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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Rule 7-3-14.10 - Reporting Infractions

Current through June 25, 2024
Procedures for Reporting Infractions Under Section
				  37-3-2 of the Miss. Code (1972)
				  Ann. (Revised 9/2022)
1.
Section I - Introduction
The Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, Section
				  37-3-2(15) 
				  authorizes the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Licensure and
				  Development, to promulgate procedures for reporting infractions delineated
				  under Section
				  37-3-2 of the Code. The Commission
				  has provided the procedures below to be followed by all educators required to
				  hold a certificate/license. These procedures will ensure compliance with the
				  Mississippi Code, Sections
				  37-3-2(10), (15),
				  and 37-31-205(1)(e)
				  of the Mississippi Code, as well as:
a. Sections
				37-3-51(1),
				(2)(a-i), (3) - Notification of Department of
				Education of conviction of certificated person on certain felonies or sex
				offenses.
b. Sections
				37-3-2(11)(a-i),
				37-3-2 (12)(a-j) - Denial of application; revocation and suspension of
				licenses/certificates.
c. Section
				37-3-2(13)(a-c) -
				Dismissal or suspension of licensed/certified employee by local school
				board.
d. Section
				37-9-57 - Effect of abandonment of
				employment.
e. Section
				37-16-4 - Enforcement and penalty
				for test violations.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Appendix 7-3-14-A - REPORT FORM FOR CIRCUIT CLERK FOR REPORTING FELONY/SEX OFFENSE CONVICTIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
Directions:
All circuit clerks must use this
				  form to report the conviction of certified/licensed school personnel of a
				  felony or a sex offense as defined by Mississippi Code Annotated
				  §37-351
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Attach a certified copy of the indictment and
				  judgment.
Mail to:
Office of Educator Misconduct Evaluations
Mississippi Department of Education
Post Office Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-3-2(15)(Rev.
				  6/2013)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Appendix 7-3-14-B - ANNUAL REPORT FORM FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION FOR REPORTING INFRACTIONS UNDER SECTION 37-3-2 OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE

Current through June 25, 2024
Due to the Office of Educator Licensure by October 1 each
				  year
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Attach any additional information, as needed. This form
				  must be notarized
Mail to:
Office of Educator Misconduct
				  Evaluations
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-3-2(15)(Rev.
				  6/2013)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Appendix 7-3-14-C - REPORT FORM FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION FOR REPORTING INFRACTIONS UNDER SECTION 37-3-2 OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE

Current through June 25, 2024
Due to the Office of Educator Licensure (OEL) within 10
				  working days of the infraction. Failure by the school district to report to the
				  OEL within 10 working days, however, does not negate the continuing reporting
				  duties by the Superintendent as required by law, or supersede or affect the
				  statutory authority of the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education,
				  Certification and Licensure and Development from suspending or revoking an
				  educator license pursuant to Miss Code Ann Section
				  37-3-2.
Directions:
All superintendents of education
				  must use this form to report the conviction of certified/licensed school
				  personnel or other infractions as delineated in Section
				  37-3-2 of the Mississippi Code
				  including violations to Standard 4 of the Mississippi Educator Code of
				  Ethics.
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Attach any additional information such as school board
				  minutes, affidavits, signed statements, district correspondence, or any other
				  documentation pertinent to this infraction.
This Form must be notarized.
Mail to:
Office of Educator Misconduct
				  Evaluations
Mississippi Department of Education
Post Office Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-3-2(15)(Rev.
				  6/2013)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Appendix 7-3-14-D - ANNUAL REPORT FORM FOR COMMUNITY/JUNIOR COLLEGE PRESIDENT FOR REPORTING INFRACTIONS UNDER SECTION 37-3-2 OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE

Current through June 25, 2024
Attach any additional information, as needed. This form
				  must be notarized.
Mail to:
Office of Educator Misconduct
				  Evaluations
Mississippi Department of Education
Post Office Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771
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Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-3-2(15)(Rev.
				  6/2013)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Appendix 7-3-14-E - REPORT FORM FOR COMMUNITY/JUNIOR COLLEGE PRESIDENT FOR REPORTING INFRACTIONS UNDER SECTION 37-3-2 OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE

Current through June 25, 2024
Direction:
All community/junior college
				  presidents must use this form to report the conviction of vocational and
				  technical education personnel licensed by the Department of Education or other
				  infractions as delineated in Section
				  37-3-2 of the Mississippi
				  Code.
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This form must be notarized.
Mail to:
Office of Educator Misconduct
				  Evaluations
Mississippi Department of Education
Post Office Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-3-2(15)
				  (Rev. 7/2017)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Appendix 7-3-14-F - REPORT FORM FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROVIDERS FOR REPORTING CANDIDATE ALLEGED INFRACTIONS UNDER SECTION 37-3-2 OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE

Current through June 25, 2024
Directions
: All Educator Preparation Providers
				  (EPPs) shall use this form to report the alleged infractions to the Mississippi
				  Educator Code of Ethics Standards of Conduct for all pre-service teacher
				  education candidates to the Department of Education or other infractions as
				  delineated in Section
				  37-3-2 of the Mississippi Code.
(This form must be notarized.)
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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Appendix 7-3-14-G - REPORT FORM FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROVIDERS FOR REPORTING EDUCATOR ALLEGED INFRACTIONS UNDER SECTION 37-3-2 OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE

Current through June 25, 2024
Directions
: All Educator Preparation Providers
				  (EPPs) shall use this form to report the alleged infractions to the Mississippi
				  Educator Code of Ethics Standards of Conduct for all certified/licensed
				  professional educators to the Department of Education or other infractions as
				  delineated in Section
				  37-3-2 of the Mississippi Code.
(This form must be notarized.)
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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Rule 7-3-14.17 - Mississippi Educator Code of Ethics

Current through June 25, 2024
Each educator, upon entering the teaching profession,
				  assumes a number of obligations, one of which is to adhere to a set of
				  principles which defines professional conduct. These principles are reflected
				  in the following code of ethics which sets forth to the education profession
				  and the public it serves standards of professional conduct and procedures for
				  implementation.
This code shall apply to all persons licensed according to
				  the rules established by the Mississippi State Board of Education and protects
				  the health, safety and general welfare of students and educators.
Ethical conduct is any conduct which promotes the health,
				  safety, welfare, discipline and morals of students and colleagues.
Unethical conduct is any conduct that impairs the license
				  holder's ability to function in his/her employment position or a pattern of
				  behavior that is detrimental to the health, safety, welfare, discipline, or
				  morals of students and colleagues.
Any educator or administrator license may be revoked or
				  suspended for engaging in unethical conduct relating to an educator/student
				  relationship (Standard 4). Superintendents shall report to the Mississippi
				  Department of Education license holders who engage in unethical conduct
				  relating to an educator/student relationship (Standard 4).
Miss Code Ann. §
										37-3-2(15)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Rule 7-3-14.18 - Code of Ethics Standards

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Standard 1:
				Professional Conduct
An educator should demonstrate conduct that follows
				  generally recognized professional standards.
a. Ethical conduct includes, but is not
				limited to, the following:
i. Encouraging and
				supporting colleagues in developing and maintaining high standards
ii. Respecting fellow educators and
				participating in the development of a professional teaching environment
iii. Engaging in a variety of
				individual and collaborative learning experiences essential to professional
				development designed to promote student learning
iv. Providing professional education services
				in a nondiscriminatory manner
v.
				Maintaining competence regarding skills, knowledge, and dispositions relating
				to his/her organizational position, subject matter and pedagogical practices
vi. Maintaining a professional
				relationship with parents of students and establish appropriate communication
				related to the welfare of their children
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Rule 7-3-14.19 - Educator and Principal Evaluation Systems

Current through June 25, 2024
All public schools and districts are required to use an
				  evaluation system comprising of at least the measures listed below:
Certified Staff
* Observations
* Student Surveys
* Student Outcomes
* Tested and Non-tested Educators
* School Outcomes
Administrator
* Observations
* Staff/Educator Surveys
* School Outcomes
The educator evaluation system will provide summative
				  feedback annually to educators and administrators. The system is focused on
				  improving both professional practice and student outcomes by providing
				  educators and administrators with feedback to inform continuous improvement at
				  the classroom, school, district, and state levels.
Miss Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 14 - Certification › Rule 7-3-14.21 - Mississippi Assistant Teacher Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
Assistant teachers shall have at a minimum a high school
				  diploma or a High School Equivalency Diploma equivalent and shall show
				  demonstratable proficiency in reading and writing skills.
1. Requirements for assistant teachers
				working in pre-kindergarten
a. By August 1,
				2022, 50% of assistant teachers in each district will meet the requirements
				described below. By August 1, 2024, 100% of assistant teachers in each district
				will meet the requirements described below.
Assistant teachers are required to follow one of the pathways
				  listed below:
Early Childhood associate degree
OR
Associate degree OR 60 College Credit
								Hours
AND
12 early childhood college credit hours*
OR
Completion of an early childhood training
								program**
OR
High School Diploma/GED AND Verification of
								WorkKeys® Scores***
AND
12 early childhood college credit hours
OR
Completion of an early childhood training
								program**
*These hours can be included in the associate degree or 60
				  College Credit Hours
**Completion of an early childhood training program includes
				  the Child Development Associate (CDA), National/State Director's Credential,
				  Montessori Credential, and the MDE's intensive specialized early childhood
				  training program.
*** Prior to 2017, Teacher Assistants would have met
				  WorkKeys® requirements: (1) a Reading for Information score of 4, an
				  Applied Mathematics score of 4, and a Writing or Business Writing score of
				  3;
OR
After 2017, teacher assistants need to meet the WorkKeys®
				  Silver Level certification.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 15 - Character Education › Rule 7-3-15.1 - Character Education

Current through June 25, 2024
The policy of the State Board of Education shall be to
				  encourage each school district and each school to ensure the inclusion of
				  character education in the entire curriculum and to include character education
				  in the staff development programs for teachers.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Revised 10/1997)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 17 - Child Nutrition › Rule 7-3-17.1 - Administrators

Current through June 25, 2024
1. In order to provide a menu planning system
				that ensures the food served at school meets the nutrition objectives for the
				nation as outlined in the current
Dietary Guidelines for
				Americans
, and the
Healthy People
2020
objectives, the MDE shall create the
				following educational standards for food service staff in all schools
				participating in the National School Lunch Program:
a. Food Service Program Manager
b. Food Service Satellite Manager
c. Food Service Administrator I
d. Food Service Administrator II
e. Food Service Administrator III
f. Food Service Administrator IV
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 17 - Child Nutrition › Rule 7-3-17.2 - Competitive Food

Current through June 25, 2024
To ensure that children are not in the position of having to
				  decide between non-nutritious foods immediately before or during the meal
				  service period:
1. No food items will
				be sold on the school campus for one (1) hour before the start of any meal
				services period.
2. The school food
				service staff shall serve only those foods which are components of the approved
				federal meal patterns being served (or milk products) and such additional foods
				as necessary to meet the caloric requirement of the age group being
				served.
3. Except for water and
				milk products, a student may purchase individual components of the meal only if
				the full meal unit also is being purchased.
4. Students who bring their lunch from home
				may purchase water and milk products.
This policy should be viewed as a minimum standard. Local
				  boards of education may develop more comprehensive
				  restrictions.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Revised
				  09/2022)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 17 - Child Nutrition › Rule 7-3-17.3 - Family Day Care Homes

Current through June 25, 2024
The criteria listed in Sections I and II will be utilized to
				  evaluate providers (homes) currently participating in the Child Care Food
				  Program. Providers (homes) must have an annual inspection report showing
				  compliance with all standards prior to approval to participate in the Child and
				  Adult Care Food Program.
1. SECTION I
In the event of noncompliance with any of the required
				  conditions listed below, a provider will be allowed 90 days from the date of
				  the inspection report to provide proof that the conditions not in compliance
				  have been corrected. Required conditions are as follows:
a. All fuel-fired or natural gas room heaters
				are vented to the outside.
b. The
				water supply is under pressure or adequately protected.
c. The sewage system functions
				properly.
d. There are operable
				smoke detectors in corridors and children's sleeping rooms.
e. There is at least one fully charged
				5-pound ABC fire extinguisher properly mounted in the kitchen area.
f. Heating equipment in spaces occupied by
				children is protected to keep children away from hot surfaces and properly
				installed.
g. Special protective
				covers are provided for electrical receptacles.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 17 - Child Nutrition › Rule 7-3-17.4 - Day Care Homes Management Plans

Current through June 25, 2024
In the evaluation of management plans submitted by sponsors
				  of family day care homes, the MDE shall utilize the criteria listed
				  below.
1. Sponsor will define plans for
				maintaining financial records in accord with generally accepted accounting
				principles. The plan shall include written procedures for documentation of
				daily accounting functions.
2.
				Sponsor will provide job descriptions and resumes which demonstrate staff has
				education or experience appropriate to task to be performed. The staff shall
				have education or experience in the following areas: Management, Accounting,
				Child Care and Nutrition.
3.
				Sponsor will provide one monitor or full-time equivalent staff for each 50
				homes. For each home over/under 50, five hours per month shall be
				added/subtracted as appropriate to the monitoring staff.
4. Sponsor will establish and implement
				administrative plans to:
a. train sponsor
				staff, train providers,
b. monitor
				providers,
c. document provider
				approval,
d. document changes in
				provider application, and
e. make
				available to providers access to sponsor staff from the start of the first day
				care home meal service to the end of the last meal service.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 17 - Child Nutrition › Rule 7-3-17.5 - District Application

Current through June 25, 2024
The annual Application, Agreement and Free/Reduced Meal
				  Policy related to receipt of Federal Funds for the National School Lunch
				  Program, School Breakfast Program and Food Distribution Program shall have
				  final approval by the MDE prior to the service of any meals under the
				  program.
MDE staff shall have authority to grant a 30-day
				  extension.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Revised
				  09/2022)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 17 - Child Nutrition › Rule 7-3-17.6 - Eligibility Monitoring and Management (Child Care Program)

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Sponsor Requirements:
a. Each new sponsor will provide evidence of
				a successful organizational history which includes administration of Federal
				and/or State Programs or providing services to children.
b. All sponsors will maintain a continuous
				log which indicates any change in the days or hours a provider is scheduled to
				provide care, any days when a substitute caregiver is utilized and the name of
				the substitute.
c. All changes in
				information provided to the State Agency on the provider application shall be
				submitted to the State Agency for approval in advance of the change
				date.
d. All required sponsor
				monitoring visits must be conducted during meal service, annually shall cover
				all approved meal types, i.e., breakfast, a.m. snack, lunch, p.m. snack,
				supper, and shall be unannounced.
e. Homes caring for children on weekends or
				on split shifts (breakfast, child leaves for school/center/head start, then
				returns for snack and supper) shall be monitored a minimum of six times a
				program year.
f. If a provider is
				keeping an outside child all day and is not claiming lunch for reimbursement,
				this provider shall be monitored by the sponsor a minimum of six times a
				program year.
g. Homes claiming
				reimbursement for meals served on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day,
				Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day shall be monitored during
				meal service on each named holiday.
h. Inform providers of their right to request
				an administrative review of intent to terminate and the procedures to
				appeal.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 17 - Child Nutrition › Rule 7-3-17.7 - Family Day Care

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The MDE shall:
a. Develop readiness training for Day Care
				Home Sponsors for children ages 0-4
i. Train
				sponsors on readiness for 0-4 years old
ii. Provide training to sponsor
				representatives on use of readiness training program
iii. How to present readiness
				training
iv.
				Utilization/effectiveness checklist
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 17 - Child Nutrition › Rule 7-3-17.8 - Purchasing System, Food Purchasing System for Public Schools

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Awards for Price of Product
a. All awards for price of product, whether
				obtained by formal bids, competitive negotiations, or noncompetitive
				negotiation shall be approved by the State Board of Education.
b. In the event an unusual set of
				circumstances makes it necessary for a decision to be made between meetings of
				the State Board of Education, the State Superintendent of Education is
				authorized to make the decision and report at the next Board of Education
				meeting.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 17 - Child Nutrition › Rule 7-3-17.9 - Termination, Day Care Sponsors (NO REVISIONS NECESSARY)

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Criteria for termination of seriously
				deficient family day care home sponsors:
a.
				When a review is conducted of a sponsor and 10 percent of providers have site
				visits and 20 percent of the providers visited are not at home or have no
				outside children and do not appear on the sponsor telephone log as closed, the
				sponsor shall be declared seriously deficient and be given a minimum of 30 days
				from the date of review to implement corrective action.
b. A follow-up review shall be conducted
				after 30 days. During the follow-up review, a 10 percent sample of providers
				shall be visited and if over 10 percent of the providers sampled are not at
				home or have no outside children present and do not appear on the sponsor
				telephone log as closed, the sponsor will be terminated.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 19 - Class Size › Rule 7-3-19.1 - Class Size

Current through June 25, 2024
When the personnel report from each district is submitted to
				  the Mississippi Department of Education the following procedure will be
				  implemented:
1. If the enrollment in
				any class in grades 1-4 is greater than 27 and/or the number of students taught
				by any individual teacher exceeds 150, MDE staff will notify the district in
				writing and request an explanation as to the reasons for the overage.
2. The district shall submit
				documentation that the situation has been corrected or request an exemption.
				The request for exemption will describe the situation and provide justification
				as to why the exemption should be approved. This request should include at a
				minimum:
a. the number of classes in that
				school that serve the same grade,
b. whether there is a school reasonably close
				by to which the children over the maximum could be transferred,
c. a clear description of why an additional
				class cannot be added to alleviate the overload, and
d. other emergency, hardship, or special
				situations which justify an exemption.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 20 - College Admission › Rule 7-3-20.1 - College Admission

Current through June 25, 2024
The admission requirements to public universities, as
				  adopted by the Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning, are
				  endorsed by the Mississippi Department of Education. Refer to Appendix C of the
				  current edition of the
Mississippi Public Accountability
				  Standards.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Revised 9/2012)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 23 - Contracts › Rule 7-3-23.1 - Contracts

Current through June 25, 2024
The MDE Contracts Policy set forth herein applies to the
				  procurement of all personal and professional services and other purchasing for
				  which the State Board of Education is statutorily authorized to promulgate
				  rules and regulations for use by the MDE. Violation of this policy shall carry
				  such penalties as may be applicable under state and federal laws. The awarding
				  office shall be responsible for compliance with the rules and regulations
				  governing the procurement of services.
Contracting for services shall be governed by all applicable
				  rules and regulations promulgated by the Public Procurement Review Board
				  (PPRB), Department of Finance and Administration, Mississippi Department of
				  Information Technology Services Board, State Personnel Board, Mississippi
				  Ethics Commission, and state laws, as well as the policies approved by the
				  Mississippi Board of Education.
Contracts must be procured through adequate and reasonable
				  competition, with the exception of sole-source and emergency procurements.
				  Generally, the total amount of the contract shall be used to determine the
				  appropriate method to be used in procuring services. Contracting for services
				  shall be accomplished by using one of the following methods of source
				  selection:
1. Competitive Sealed
				Bids
2. Competitive Sealed
				Proposals
3. Competitive Sealed
				Qualifications
4. Competitive
				Sealed Applications
5.
				Quotes
6. Sole-Source
				Procurement
7. Emergency
				Procurement
Contracts totaling $50,000 or greater must be approved by the
				  Mississippi Board of Education prior to awarding the contracts. Contracts
				  requiring approval by a purview entity shall be submitted to the appropriate
				  purview entity for review and approval before or after final approval by the
				  Mississippi Board of Education. The jurisdiction to approve the contract first
				  will be determined by considering the timeline for approval, aiming to
				  prioritize the jurisdiction with the earliest deadline to ensure timely
				  contract award and execution.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										37-1-3;31-7- 401 through 31-7-423
				  (Revised 04/2024)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 27 - Criminal Background Checks › Rule 7-3-27.1 - Criminal Records Background Checks On Applicants For Employment

Current through June 25, 2024
Upon State Board of Education approval, any applicant
				  recommended for employment with the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and Blind,
				  Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Mississippi School of the Arts,
				  and the MDE, hereafter referred to as "schools and/or departments" shall submit
				  to criminal records background checks.
The applicant shall be fingerprinted to determine the
				  applicant's suitability for employment. If no disqualifying record is
				  identified at the state level, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the
				  Department of Public Safety to the FBI for a national criminal history records
				  check. The applicant may be required to pay fee for such fingerprinting and
				  criminal history records checks.
If such fingerprinting or criminal record checks disclose a
				  felony conviction, guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere to any of the
				  felonies listed in Miss. Code Ann. §
									25-1-113, felony of possession or
				  sale of drugs, murder, manslaughter, armed robbery, rape, sexual battery, sex
				  offenses listed in Miss. Code Ann. §
									45-33-23(h),
				  child abuse, arson, grand larceny, burglary, gratification of lust or
				  aggravated assault which has not been reversed on appeal or for which a pardon
				  has not been granted, the new hire shall not be eligible for employment.
Note: Any and all information received through the criminal
				  history records check shall be kept strictly confidential. The information
				  provided from these checks shall only be used for employment
				  purposes.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Revised
				  7/2023)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 28 - Curriculum › Rule 7-3-28.1 - Curriculum Guides

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Department of Education will provide
				  curriculum frameworks to set forth expectations of students by specifying
				  course titles and content. Frameworks may be updated every five to seven years
				  based on revisions to national standards
.
As subject areas are
				  revised and approved by the State Board of Education, the modifications will be
				  disseminated to the appropriate individuals in the educational community. An
				  up-to-date copy of each framework shall be kept on file at the Mississippi
				  Department of Education.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Revised
				  12/2023)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 28 - Curriculum › Rule 7-3-28.2 - Approved Courses for the Secondary Schools

Current through June 25, 2024
The MDE will provide through MSIS 2.0 a list of the approved
				  courses for use by secondary schools to each school district. This list
				  contains all approved courses that be offered in the Mississippi secondary
				  schools. The MDE shall update the list This list may vary for districts
				  implementing innovative programs authorized by the State Board of
				  Education.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										37-1-3 (Revision 12/2012, Revised
				  01/2024)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 28 - Curriculum › Rule 7-3-28.3 - Access to a Substantive and Rigorous Curriculum Policy

Current through June 25, 2024
In accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
									37-15-39, this policy is to ensure
				  that each student has a sufficient education for success after high school and
				  that all students have equal access to a substantive and rigorous curriculum
				  that is designed to challenge their minds and enhance their knowledge. This
				  policy is intended to increase the preparation of all students for and their
				  participation in substantive and rigorous curriculum experiences and
				  specifically in Advanced Placement Courses and innovative programs authorized
				  by the State Board of Education.
All students shall have access to enroll and participate in
				  either Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge International (AICE) or International
				  Baccalaureate (IB) courses. All high schools will offer and ensure students
				  enroll in these aforementioned courses in each of the four (4) core areas
				  (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies), as specified
				  in Appendix B of the current version of the
Mississippi Public School
				  Accountability Standards
. Distance Learning or Mississippi Online
				  Course Application (MOCA) courses may be used to ensure students' enrollment at
				  each school.
Advanced Placement teachers shall submit their course syllabi
				  to the College Board for approval (see
www.CollegeBoard.org
). Teachers in districts
				  implementing programs authorized by the State Board of Education (i.e., IB,
				  AICE) shall have completed a district- or program-specific professional
				  development.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										37-1-3 and
				  37-15-39 (Revised
				  3/2022)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 28 - Curriculum › Rule 7-3-28.4 - Early Learning Guidelines for Four Year Old Children

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Department of Education will provide
				  standards and guidelines for Mississippi schools serving three year old
				  children and four year old children. The standards and guidelines may be
				  updated every five to seven years based on revisions to national standards. As
				  the documents are revised and approved by the State Board of Education, the
				  modifications will be disseminated to the appropriate individuals in the
				  educational community. An up-to-date copy of the standards and guidelines shall
				  be kept on file at the Mississippi Department of Education.
For a copy of the Mississippi Early Learning Standards for
				  Classrooms Serving
Four- year-old Children,
please visit the
				  Mississippi Secretary of State's website at Regulations and Enforcement,
				  Administrative Code, Title 7: Education K-12; Part # 5.
For a copy of the Mississippi Early Learning Standards for
				  Classrooms Serving
Three- year old Children,
please visit the
				  Mississippi Secretary of State's website at Regulations and Enforcement,
				  Administrative Code, Title 7: Education K-12; Part # 6.
Miss Code Ann. §
										37-3-49
				  (Revised 2/2012)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 28 - Curriculum › Rule 7-3-28.5 - Credit Recovery Policy

Current through June 25, 2024
The purpose of the credit recovery policy is to provide
				  guidance to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) with credit recovery programs.
				  Credit recovery allows students who have been unsuccessful in mastering
				  particular content or skills an opportunity to apply for credit recovery as an
				  alternative to repeating the entire course.
1. Credit recovery is defined as a
				course-specific, skill-based learning opportunity for students who have
				previously been unsuccessful in mastering content/skills required to receive
				course credit or earn promotion. To be eligible for credit recovery, a student
				shall have:
a. Completed the entire course and
				received a failing grade for the course, and/or.
b. Failed a SATP assessment.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 28 - Curriculum › Rule 7-3-28.6 - Essentials for College Math and Essentials for College Literacy Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
The purpose of the Essentials for College Math and
				  Essentials for College Literacy is to provide the Local Education Agencies
				  (LEAs) with the policies needed at the school level to teach either course and
				  for students to earn the necessary scores for non-postsecondary remediation.
I. In an effort to better prepare
				high school students for the transition to postsecondary study, Mississippi in
				conjunction with Southern Region Educational Board and seventeen other states
				have developed two courses that align with college and career readiness
				standards. Based on Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Policy
				608, students who complete one or both of these courses with an 80 or above
				will not be required to take the corresponding remedial courses for College
				Algebra or English Composition I at any of the eight public Mississippi
				Universities.
II. Beginning with
				the 2017-2018 school year, any LEA that offers either of the Essentials for
				College Literacy and Essentials for College Math classes must meet the
				following requirements:
a. Teacher must have
				a valid 7-12 mathematics endorsement (154) or English Language Arts/Literacy
				(119) endorsement before participating in this training.
b. Teacher must attend certification training
				as offered or approved by the Mississippi Department of Education.
c. Teacher must apply for and request an add
				the 930 supplemental endorsement for the Essentials for College Literacy or the
				929 supplemental endorsement for the Essentials for College Math to be added to
				his/her teaching license with the Mississippi Department of Education Office of
				Teacher Licensure.
d. Students
				eligible for this class must enter with an ACT sub-score of 15-18 in the
				respective content area (English or mathematics).
e. Students must be classified as a senior
				for enrollment. An exception to this requirement may include students
				classified as a junior planning to graduation prior to the spring of their
				senior year.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 28 - Curriculum › Rule 7-3-28.8 - Mississippi Seal of Biliteracy

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to establish minimum criteria
				  for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in awarding Seals of Biliteracy. The Seal
				  of Biliteracy recognizes and awards students who have attained proficiency in
				  one or more world languages and English by high school graduation. The Seal of
				  Biliteracy demonstrates attainment of biliteracy for students, employers, and
				  postsecondary institutions. It also signals a student's readiness for college
				  and career and for engagement as a global citizen. Participation in the
				  Mississippi Department of Education's (MDE) Seal of Biliteracy shall be
				  determined by LEAs. Beginning school year 2019-2020 the MDE shall require
				  participating school districts to follow the award process as defined in the
				  Mississippi Seal of Biliteracy Guidance Document. LEAs are also required to
				  report Seal of Biliteracy award data to the MDE.
2.
District Requirements when Awarding
				the Seal of Biliteracy
Each district shall adopt local school board
				policy which adheres to the basic standards set forth by the MDE.
3.
Standards:
a. The Seal shall be completed by an eligible
				student's high school graduation date.
b. The Seal shall be noted on the high school
				transcript as a credential that can be viewed by colleges, universities, and
				future employers.
c. LEAs shall set
				up their own process for collecting, recording, and maintaining the data for
				students receiving the Seal of Biliteracy. This shall include the evidence
				verifying criteria for Seal had been met upon which attaining the Seal is
				based, the number of Silver Seals of Biliteracy and Gold Seals of Biliteracy
				awarded, and the languages other than English in which students earned the
				Seal. The data shall also be divided into subgroups specifying the number of
				students earning the Seal who are former English learners and the number of
				students who are native English speakers.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 29 - Driver Education › Rule 7-3-29.1 - Driver Education

Current through June 25, 2024
The regulations governing the Driver Education Program are
				  amended in accord with the attached document entitled
Driver Education and Training Program Regulations.
DRIVER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM
				  REGULATIONS
1. Right to
				Establish Driver Education and Training Programs
a. Any school or school district maintaining
				a secondary school which includes any combination of grades nine (9) through
				twelve (12) desiring to establish and maintain automobile driver training under
				the provisions of this Act, shall submit an application to the State Board of
				Education for approval.
b. To
				justify procurement and maintenance of an automobile and an instructor, an
				attendance center should not have less than 10 students enrolled in the driver
				education program.
c. All schools
				or school districts must be accredited. Public schools must be accredited by
				the Commission on School Accreditation. Nonpublic schools must be accredited by
				the Commission on School Accreditation, the Mississippi Private School
				Association, or Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 30 - Dropout Prevention › Rule 7-3-30.1 - Compulsory School Attendance

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Requirements
a.
				Employment of all School Attendance Officers, qualifications and duties, shall
				be in compliance with {MS Code §
										37-13-89}
				(1972).
b. Pursuant to {MS Code
				§
										43-21-321
				and §
										37-13-80}
				School Attendance Officers shall:
i. Serve on
				transition teams to assist youth in detention centers to transition
				successfully back into the home school district once released from detention;
				and
ii. Gather accurate data on
				youth in juvenile detention centers to properly track students.
c. In addition to the duties set
				forth in statute, State School Attendance Officers shall be required to provide
				technical assistance to school districts in the areas of attendance and dropout
				prevention.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 30 - Dropout Prevention › Rule 7-3-30.2 - Reporting Unexcused Absences

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Pursuant to
				Mississippi Code 37-13-91, a parent, guardian or custodian of a
				compulsory-school- age child in this state shall cause the child to enroll in
				and attend a public school or legitimate nonpublic for the period of time that
				the child is of compulsory-school-age. Mississippi Code Section
				37-9-14(2)(u)
				 states that School District Superintendents
				are "to comply in a timely manner with the compulsory education reporting
				requirements prescribed in Section
				37-13-92(6)."
				The State Department of Education shall prescribe a uniform method for schools
				to utilize in reporting the unlawful absences to the school attendance officer.
a. An unlawful absence is an absence by any
				compulsory school-age child missing for thirty-seven (37%) or more of a school
				day, in which the absence is not due to a valid excuse for temporary
				nonattendance.
b. An unlawful
				absence is an absence by any compulsory school-age child who is removed from
				school for days missed as a result of disciplinary suspension. Absences due to
				suspension or expulsion shall not be excused by the school district
				superintendent, or his designee. A student that is absent due to suspensions or
				expulsions shall not be reported as truant.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 30 - Dropout Prevention › Rule 7-3-30.4 - Truancy Rate Definition, Calculation and Rate

Current through June 25, 2024
1. PURPOSE
Pursuant to MS Code §
										37-13-91,
				  a parent, guardian or custodian of a compulsory-school- age child in this state
				  shall cause the child to enroll in and attend a public school or legitimate
				  nonpublic school for the period of time that the child is of compulsory-school-
				  age. A "Compulsory-school-age child" means a child who has attained or will
				  attain the age of six (6) years on or before September 1 of the calendar year
				  and who has not attained the age of seventeen (17) years on or before September
				  1 of the calendar year; and shall include any child who has attained or will
				  attain the age of five (5) years on or before September 1 and has enrolled in a
				  full-day public school kindergarten program. Provided, however, that the parent
				  or guardian of any child enrolled in a full-day public school kindergarten
				  program shall be allowed to disenroll the child from the program on a one-time
				  basis, and such child shall not be deemed a compulsory-school-age child until
				  the child attains the age of six (6) years.
Pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary School Act, Subpart
				  I, §4112, (c)(3)(A)(B)(i), beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, state
				  education agencies were required to report truancy rates on a school-by-school
				  basis to the US Department of Education. In an effort to ensure compliance with
				  federal guidelines, this policy sets forth the distinction between excused and
				  unlawful absences and provides formulas for truancy, habitual truancy,
				  suspension and expulsion rate calculations. This information will serve to
				  establish a uniform reporting method.
2. DEFINITIONS
a. Cumulative Enrollment - sum of all
				entering students within a school year.
b. Excused Absence - any of seven designated
				valid excuses for temporary nonattendance of a compulsory-school-age child
				enrolled in a public school, pursuant to MS Code §
										37-13-91,
				(4) (a) through (4) (i).
c.
				Habitual Truant - a student who has accumulated twelve (12) or more unlawful
				absences, excluding suspension and expulsion days, in a school year, which
				shall result in the filing of a petition in a court of competent jurisdiction
				by the school attendance officer.
d. School Day - pursuant to Mississippi Code
				§
										37-13-91(d),
				defined as not less than five (5) and not more than eight (8) hours of actual
				teaching in which both teachers and pupils are in regular attendance for
				scheduled schoolwork.
e. Truant - a
				student that has accumulated five (5) or more unlawful absences in a school
				year, excluding suspension and expulsion days.
f. Unlawful absence - (also known as an
				unexcused absence) an absence during a school day by a compulsory-school-age
				child, which the absence is not due to a valid excuse for temporary
				nonattendance, pursuant to MS Code §
										37-13-91(4).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 30 - Dropout Prevention › Rule 7-3-30.5 - Dropout Prevention Plan

Current through June 25, 2024
Miss Code Ann §
									37-13-80.
				  Office of Dropout Prevention created; qualifications and responsibilities of
				  director; date for implementation of dropout prevention program; procedures for
				  tracking students who enter and leave detention centers; dropout prevention
				  plan to address student transition to home school districts; legislative intent
				  [Repealed effective June 30, 2009].
1.
				There is created the Office of Dropout Prevention within the State Department
				of Education. The office shall be responsible for the administration of a
				statewide dropout prevention program.
2. The State Superintendent of Public
				Education shall appoint a director for the Office of Dropout Prevention, who
				shall meet all qualifications established by the State Superintendent of Public
				Education and the State Personnel Board. The director shall be responsible for
				the proper administration of the Office of Dropout Prevention and any other
				regulations or policies that may be adopted by the State Board of Education
(Miss. Code Ann.
§
									37-13-80).
3. Each school district shall
				implement a dropout prevention program approved by the Office of Dropout
				Prevention of the State Department of Education by the 2012-2013, and annually
				thereafter school year
(Miss. Code Ann.
§
									37-13-80).
4. Each local school district will
				be held responsible for reducing and/or eliminating dropouts in the district.
				The local school district will be responsible for the implementation of dropout
				plans focusing on issues such as, but not limited to:
a. Dropout Prevention initiatives that focus
				on the needs of individual local education agencies;
b. Establishing policies and procedures that
				meet the needs of the districts;
c.
				Focusing on the student-centered goals and objectives that is
				measureable;
d. Strong emphasis on
				reducing the retention rates in grades kindergarten, first and
				second;
e. Targeting subgroups that
				need additional assistance to meet graduation requirements; and
f. Dropout recovery initiatives that focus on
				students age seventeen (17) through twenty- one (21), who dropped out of school
				(Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-13-80).