Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education Institutions and Agencies › Part 402 - MCSAB Board Policies › Chapter 2 - Application Toolkit 2013 › Rule 10-402-2.5 - Resources

Current through June 25, 2024
Resources
School Culture
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Strategic School Design (SSD):
New school
				  applications may find it helpful to incorporate elements of SSD into their
				  applications. For more information on SSD, consult the book
The
				  Strategic School:
Making the Most of People, Time and
				  Money
by Karen Hawley Miles and Stephen Frank.
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Student Attendance:
Refer to Mississippi's
				  compulsory school attendance law, which can be accessed
				  here:http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/dropout-prevention-and-compulsory-school-attendance/compulsory-attendance.
				  [File Link Not Available]
Education Program
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Mississippi Academic Standards:
All schools
				  must employ standards that meet or exceed Mississippi's Academic Standards.
				  Charter schools must use the Common Core State Standards. Review the standards
				  at:http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/curriculum-and- instruction [File Link Not
				  Available]
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Graduation Requirements:
High schools approved
				  by the MS Charter Schools Authorizer Board will be expected to meet or exceed
				  the same graduation requirements as all other MS traditional public high
				  schools, set forth at
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/docs/2012-board-agenda/tab_16_appendix_a_and_standard_20_rev.pdf?sfvrsn=2h
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Mississippi Standardized Tests:
All schools in
				  Mississippi must administer (at a minimum) the correct, state-mandated
				  assessments to monitor student progress. Review information about these
				  standardized assessments at:http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/student-assessment [File
				  Link Not Available]
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Mississippi Third Grade Reading Gate
: Review
				  information at
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/docs/sped-
				  powerpoints-page/3rd-Grade-Reading-Gate.pdf?sfvrsn=2
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Gifted education
: Review the regulations for a
				  Gifted Education Program using state add-on funds here:
https://districtaccess.mde.k12.ms.us/curriculumandInstruction/AdvancedLearningandGiftedPrograms/2013RegulationsfortheGiftedEducationProgramsinMississippi-BoardApproved2013.05.17.pdf
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MississippiHighSchoolActivitiesAssociation
:
				  Information about the MHSAA for charter schools that want to join can be found
				  here:
http://www.misshsaa.com/
Governance
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Trainingmodulesforgoverningboardmembers
of
				  Mississippi charter schools can be found
				  at:http://www.msbaonline.org/AboutMSBA/tabid/387/Default.aspx [File Link Not
				  Available]
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MDE Resources on Funding
:
- General explanation of Mississippi Adequate Education
				  Program funding:
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/docs/school-financial-services-library/maep_explanation_2010C2281CA29877.pdf?sfvrsn=2
- Worksheet to calculate charter at-risk
				  funding:http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/school-financial-services/school-financial-services-fets-formulas
				  [File Link Not Available]
- Financial Policies and
				  Procedures:http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/school-financial-services [File Link Not
				  Available]
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For information on Title I, II, and III
				  grants
, refer to:http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/federal-programs [File Link
				  Not Available]
* NACSA's Issue Brief
Good
to
Govern
on charter governing boards:
http://nacsa.mycrowdwisdom.com/diweb/catalog/item/id/77222/q/q=boards&c=82
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Facilities
: Refer to Mississippi Code §
									37-28-61,
				  regarding a charter school's "right of first refusal" to facilities.
Education Service Providers
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Charting a Clear Course: A Resource Guide for
				  Building Successful Relationships between Charter Schools and School Management
				  Organizations
, available at:
http://www.publiccharters.org/publication/?id=393
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Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-28-15