requests will be
				acknowledged in writing and, if the request is granted, an approximate time and
				length for the presentation will be assigned.
3. Requests to address the SBE shall be
				submitted in writing to the Executive Secretary no less than 10 calendar days
				prior to the monthly meeting. The request shall provide sufficient information
				to explain the nature of the requested address. Requests will be acknowledged
				in writing and, if the request is granted, an approximate time and length for
				the presentation will be assigned.
4. Matters not on the agenda will not
				generally be considered by the SBE except when two-thirds of the SBE present
				and voting concur.
5. The Executive
				Secretary of the SBE shall provide the proposed agenda to each SBE member not
				later than 7 calendar days prior to a regularly scheduled meeting.
6. The agenda shall be posted on the
				Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) website by noon the day before the
				SBE meets.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Rule Revised
				  05/2023)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 12 - Board of Education Operations › Rule 7-3-12.2 - Compensation for Travel

Current through June 25, 2024
Each SBE member is authorized to accept invitations and to
				  attend meetings, seminars, and similar gatherings concerning the operation of
				  the MDE in connection with their duties as members of this SBE. Members shall
				  be paid per diem and be reimbursed for allowable expenses as authorized by
				  Miss. Code Ann. §
									25-3-41 and
				  25-3-69, upon submission of a
				  claim to the State Superintendent and approval of the SBE at its next regular
				  or special meeting or in advance if conditions allow.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										25-3-41, §
										25-3-69, and §
										37-1-3 (Rule Revised
				  05/2023)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 12 - Board of Education Operations › Rule 7-3-12.3 - Executive Sessions

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The SBE may
				enter executive session for the transaction of public business; however, an
				executive session shall be limited to matters allowed to be exempted from open
				meetings as provided in Miss. Code Ann. §
									25-41-7 and shall follow the
				procedure required in Miss. Code Ann. §
									25-41-7.
2. The SBE and the Executive Secretary shall
				designate who is permitted to remain in executive session.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										25-41-7 and §
										37-1-3 (Rule Revised
				  05/2023)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 12 - Board of Education Operations › Rule 7-3-12.4 - Meetings

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The SBE shall meet on the third Thursday
				of each month in the Senator Grey Ferris Board Room of the Central High School
				Building, Jackson, Mississippi. No further notice shall be made for regular
				monthly meetings.
2. The regularly
				scheduled monthly meeting shall begin at 10:00 clock a.m.
3. The SBE may change or alter its meetings
				time or place by official action, noting the change in the minutes. The SBE
				Chair may cancel a meeting already scheduled. Notice of cancellation and a
				reschedule date shall be provided as soon as possible to all SBE members by
				whatever means of communication is available and practicable and most likely to
				reach each member under the circumstances.
4. Any member of the SBE may participate in
				an official meeting of the SBE by teleconference or video means. The public
				shall have access to the meeting in the Senator Grey Ferris Board Room of the
				Central High School Building, Jackson, Mississippi, or shall be afforded
				another location in the event there are capacity issues.
Miss. Code Ann.§
										25-41-13 and §
										25-41-5 (Rule Revised
				  05/2023)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 12 - Board of Education Operations › Rule 7-3-12.5 - Minutes

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The minutes of the SBE shall be kept in
				accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
									25-41-11.
2. All proposed minutes shall become the
				official minutes after adoption by the SBE.
3. All proposed minutes shall be provided
				with the agenda to each SBE member within seven (7) calendar days prior to any
				SBE meeting.
4. The minutes shall
				be prepared by the Executive Secretary; however, the Executive Secretary may
				secure such assistance as is necessary for the preparation of the
				minutes.
5. All minutes shall be
				posted to the MDE website once approved.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										25-41-11 and §
										37-1-3 (Rule Revised
				  05/2023)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 12 - Board of Education Operations › Rule 7-3-12.6 - Officer's Duties

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Officers of the
				SBE shall consist of a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman and such additional
				officers as the SBE may designate.
2. Election to the positions of Chairman and
				Vice-Chairman shall be by nomination and vote unless secret ballot is
				requested. If more than two individuals are nominated to either such office, a
				majority of those voting shall be required for election, and the SBE shall, at
				such time designate the voting procedure to be followed, in order to secure
				such majority, in the event that it shall not be attained upon the first
				ballot.
3. The Chairman and Vice
				Chairman shall be elected annually at the July meeting or at the first meeting
				after any vacancy shall occur in such position and shall serve for one year or
				until his/her successor shall be elected and qualified.
4. The Chairman, except where the SBE shall
				otherwise provide, shall appoint all committees required for the transaction of
				business of the SBE, and shall preside at all meetings at which he/she is
				present. As a member of the SBE, he/she shall be entitled to cast a vote on all
				matters, but if he/she casts such vote during the calling of the voting roll,
				he/she shall have no further vote for the purpose of resolving a tie vote, but
				otherwise may do so. The Chairman shall have such further duties as may be
				given him/her from time to time by the SBE.
5. The Vice-Chairman shall assist the
				Chairman in the duties of the Chairman's office, as the Chairman may direct,
				and shall preside at meetings and appoint members of committees, as provided in
				the duties of the Chairman during the Chairman's absence or incapacity. In the
				event of the Chairman's death, resignation, incapacity or disqualification, the
				Vice-Chairman shall act in place of the Chairman in all respects until the
				vacancy shall be filled or the incapacity removed.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Rule Revised
				  05/2023)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 12 - Board of Education Operations › Rule 7-3-12.7 - Rules of Order

Current through June 25, 2024
The SBE will adhere to parliamentary procedures for
				  conducting business and will seek guidance from Robert's Rules of Order in
				  conducting its meetings.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Rule revised
				  05/2023)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 12 - Board of Education Operations › Rule 7-3-12.8 - Voting Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
1. A SBE member
				present may vote for or against any motion or the SBE member may abstain. Proxy
				votes are impermissible; an absent member may not vote.
2. The minutes of the SBE shall reflect the
				vote of each SBE member on each matter.
3. On all matters, if a roll call vote was
				not taken, the vote of each SBE member shall be reflected as in favor of the
				motion unless the SBE member specifically indicates otherwise.
4. A member shall recuse himself/herself from
				discussion and vote in the event of a conflict of interest.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Rule Revised
				  05/2023)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Rule 7-3-14.4 - Agreement, NASDTEC

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Department of Education is authorized to enter
				  into an agreement with the National Association of State Directors of Teacher
				  Education and Certification (NASDTEC) to receive monthly reports of actions
				  taken by other states to deny, revoke, or suspend teaching certificates.
				  Information relative to such actions taken by the Mississippi State Board of
				  Education will be provided to the clearing house for this information operated
				  by NASDTEC.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Adopted 11/1990)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Rule 7-3-14.6.1 - Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification, and Licensure and Development Operations Policy

Current through June 25, 2024
1. DUTY OF THE COMMISSION
It shall be the purpose and duty of the Commission to make
				  recommendations to the Mississippi Board of Education regarding standards for
				  the certification and licensure and continuing professional development of
				  those who teach or perform tasks of an educational nature in the public schools
				  of Mississippi. The Commission's specific duties are prescribed further in
				  Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-3-2(5).
2. MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION
The Commission shall be composed of fifteen (15) qualified
				  members, with representatives as prescribed in Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-3-2(2).
3. APPOINTMENT
Each member of the Commission is appointed by the Mississippi
				  Board of Education after consultation with the State Superintendent of Public
				  Education.
4. TERMS OF
				OFFICE
The length of a regular term is four (4) years. Upon
				  acceptance of appointment, each member is eligible to serve for two (2)
				  consecutive terms; however, appointment to a second term shall be at the
				  discretion of the Mississippi Board of Education, upon the recommendation of
				  the State Superintendent of Public Education. If a member changes employment or
				  accepts a position that is no longer reflective of the category for which he or
				  she was appointed, that member must resign that position. The Mississippi Board
				  of Education may reassign that member to an open position reflective of their
				  new category. A new member will be appointed to fill the unexpired term. A
				  member of the Commission who is appointed to fill an unexpired term is eligible
				  for appointment to his or her own term of office.
5. OFFICERS and STAFF
a. The Mississippi Board of Education when
				making appointments shall designate a Chairperson. The Chairperson shall serve
				a two (2) year term and shall continue service thereafter until the Mississippi
				Board of Education designates a new Chairperson, or the Chairperson's
				membership term expires, whichever occurs first. The Commission may designate a
				member to serve as presiding officer if the Chairperson is unable to
				preside.
b. An appropriate staff
				member of the Mississippi Department of Education shall be designated and
				assigned by the State Superintendent of Public Education to serve as Executive
				Secretary and coordinator for the Commission.
c. No less than two (2) other appropriate
				staff members of the Mississippi Department of Education shall be designated
				and assigned by the State Superintendent of Public Education to serve on the
				staff of the Commission.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Rule 7-3-14.6.2 - Disciplinary Process Policy

Current through June 25, 2024
1. REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS
a. The Office of Educator Misconduct
				Evaluations is tasked with assisting the Commission in responding to
				infractions and violations, and in conducting hearings and enforcing the
				provisions of Miss. Code Ann. §§
										37-3-2(11), (12), (13), (14) and
				(15), and violations of the Mississippi
				Educator Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct.
b. Upon receipt of a report of misconduct
				and/or violations as established in Rule
				14.10: Reporting Infractions, the
				Office of Educator Misconduct Evaluations shall immediately institute an
				investigation into the allegations of the report. The Office of Educator
				Misconduct Evaluations shall have the discretion to request additional
				information as needed from the reporting party. In the event the reporting
				party fails to provide said additional information within thirty (30) days of
				request, the Office of Educator Misconduct Evaluations shall have the authority
				to dismiss said report due to insufficient information. The Office of Educator
				Misconduct Evaluations shall have the discretion to extend such window if
				deemed necessary.
c. Upon
				investigation, the Office of Educator Misconduct Evaluations shall have the
				authority to dismiss any report based on either the sufficiency of local school
				district response, the severity of the alleged violation or misconduct, or
				offer settlement of any alleged violation or misconduct, said settlement
				subject to final approval by the Commission. Such authority of the Office of
				Educator Misconduct Evaluations is subject to the provisions of this
				Rule.
d. The Office of Educator
				Misconduct Evaluations shall submit any report it has not otherwise disposed of
				to a Review Committee comprised of three (3) employees of the Mississippi
				Department of Education not assigned to either the Office of Educator
				Misconduct Evaluations or the Office of Educator Licensure. The Office of
				Educator Misconduct Evaluations, with the assistance of counsel, shall present
				the report to the Review Committee. The Review Committee shall be tasked with
				determining if hearing on a report is warranted by the evidence and information
				provided by the reporting party and/or collected by the Office of Educator
				Misconduct Evaluations. Upon such a determination supported by a majority vote
				of the Review Committee, the Office of Educator Misconduct Evaluations shall
				immediately cause Complaint on the specific allegations of the violation be
				sworn by affidavit and filed with the Commission.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Rule 7-3-14.6.4 - Appeals

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The aggrieved party appealing any decision
				rendered by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education,
				Certification and Licensure and Development, a sub-committee thereof, or
				Hearing Officer pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §
									37-3-2, may submit a written
				notice of appeal to the Executive Secretary of the Mississippi Board of
				Education within ten (10) days of receipt of the subject decision.
2. The notice of appeal should state with
				particularity the matters which, in the opinion of the Appellant, have been
				overlooked or mistakenly conceived in the decision by the Commission,
				subcommittee, or Hearing Officer. An appeal to the Mississippi Board of
				Education is not intended as an opportunity for rearguing the entire
				case.
3. The Mississippi Board of
				Education will consider the appeal at a regularly scheduled meeting within
				sixty (60) days following the perfection of the appeal unless an alternative
				scheduling is agreed to by the parties. Such appeal will be on the record
				previously made before the Commission, sub-committee, or Hearing Officer, and
				may be supplemented by a briefing of the issues by the parties. The Board may,
				at is discretion, afford the parties an opportunity to present oral
				presentations and respond to questions concerning the appeal. Such
				presentations shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes per party. Failure by the
				appealing party to perfect the appeal within thirty (30) days of the filing of
				the notice of the appeal shall be dismissed.
4. The Mississippi Board of Education may
				affirm, reverse, or remand with instructions, the decision of the Commission,
				its sub-committee, or Hearing Officer. The Mississippi Board of Education shall
				not disturb the decision without a finding the decision was not supported by
				substantial evidence, was arbitrary and capricious, was not within the
				authority of the Commission, and/or violated a statutory or constitutional
				right of the Appellant.
5. The
				decision of the Mississippi Board of Education shall be final. An aggrieved
				party may appeal to the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds
				County, Mississippi. An appeal from the action of the Mississippi Board of
				Education shall be filed in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District
				of Hinds County, Mississippi, within thirty (30) days after notification of the
				action by the Mississippi Board of Education is mailed or served in in
				accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 37-32.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										25-41-7,
				  37-1-3, and
				  37-3-2
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Rule 7-3-14.9 - Regulations

Current through June 25, 2024
The regulations governing the licensing of educators in
				  Mississippi are specified in the document entitled Guidelines for Mississippi
				  Educator Licensure. An up-to-date copy of that document shall be kept on file
				  in the appropriate office in the Mississippi Department of Education. Upon
				  approval of amendments to that document by the Mississippi Board of Education,
				  staff will disseminate same to the appropriate personnel in the Mississippi
				  educational community.
For a copy of the Guidelines for Mississippi Educator
				  Licensure, please visit the Mississippi Secretary of State's website at
				  Regulations and Enforcement in the Administrative Code, Title 7: Education
				  K-12; Part # 4.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Adopted 10/1997)