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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 142 - Guidelines and Clarification of Requirements for Issuance of Career and Technical Education (Occupation Educator) Licenses › TAB 2 - Supplemental or "Add On" Endorsements by Code and Subject/Program Area › Section 7-142-982 - Information and Communications Technology II (to be deleted and replaced by Computer Science July 2021)

Current through June 25, 2024
This is an "add on" endorsement that may be earned only
				  by persons who hold a currently valid 5-year standard Mississippi Educator
				  License with endorsement in any subject area (academic or
				  occupational).
A #982 endorsement allows a person to teach the
				  following course:
000272 Information & Communications Technology II
This endorsement requires the following:
1. Applicant must hold a currently valid
				5-year standard Mississippi Educator License.
2. Applicant must validate technology
				competency by attaining the established minimum score or higher on an
				assessment approved by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). The
				assessment must be directly related to technology competency required by the
				grade level and subject matter being taught. Approved assessment for this
				license is IC3.
3. Applicant must
				demonstrate the ability to function in and maintain a networked
				laboratory.
4. Applicant must
				successfully complete a Certification for online learning workshop, module, or
				course that is approved by the MDE.
5. Applicant must demonstrate keyboarding
				skill with proper technique and with speed of a total of 30 net words per
				minute (minimum) using the touch method.
6. Applicant must successfully complete an
				ICT II Certification workshop, module, or course that is approved by the MDE.
Note: If the applicant meets all requirements listed
				  above, that applicant will be issued a 982 endorsement-a five-year license. If
				  the applicant meets the five year license requirement, but does not meet all
				  other requirements, the applicant may be issued a three-year endorsement
				  (license), and all requirements stated above must be satisfied prior to the
				  ending date of that license.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 142 - Guidelines and Clarification of Requirements for Issuance of Career and Technical Education (Occupation Educator) Licenses › TAB 2 - Supplemental or "Add On" Endorsements by Code and Subject/Program Area › Section 7-142-983 - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Application-STEM

Current through June 25, 2024
This is an "add on" endorsement that may be earned only
				  by persons who hold a currently valid 5-year standard Mississippi Educator
				  License with endorsement in any subject area (academic or
				  occupational).
A #983 endorsement allows a person to teach the
				  following course:
000287 Computer Science and Engineering
This endorsement requires the following:
1. Applicant must hold a currently valid
				5-year standard Mississippi Educator License
2. Applicant must validate technology
				competency by attaining the established minimum score or higher on an
				assessment approved by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). The
				assessment must be directly related to technology competency required by the
				grade level and subject matter being taught. Approved assessment for this
				license is IC3.
3. Applicant must
				demonstrate the ability to function in and maintain a networked
				laboratory.
4. Applicant must
				successfully complete a Certification for online learning workshop, module, or
				course that is approved by the MDE.
5. Applicant must successfully complete a
				STEM Certification workshop, module, or course that is approved by the MDE.
Note: If the applicant meets all requirements listed
				  above, that applicant will be issued a 983 endorsement-a five-year license. If
				  the applicant meets the five year license requirement, but does not meet all
				  other requirements, the applicant may be issued a three-year endorsement
				  (license), and all requirements stated above must be satisfied prior to the
				  ending date of that license.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 142 - Guidelines and Clarification of Requirements for Issuance of Career and Technical Education (Occupation Educator) Licenses › TAB 3 - Occupational Educator Licenses for Certain Postsecondary Educator Areas by Endorsement Code and Subject/Program Area › Secondary Career and Technical Education at Postsecondary Institutions

Current through June 25, 2024
Teachers at postsecondary institutions (community/junior
				  colleges) who are teaching secondary programs of study with secondary students
				  enrolled must hold a valid secondary educator license appropriate to the
				  subject being taught. These teachers are subject to the same
				  regulations/requirements as secondary teachers of the same subjects.
Postsecondary licenses issued by Mississippi Department of
				  Education will continue to be honored until the expiration date of the license.
				  At that time, the applicant will apply for the appropriate secondary license
				  and must meet requirements in effect for that secondary
				  license.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 142 - Guidelines and Clarification of Requirements for Issuance of Career and Technical Education (Occupation Educator) Licenses › TAB 3 - Occupational Educator Licenses for Certain Postsecondary Educator Areas by Endorsement Code and Subject/Program Area › Postsecondary Interim Career and Technical Education Certification Non-Traditional Adult Vocational Entities › Section 7-142-506 - Special Populations Personnel (postsecondary only)

Current through June 25, 2024
This endorsement licenses a person to serve as
					 follows:
Persons with this endorsement are eligible to serve as
					 teacher or coordinator of students in special populations by providing them
					 with educational services. This is a one-year license.
This endorsement requires the
					 following:
1. Bachelor's degree
				  must be in Education with a major or minor in mathematics, English, elementary,
				  adult, special education or vocational education.
2. This is a one-year license, and it may be
				  converted to a five-year license by completion of an approved three (3)
				  semester credit course in History, Philosophy, or Principles of Vocational
				  Education during first year of employment
OR
completion of the
				  comparable VIP education module at the RCU at MSU.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 142 - Guidelines and Clarification of Requirements for Issuance of Career and Technical Education (Occupation Educator) Licenses › TAB 3 - Occupational Educator Licenses for Certain Postsecondary Educator Areas by Endorsement Code and Subject/Program Area › Postsecondary Interim Career and Technical Education Certification Non-Traditional Adult Vocational Entities › Section 7-142-533 - Tech Prep Coordinator

Current through June 25, 2024
This endorsement licenses a person to serve as
					 follows:
Persons with this endorsement are eligible to serve as
					 Coordinator of Tech Prep consortia at the community or junior college. This is
					 a one-year license.
This endorsement requires the
					 following:
1. A bachelor's or
				  higher degree in Secondary Education from an accredited teacher education
				  institution OR a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited
				  college/university and hold a standard license in one of the areas of career
				  and technical education
2. Two (2)
				  years of teaching experience.
3.
				  This is a one-year license, and it may be converted to a five-year license by
				  completion of an approved three (3) semester credit course in History,
				  Philosophy, or Principles of Vocational Education during first year of
				  employment OR completion of the comparable VIP education module at the RCU at
				  MSU during the first year of employment.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 142 - Guidelines and Clarification of Requirements for Issuance of Career and Technical Education (Occupation Educator) Licenses › TAB 3 - Occupational Educator Licenses for Certain Postsecondary Educator Areas by Endorsement Code and Subject/Program Area › Postsecondary Interim Career and Technical Education Certification Non-Traditional Adult Vocational Entities › Section 7-142-911 - Career and Technical Education Administrator

Current through June 25, 2024
This is an "add on" endorsement that may be earned
					 only by persons who hold a currently valid Mississippi Educator License with
					 endorsement #486-Administrator.
A #911 endorsement allows a person to serve as a
					 career and technical education administrator.
This endorsement requires the
					 following:
1. Currently valid
				  Mississippi Educator License with endorsement in Administration #486.
2. Applicant must successfully complete a
				  Certification for online learning workshop, module, or course that is approved
				  by the Mississippi Department of Education.
3. Applicant must validate technology
				  competency by attaining the established minimum score or higher on an
				  assessment approved by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). The
				  assessment must be directly related to technology competency required by the
				  position. Approved assessments for this license are IC3 or other approved MDE
				  substitute.
4. Applicant must
				  successfully complete a Career & Technical Administrator's Academy as
				  approved by the Mississippi Department of Education.
Note #1: Effective with academic year 2012-2013, all
					 Career & Technical Administrators must hold a 911 endorsement. To receive
					 reimbursement, all Career & Technical Administrators must complete and
					 submit an application form for this license.
Note: If the applicant meets all requirements listed
					 above, that applicant will be issued a 911 endorsement-a five-year license. If
					 the applicant meets the endorsement requirement, but does not meet all other
					 requirements, the applicant may be issued a three-year endorsement (license),
					 and all requirements stated above must be satisfied prior to the ending date of
					 that license.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION › LAWS

Current through June 25, 2024
MISS. CODE ANN. §
											37-17-7. Accreditation of
				  Nonpublic Schools.
Any nonpublic school may, through its governing body,
				  request that the State Board of Education approve such institution. Approval
				  shall be based upon a process promulgated by the State Board of Education;
				  provided, however, that in no event shall the State Board of Education adopt
				  more stringent standards for approval of nonpublic schools than the
				  accreditation standards applied to public schools.
MISS. CODE ANN. §
											37-17-9. Accreditation by Other
				  Agencies.
This chapter shall not be construed to establish the
				  only accrediting agency in the State of Mississippi, and nothing contained
				  herein shall be construed to prevent any nonpublic school association or
				  associations or group or groups from establishing its or their accrediting
				  agency, unrelated to any such accrediting agency for public schools as
				  established by this chapter. Nothing in the chapter shall prevent such
				  nonpublic school accrediting agency or agencies from functioning in such
				  capacity.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-1.0 - PARTICIPATION › Section 7-163-1.0-1.1 - Definition of a Nonpublic School

Current through June 25, 2024
The term
nonpublic school
includes private
					 schools, parochial and other church-related schools, special purpose schools
					 either privately owned and operated or governed by a public agency other than
					 the Mississippi Department of Education, and Indian schools funded by the
					 Bureau of Indian Affairs. Nonpublic schools may be operated either as a for
					 profit organization or as a nonprofit, tax-exempt
					 corporation.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-1.0 - PARTICIPATION › Section 7-163-1.0-1.2 - Exclusions

Current through June 25, 2024
Home schools and home-schooling programs, including those
					 that are affiliated with an approved accrediting agency, are specifically
					 excluded and are not eligible to participate in the State Board of Education
					 accreditation process. Alsoexcluded are daycare centersserving children below
					 the ageof 6, preschool programs (except those serving children ages 3-5 with
					 disabilities), and adult education programs specifically designed to serve an
					 adult-age population.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-1.0 - PARTICIPATION › Section 7-163-1.0-1.3 - Initial Accreditation

Current through June 25, 2024
Initial accreditation requires any newly applying school to
					 be fully operational and to substantiate compliance with all accreditation
					 requirements of the State Board of Education. Sufficient data necessary to
					 substantiate compliance with all accreditation standards must be available at
					 the time of the initial accreditation audit. Each nonpublic school voluntarily
					 seeking initial accreditation must have conducted a program of educational
					 services for a period of at least one (1) calendar year prior to the date
					 ofproposed State Board of Education accreditation. This one-year requirement is
					 not applicable to educational programs under the jurisdiction of state agencies
					 currently operating accredited school programs.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-2.0 - ACCREDITATION POLICY › Section 7-163-2.0-2.1 - Assignment of Accreditation Statuses

Current through June 25, 2024
Accreditation of a nonpublic school will be determined by
					 the extent to which the school complies with each of the applicable
					 requirements contained in this document. Information concerning the school's
					 compliance with accreditation requirements and standards will be reported to
					 the State Board of Education on an annual basis. The local governing body and
					 school administration are responsible for ensuring that all data reported to
					 the Mississippi Department of Education are true and accurate as verified by
					 supporting documentation on file in the school. Reporting false information is
					 a violation of the accreditation requirements set forth by the State Board of
					 Education and may result in the downgrading of the school's accreditation
					 status.
After the State Board of Education takes action on
					 accreditation records presented, the school's local governing body and school
					 administration are notified of the status assigned. The decision of the State
					 Board of Education is final unless appealed by the local governing body of the
					 school to the State Board of Education in accordance with the appeal procedures
					 in Policy 6.0 of this document.
Annual accreditation statuses are assigned in December each
					 school year and are determined by information verified during the previous
					 school year. An assigned accreditation status remains in effect during that
					 school year unless (a) the correction of deficiencies in meeting accreditation
					 standards upgrades a status or (b) a verified report of noncompliance with
					 accreditation requirements and/or standards is of such a nature that special
					 State Board of Education action to downgrade a status is
					 warranted.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-2.0 - ACCREDITATION POLICY › Section 7-163-2.0-2.2 - Process Standards

Current through June 25, 2024
Process (input) standards address accepted educational
					 principles and practices that are believed to promote educational quality. Any
					 verified violation of a process standard is noted on the record of a school at
					 the time of discovery within any school year but does not affect the current
					 accreditation status of the school. If a noted violation of a process standard
					 has not been corrected by the following school year when accreditation statuses
					 are assigned, the violation is reported to the State Board of Education for
					 appropriate action. The State Board of Education reserves the right to suspend
					 school compliance of any accreditation process standard that is not directly
					 mandated by state or federal law.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-2.0 - ACCREDITATION POLICY › Section 7-163-2.0-2.3 - Annual Accreditation Statuses

Current through June 25, 2024
Accreditation statuses assigned by the State Board of
					 Education are (a)
TEMPORARY
, (b)
ACCREDITED
, (c)
ADVISED
, (d)
PROBATION
, and (e)
WITHDRAWN
.
TEMPORARY.
A
TEMPORARY
status may
					 be assigned to a satellite school or a school newlyestablished by the local
					 governing body of an accredited nonpublic school/system currently on record
					 with the State Board of Education.
A special purpose school that serves students with
					 disabilities may be assigned a
TEMPORARY
status when (a) the
					 special purpose school is in compliance with IDEA and relevant state
					 regulations and (b) is accredited by AdvancED or by the Joint Commission on
					 Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
A
TEMPORARY
status will expire twelve (12)
					 months from the date that the
TEMPORARY
status was assigned and is
					 not renewable. During the twelve-month period, the school may apply to the
					 State Board of Education for an accreditation status.
ACCREDITED
. A
					 nonpublic school will be assigned an
ACCREDITED
status when the
					 school is in compliance with each of the applicable accreditation requirements
					 and standards as described in this document.
ADVISED.
A nonpublic
					 school will be assigned an
ADVISED
status the first year that the
					 school fails to comply with all of the requirements as described in this
					 document.
PROBATION.
A
					 nonpublic school will be assigned a
PROBATION
status if the school
					 was assigned an
ADVISED status the previous school year and the nonpublic
					 school has not taken corrective actions or has not resolved the process
					 standard deficiencies that resulted in the ADVISED status. The nonpublic school
					 will be required to develop a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) to address the
					 deficiencies. (See Accreditation Policy 2.4.2.)
WITHDRAWN.
A
					 nonpublic school will be assigned a
WITHDRAWN
status when the
					 school has been previously assigned a status of
PROBATION
and the
					 school fails to meet the goals and timelines for resolving identified
					 deficiencies as stated in its approved Corrective Action Plan
					 (CAP).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-2.0 - ACCREDITATION POLICY › Section 7-163-2.0-2.5 - Resolving Accreditation Controversies

Current through June 25, 2024
All controversies involving the accreditation statuses of
					 schools are initially heard by a duly authorized representative of the State
					 Board of Education in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-17-5 and Policy
					 6.0.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-2.0 - ACCREDITATION POLICY › Section 7-163-2.0-2.6 - Removal of Accreditation Status

Current through June 25, 2024
Before acting to remove a school's accreditation status,
					 the school will be notified in writing of the option to voluntarily withdraw
					 from the accreditation process without prejudice.
(See Nonpublic School
					 Accreditation Policy 2.7.)
If school officials choose the option not to
					 withdraw, the appeal procedures in Section 6.0 of this document will be
					 followed.
The State Board of Education will take action to
					 remove a nonpublic school's accreditation status only when:
*
the school fails to submit a Corrective Action Plan
					 (CAP) as required,
*
the school fails to meet the goals and timelines
					 for resolving identified deficiencies as stated in its Corrective Action Plan
					 (CAP),
*
accumulated violations are of such a serious nature
					 that special State Board of Education action is warranted, or
*
an intentional act of reporting false information
					 is confirmed.
When the State Board of Education takes action to remove
					 the accreditation status of a nonpublic school, the accredited status will be
					 noted as
WITHDRAWN.
When the accreditation status of a nonpublic school is
					 removed for any of the reasons described in this section, the school may not be
					 reconsidered for accreditation until one (1) full school year has passed. Prior
					 to being reconsidered as an accredited nonpublic school, the school will be
					 evaluated by a committee designated by the State Board of Education. If the
					 committee confirms that the school is in compliance with all accreditation
					 requirements and standards, then the reinstatement status of the school will be
PROBATION
for one (1) school year.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-2.0 - ACCREDITATION POLICY › Section 7-163-2.0-2.7 - Voluntarily Withdrawing from Accreditation Process

Current through June 25, 2024
A nonpublic school may voluntarily withdraw from the
					 accreditation process at any time without prejudice by submitting a written
					 request signed by the local governing body and the chief school administrator.
					 When a nonpublic school voluntarily withdraws from the accreditation process,
					 all school records are moved to the inactive files and remain on file with the
					 Mississippi Department of Education as a previously State Board of Education
					 accredited nonpublic school.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-2.0 - ACCREDITATION POLICY › Section 7-163-2.0-2.8 - Reinstatement Process

Current through June 25, 2024
A previously State Board of Education accredited nonpublic
					 school whose school records are noted as
Inactive
may request to
					 be reinstated using the same procedures and criteria for initial accreditation.
					 (
See Nonpublic School Accreditation Policy
					 4.2.2
.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-3.0 - ANNUAL REPORTING PROCEDURES › Section 7-163-3.0-3.1 - Annual Application Process

Current through June 25, 2024
A nonpublic school voluntarily seeking Accreditation from
					 the State Board of Education must request annual accreditation by direct
					 application. The official request for State Board of Education accreditation
					 must be signed by the chief school administrator and the local governing body.
					 Completed applications
must
be received no later than
October 1
of each school year. Any changes or revisions of data on
					 the application form should be reported immediately to the Office of District
					 Accreditation. The application form includes the areas listed below.
3.1.1
Identifying Information
* Name, mailing address, and telephone number(s) of the
					 school;
* Name of the chief school administrator; and
* Name, address, and phone number of the official designee
					 of the local governing body.
3.1.2
Enrollment Data and
				  Staffing
* Number of students currently enrolled by grade, race, and
					 gender; and
* Number of instructional staff members by grade level and
					 total.
3.1.3
Annual
				  Calendar of School
3.1.4
Participation in Federal/State Funded Programs
3.1.5
Graduation Data
3.1.6
Preliminary List of School
				  Staff
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-3.0 - ANNUAL REPORTING PROCEDURES › Section 7-163-3.0-3.2 - Annual Compliance Report

Current through June 25, 2024
Each nonpublic school voluntarily seeking accreditation
					 must complete the Annual Compliance Report. The Annual Compliance Report
					 includes a questionnaire, a report of noncompliance with accreditation
					 standards, and a statement of assurances signed by the chief school
					 administrator. The compliance report must be completed and submitted by
October 1
with the application form.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-3.0 - ANNUAL REPORTING PROCEDURES › Section 7-163-3.0-3.3 - Annual Personnel Data Report

Current through June 25, 2024
Each accredited nonpublic school is required to complete
					 and submit the personnel data report for each school employee. The personnel
					 data report must be submitted each school year within the timelines established
					 by the Office of Management Information Systems. Specific reporting
					 requirements are outlined in the current edition of the
Mississippi Personnel/Accreditation Data Report Reference
					 Manual
.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-3.0 - ANNUAL REPORTING PROCEDURES › Section 7-163-3.0-3.4 - Summer School/Extended Year Report

Current through June 25, 2024
Each accredited nonpublic school providing a Summer School
					 and/or Extended Year Program must report those programs to the Mississippi
					 Department of Education. This report is not required for special purpose
					 schools providing twelve-month continuous educational
					 programs.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-4.0 - ACCREDITATION MONITORING PROCEDURES › Section 7-163-4.0-4.1 - Annual Analysis and Validation of Data

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Board of Education will designate Department of
					 Education staff to review annual reports and direct audit teams, as needed, to
					 validate the information. Upon review of the compliance report and application
					 requesting accreditation, the staff will compare the information with any other
					 data on file within the Mississippi Department of Education, notify the school
					 of any inconsistency in reporting or any apparent deficiency in meeting
					 accreditation requirements, and work with the school to clarify or eliminate
					 said inconsistency or deficiency.
Information submitted by each school will be validated by
					 auditors through in-house procedures and on-site audits. Based upon information
					 received and reviewed, the staff will submit to the State Board of Education in
					 writing the recommended accreditation status for each nonpublic school. The
					 State Board of Education will review the staff recommendations and act on
					 accreditation records, advising each chief school administrator and chairperson
					 of the governing board in writing of the accreditation status assigned the
					 school.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-4.0 - ACCREDITATION MONITORING PROCEDURES › Section 7-163-4.0-4.2 - On-site Evaluations

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Board of Education will designate staff in the
					 Mississippi Department of Education to conduct field audits of nonpublic
					 schools to determine compliance with accreditation requirements and standards.
					 The results of all on-site audits will be compiled in a report and noted in
					 each school's current accreditation records. If deficiencies are found in
					 meeting accreditation standards or state and federal laws, the chief school
					 administrator is notified in writing and given thirty (30) days from the
					 receipt of notification to provide a written response. The report of findings
					 is filed in the current accreditation records in the Office of District
					 Accreditation.
4.2.1
Scheduled
				  Site Visits
On-site accreditation audits of nonpublic schools will be
					 scheduled on a five-year cycle and will be conducted by a team of trained
					 evaluators under the supervision of a Mississippi Department of Education
					 auditor or other designated staff. Staff from the Office of Special Education
					 will determine compliance with state and federal special education regulations
					 at no cost to the nonpublic school.
4.2.2
Initial Accreditation
The initial accreditation audit of a nonpublic school not
					 previously on record with the Mississippi Department of Education must be
					 conducted by a designated committee before an accreditation status is assigned.
					 The purpose of the initial on-site visit is two-fold:
(a) to confirm the information reported on
				  the accreditation request application and
(b) to verify compliance with all
				  accreditation requirements and standards specified in this document.
A newly applying nonpublic school not previously on record
					 with the State Board of Education must be fully operational at the time of the
					 site visit. Each nonpublic school voluntarily seeking initial accreditation
					 must have conducted a program of educational services for a period of at least
					 one (1) calendar year prior to the date of proposed State Board of Education
					 accreditation. (
See exemption for state agency schools in Nonpublic
					 School Accreditation Policy 1.3
.) Sufficient data necessary to
					 substantiate compliance with all accreditation requirements and standards must
					 be available.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-5.0 - COMPLAINTS

Current through June 25, 2024
All formal complaints made against a nonpublic school must be
				  submitted in writing to the Office of District Accreditation and must bear the
				  signature of the individual(s) registering the complaint. The written complaint
				  must include sufficient details concerning the school's alleged violation of
				  accreditation requirements and standards. If the complaint addresses an area
				  over which the State Board of Education has no authority, the individual filing
				  the complaint will be informed in writing. Procedures for conducting an
				  investigative audit are addressed in Accreditation Policy
				  4.2.4.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-6.0 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-163-6.0-6.1 - Request for Hearing

Current through June 25, 2024
The local governing body of a nonpublic school may request
					 a hearing by filing a written notice for such with the Office of District
					 Accreditation within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the decision of the
					 State Board of Education.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-163-6.0 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-163-6.0-6.2 - Authorized Representative of the State Board of Education

Current through June 25, 2024
Upon receipt of the written request for hearing from the
					 local governing body, the chairman of the State Board of Education assigns, in
					 writing, a duly authorized representative previously appointed by the State
					 Board of Education to hear the controversy.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PROCESS STANDARDS

Current through June 25, 2024
ADMINISTRATION AND
				PERSONNEL
1. The
			 school is governed through official policies approved by the local governing
			 body under which the school operates.
Note: Some differences exist between public boards and
				state agencies that have responsibilities for disbursing public funds and the
				privately funded local governing body, which may delegate more fiscal freedom
				to the chief administrator of the school. Advisory councils or boards of
				parochial and church-related schools must meet requirements of the church as
				established by the churches' religious leaders. For Catholic schools, the
				Bishop may veto any council action or, in extreme cases, may dissolve the
				council. The Choctaw Tribal Schools are governed by policies of the Tribal
				Council in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Mississippi Band
				of Choctaw Indians.
1.1. The
			 local governing body maintains records of all official actions in minutes dated
			 and signed or approved by the local governing body.
Note: The local governing body may be able to fulfill its
				leadership and policy roles with less than monthly meetings.
1.2 The official policies of the
			 local governing body are in writing, on file in the school's administrative
			 office, and ensure that rules and regulations are established under which the
			 school is administered.
1.3. 
			 School policy establishes written procedures for placement of students in the
			 program and procedures for students to exit the program.
1.4 School policy addresses the development
			 of guidelines for school-wide student disciplinary practices.
1.5 Employment and dismissal of all personnel
			 follow written procedures and regulations established by the local governing
			 body.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › APPENDICES › Appendix 7-163-C

Current through June 25, 2024
APPENDIX C-1
Effective school year 2021-2022 APPENDIX C-1 is no
				  longer applicable.
APPENDIX C-2
Effective school year 2022-2023 APPENDIX C-2 is no
				  longer applicable.
This information is available from Institutions of
				  Higher Learning
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › APPENDICES › Appendix 7-163-E

Current through June 25, 2024
STUDENT RECORDS STANDARD
				  8
1. Student records are collected, maintained, and
				  disseminated as required by Miss. Code Ann. §§ 37- 15-1 through
				  37-15-3, as amended, the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
				  1974
, as amended, 20 USC Section 1231, and the Confidentiality Section
				  of the
Individuals with Disabilities Act, 1997
				  Amendments.
2. Permanent records are kept in perpetuity for every person
				  who has enrolled or is enrolled in a school.
3. The permanent record contains (a) legal name and address
				  of the student, (b) date of birth as verified by birth certificate, (c) courses
				  taken and grades or proficiency level earned, (d) immunization record, (e) date
				  of withdrawal or graduation, (f) social security number {optional}, (g) record
				  of performance on the required graduation tests, and (h) any other information
				  determined by the State Board of Education.
4. Active permanent records are maintained in a secure and
				  fire-resistant location in each school until the student withdraws or
				  graduates, at which time the record may be transferred and/or placed on
				  photographic film or microfilm in a central, fire-resistant depository.
5. Cumulative records are maintained for each student
				  currently enrolled in a school.
6. The cumulative record (folder) contains the same
				  information as the permanent record, as well as results of standardized tests
				  and other information required by school board policies or prescribed by the
				  State Board of Education.
7. Active cumulative records are maintained in a secure,
				  fire-resistant location in each school.
8. Cumulative records of students who transfer or who are
				  promoted to another school within or outside the district are to be sent to the
				  head of the school to which the student transfers.
9. Cumulative records may be destroyed by order of the school
				  board of the school district in not less than five (5) years after the
				  permanent record of the student has become inactive and has been transferred to
				  the central depository of the district.
10. Permanent and active cumulative records of any school
				  (public or nonpublic) that closes are transferred to the central depository of
				  the school district wherein the closed school is located.
For further clarification or information, see the current
				  edition of the
Mississippi Cumulative Folders and Permanent Records
				  Manual of Directions.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 163 - Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards 2022 › APPENDICES › Appendix 7-163-G

Current through June 25, 2024
SUGGESTED CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN STANDARD
				  9
The School Improvement Planning process
							 utilized by AdvancED will meet the strategic planning requirements of Standard
							 9.
PURPOSE
The purpose of a strategic plan is to identify a school's
				  strengths, needs, and goals and then to outline strategies for implementing
				  necessary changes and improvements.
PARTICIPANTS/SOURCES OF INPUT
The plan is jointly developed by school personnel, the school
				  community, and representation from the local governing body. This participation
				  is documented.
SOURCES OF INPUT
Each school establishes structures that solicit regular input
				  of community citizens, students, and staff regarding the policies, procedures,
				  programs, and operation of the school. The local governing body considers such
				  input as the plan is developed.
DATA SOURCES
The plan is based upon but not limited to the
				  following:
1. A survey that reflects pupil, faculty, and community
				  attitudes or opinions concerning the school's administration and
				  programs;
2. An outline of the school's instructional management
				  program that indicates how the curriculum is aligned from subject to subject
				  and from grade to grade;
3. An analysis of student achievement data, with emphasis on
				  the evaluation component of the instructional management program;
4. The school's improvement plan (where applicable) that is
				  designed to address cited deficiencies in meeting SBE accreditation
				  requirements;
5. Student, staff, and community demographic data; and
6. A description of the school's strengths, needs, and
				  goals.
CONTENTS
The contents of the plan include identified goals, the means
				  of achieving these goals, and the timelines required. The plan includes but is
				  not limited to the following:
1. A written mission statement that reflects the purpose of
				  the educational program and the ways the mission will effect school
				  operations.
2. A description specifying how student achievement will be
				  advanced in the school over the time of the plan.
NOTE
: Supplementary documents (data sources)
				  used to identify strengths, needs, and goals of the school are not required as
				  a part of the plan but should be available for review.
ANNUAL ACCREDITATION
The local governing body evaluates, revises (if needed), and
				  approves the plan on an annual basis.
CRITERIA FOR DISTRIBUTION
The plan is made available for review upon request to patrons
				  of the school, to media with coverage in the general area of the school, and to
				  officials in the Mississippi Department of Education.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 1 - Authorization › Chapter 1 › Section 8-1-1-101.01 - CONSTITUTIONAL

Current through June 25, 2024
The state institutions of higher learning now existing in
				  Mississippi, to-wit: University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University of
				  Agriculture and Applied Science, Mississippi University for Women, University
				  of Southern Mississippi, Delta State University, Alcorn State University,
				  Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University, and any others
				  of like kind which may be hereafter organized or established by the State of
				  Mississippi, shall be under the management and control of a board of trustees
				  to be known as the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning,
				  the members thereof to be appointed by the Governor of the state with the
				  advice and consent of the Senate.
Miss. Const. Art. VIII, Section 213-A
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 1 - Authorization › Chapter 1 › Section 8-1-1-101.02 - NAME

Current through June 25, 2024
The official name of the Board of Trustees under the
				  constitution (Section 213-A) is the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of
				  Higher Learning.
Miss. Const. Art. VIII, Section 213-A
(For the purposes of these bylaws and policies, the Board of
				  Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall hereafter be referred
				  to as the "Board.")
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 1 - Authorization › Chapter 1 › Section 8-1-1-101.03 - SEAL

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board is hereby authorized and empowered, in its
				  discretion, to adopt and have an official seal in such form as it deems
				  appropriate for its official use. The official seal of the Board shall contain
				  an inner circle and an outer circle. The inner circle shall be a facsimile of
				  the inner circle of the Great Seal of the State of Mississippi. It portrays the
				  great eagle with extended pinions, holding in the right talon a palm branch and
				  a bundle of arrows in the left talon, meaning "by valor and arms." The outer
				  circle shall have inscribed therein the words "State Institutions of Higher
				  Learning."
Miss.
Code Ann.
, §
									37-101-11, as
				  amended.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 2 - General Powers › Chapter 1 › Section 8-2-1-201.0101 - APPOINTMENTS

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board of Trustees shall be composed of twelve (12)
				  members. Four (4) members of the Board of Trustees shall be appointed from each
				  of the three (3) Mississippi Supreme Court districts and, as such vacancies
				  occur, the Governor shall make appointments from the Supreme Court district
				  having the smallest number of Board members until the membership includes four
				  (4) members from each district.
Miss. Const. Art. VIII, Section 213-A
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 2 - General Powers › Chapter 1 › Section 8-2-1-201.0102 - TENURE TERMS

Current through June 25, 2024
The members of the Board of Trustees as constituted on
				  January 1, 2004, shall continue to serve until expiration of their respective
				  terms of office. Appointments made to fill vacancies created by expiration of
				  members terms of office occurring after January 1, 2004, shall be as follows:
				  The initial term of the members appointed in 2004 shall be for eleven (11)
				  years; the initial term of the members appointed in 2008 shall be for ten (10)
				  years; and the initial term of the members appointed in 2012 shall be for nine
				  (9) years. After the expiration of the initial terms, all terms shall be for
				  nine (9) years.
Miss. Const. Art. VIII, Section 213-A
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 2 - General Powers › Chapter 2 › Section 8-2-2-201.03 - MEETINGS OF THE BOARD

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall hold two (2) regular slated meetings
				  annually, one (1) in June and the other in January, and as many special
				  meetings as may be necessary on call of the president or on call of five (5)
				  members. In either case, the call shall be in writing and shall be mailed by
				  registered letter with return receipt requested, or by certified mail, to each
				  and every member at least five (5) days prior to the date of meeting. Eight (8)
				  members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business.
Miss.
Code Ann.,
§
									37-101-9,
				  as amended.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 2 - General Powers › Chapter 3 › Section 8-2-3-201.0302 - PROCEDURES FOR CHANGING BOARD POLICIES AND ADOPTING NEW POLICIES

Current through June 25, 2024
The adoption of new policies or changing existing policies is
				  solely the responsibility of the Board. It is important that sufficient time be
				  given to permit further study and to give interested parties an opportunity to
				  react; therefore, no new policies nor policy revisions introduced for the first
				  time shall be adopted until a subsequent meeting. The Board may temporarily
				  approve a policy to meet emergency conditions. However, discussion and a final
				  vote must be taken before the policy shall be formally
				  adopted.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 2 - General Powers › Chapter 3 › Section 8-2-3-201.0303 - PROCEDURES FOR ALTERING, AMENDING OR REPEALING BOARD BYLAWS OR ADOPTING NEW BYLAWS

Current through June 25, 2024
These bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new
				  bylaws may be adopted by a majority vote of the Board at any regular Board
				  meeting or at any special Board meeting when the proposed amendment has been
				  set out in the notice of such meeting.