Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 24 - Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards 2023 › ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-24-3.0 - PERFORMANCE CLASSIFICATION POLICY › Section 7-24-3.0-3.1 - ASSIGNMENT OF PERFORMANCE CLASSIFICATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
3.1.1
School
				  Performance Classification
Information concerning school performance is reported to
					 the CSA on an annual basis, and performance classifications are assigned in the
					 fall of each school year. In accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
											37-17-6(5), each
					 public school will be assigned an annual performance classification. In
					 addition, the graduation rate will be included in determining the performance
					 classification of schools with a Grade 12.
See
Miss. Admin.
					 Code 7-3: 7.1 and 7.2, State Board Policy Chapter 7, Rules 7.1 and 7.2 and the
					 Glossary for definition of alternative school. Note: Refer to the Business
					 Rules of the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System for exceptions.
3.1.2
District Performance
				  Classification
Information concerning district performance is reported to
					 the CSA on an annual basis, and performance classifications are assigned in the
					 fall of each school year. Each public school district will be assigned an
					 annual performance classification based on proficiency, growth, graduation
					 rate, acceleration, college- and career- readiness, and participation. A
					 district performance level is assigned based on the performance of all students
					 in the district [i.e., the district will be treated as one (1) K-12
					 school].
3.1.3
Internal Review of Preliminary Accountability Results
If the school district has reason to believe the
					 preliminary results of the statewide accountability system applied to a
					 district or school are incorrect due to a calculation or data error, the school
					 district may submit written evidence to the Office of District and School
					 Performance, to support the position of the school district. All requests for
					 review shall be submitted in writing based on the timeline published each year
					 by the Office of District and School Performance. Any requests not submitted
					 based upon the published timeline shall not be considered after the deadline
					 for submission.
The Office of District and School Performance will review
					 these requests and present them to an Internal Review Committee for
					 consideration. The Internal Review Committee will consist of, at a minimum,
					 four (4) MDE staff, and one (1) external chairperson.
The Office of District and School Performance shall present
					 the decision(s) of the Internal Review Committee to the CSA for
					 consideration.
3.1.4
Review or Appeal of Final Accountability Results
If the school district disagrees with the decision of the
					 SBE, the school district may submit written evidence to appeal the final
					 results of the statewide accountability system approved by the SBE. Only
					 appeals based on results believed to be incorrect due to a calculation or data
					 error, shall be considered. The appeal shall be submitted to the Executive
					 Secretary of the SBE within ten (10) calendar days of the SBE's approval. Only
					 school districts that have contested preliminary results may seek an appeal of
					 the decision of the SBE. Any school districts that have not contested
					 preliminary results will have waived their rights to appeal the final results
					 of the statewide accountability system.
For those applicable appeals to the final results, the same
					 process shall be followed as a request for review (i.e., Internal Review
					 Committee, CSA, and SBE); however, during the appeal of the final results,
					 school districts will receive notification of the Internal Review Committee's
					 decision prior to presentation to the CSA. The district superintendent may
					 request to address the CSA regarding the appeal of the results. The district
					 superintendent shall be allotted thirty (30) minutes to address the CSA. The
					 MDE shall also be allotted thirty (30) minutes to address the CSA. The CSA may
					 ask questions of either the District or the MDE following their presentation.
					 The CSA shall not consider any new factual evidence, not previously provided to
					 the Internal Review Committee. The CSA will make a recommendation to the SBE
					 for approval. At the SBE meeting, the district superintendent shall be allotted
					 ten (10) minutes to address the SBE. The MDE shall also be allotted ten (10)
					 minutes to address the SBE. The SBE may question either the district
					 superintendent or the MDE following their presentation. The SBE shall not
					 consider any new factual evidence. The SBE may either affirm or deny a school
					 district's appeal. The SBE makes the final determination of the appeal's
					 disposition.