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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 30 - Dropout Prevention › Rule 7-3-30.6 - Youth Detention Center Educational Provisions

Current through June 25, 2024
In accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
									43-21-321, educational provisions
				  are required for youth detainees in a juvenile detention center facility at a
				  minimum during the sponsoring school district's academic school year.
1. The Mississippi Department of Education
				will collaborate with the appropriate state and local agencies, juvenile
				detention centers and local school districts to ensure that educational
				services are provided to every student placed in a juvenile detention center
				(JDC).
2. A certified teacher will
				provide educational services to detainees.
3. Teacher selection shall be in consultation
				with the youth court judge.
4. The
				sponsoring school district will pay the salary of the teacher, based upon
				actual certification, state (teacher) salary schedule and number of employment
				days.
5. The sponsoring school
				district in collaboration with the home school shall comply with the
				Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and comparable state laws
				for students with special needs.
6.
				After forty-eight (48) hours of detention during the calendar year, as
				determined by the sponsoring school district, the detainee shall receive the
				following services which may be computer-based:
a. Diagnostic assessment of grade-level
				mastery of reading and math skills;
b. Individualized instruction and practice to
				address any weaknesses identified in the assessment; and
c. Character education to improve
				behavior.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 30 - Dropout Prevention › Rule 7-3-30.7 - Home School Guidelines

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated Section
				  37-13-91,
				  the Mississippi Legislature requires all compulsory-school-age children who
				  have attained or will attain the age of six (6) years on or before September 1
				  of the calendar year and who have not attained the age of seventeen (17) years
				  on or before September 1 of the calendar year; to enroll in and attend a
				  public, private or home school.
1. 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
,
				except under the following circumstances:
a.
				When a compulsory-school-age child is physically, mentally or emotionally
				incapable of attending school as determined by the appropriate school official
				based upon sufficient medical documentation.
b. When a compulsory-school-age child is
				enrolled in and pursuing a course of special education, remedial education or
				education for handicapped or physically or mentally disadvantaged children.
c. When a compulsory-school-age
				child is being educated in a legitimate home instruction program.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 30 - Dropout Prevention › Rule 7-3-30.8 - Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) State Board of
				  Education recognizes the importance of educational stability for students in
				  foster care to promote high level achievement similar to peers. Therefore, the
				  MDE will collaborate, as appropriate, with Mississippi's Child Welfare agency,
				  the State agency responsible for administering the State plans under parts B
				  and E of Title IV of the Social Security Act (
				  42
				  U.S.C. §§
										621
et
				  seq
. and 670
et seq.
, the Mississippi Department of
				  Child Protection Services (MDCPS), to ensure school stability and success for
				  youth in foster care.
I.
Written District Policy
A.
				Each Local Education Agency (LEA) shall develop a local, written, district
				policy to address educational services for students in foster care in
				accordance with Federal and State laws and regulations.
B. The policy shall, at a minimum, include
				provisions regarding:
1. The process for
				deciding the Best Interest Determination (BID);
2. The development of written procedures
				governing how transportation for children in foster care will be provided,
				arranged and funded for the duration of time and,
3. Awarding credit for full or partial
				coursework satisfactorily completed while attending prior schools, and
				consideration of credits partially completed in a prior school, awarding
				partial credits, and offering credit recovery
				courses.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 31 - Drug Testing, State Department of Education Staff › Rule 7-3-31.1 - Drug Testing, State Department of Education Staff

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Board of Education has developed drug and alcohol
				  policies and procedures in compliance with Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and
				  Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act. The policies and procedures shall
				  be implemented and enforced as outlined in the MS State Personnel Board
				  Employee Handbook and the MDE Employee Policies and Procedures
				  Manual.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Revised
				  7/2023)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 35 - Gifted › Rule 7-3-35.1 - Gifted

Current through June 25, 2024
The operation of the gifted program is governed by the
Regulations for Gifted Education Programs in Mississippi
and
				  the
Standards for the Gifted Education Programs in
				  Mississippi.
An up-to-date copy of these documents shall be kept on
				  file at the Mississippi Department of Education. Upon approval of amendments to
				  the documents by the State Board of Education, staff will disseminate to the
				  appropriate personnel in the education community.
For a copy of the Regulations for Gifted Education Programs
				  in Mississippi, please visit the Mississippi Secretary of State's website at
				  and Enforcement, Administrative Code, Title 7: Education K-12; Part # 10 and
				  Part # 96.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Revised 2/2012)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 36 - Graduation Requirements › Rule 7-3-36.2 - Policies for Subject Area Testing

Current through June 25, 2024
Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, students shall not
				  be required to pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a course for which
				  the student earns or receives credit in a Mississippi public school as a
				  requirement for graduation.
Student performance on the end-of-course Subject Area Test
				  shall be considered, along with the overall course grade based on the
				  Concordance Table as outlined in State Board Policy 3803.
Archived Information Regarding State Board Policy 3801 for
				  Students Graduation Prior to School Year 2014-2015:
Enrollment in a non-public school/program (to include, but
				  not limited to, private schools, parochial schools, home schools, virtual
				  schools, summer schools, independent study/correspondence programs, etc.) shall
				  not be used to circumvent participation in the Mississippi Statewide Assessment
				  System or students meeting the graduation requirements outlined in this policy.
1. Students will not be required to
				pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a course for which the student
				earns or receives credit (i.e., course completed as recorded on an official
				transcript) in a Mississippi public school prior to the 2001-2002 school year.
				(MS Code 37-16-7)
2. Any student
				enrolled in a Mississippi public school who concurrently earns a Carnegie unit
				for any course which includes a required end-of-course Subject Area Testing
				Program (SATP) exam from a non-public school (to include, but not limited to:
				private school, parochial school, home school, virtual school, summer school,
				or independent study / correspondence program, etc.) must take and pass the
				SATP exam in order to earn a standard diploma.
3. Students entering a Mississippi public
				school will not be required to pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a
				course for which the school accepts credit earned by the student in a public
				school of another state as fulfilling the requirements for a Mississippi high
				school diploma.
a. Effective with the
				2011-2012 school year, students entering or enrolled in a Mississippi public
				school implementing an innovative program authorized by the State Board of
				Education who have earned credits in the
Required Subjects
for
				a diploma in the state of Mississippi and will have completed an end of course
				assessment or end of domain assessment, will be exempt from State Board Policy
				3803 until the State Board of Education has adopted standards and cut-scores
				for the corresponding assessments.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 36 - Graduation Requirements › Rule 7-3-36.3 - Policies for Carnegie Unit Credit

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Any Mississippi
				public school student shall not be awarded Carnegie Unit credit unless the core
				objectives identified in the Mississippi College and Career-Ready Standards or
				Mississippi Curriculum Framework have been mastered.
2. For students entering a Mississippi public
				school from a regionally accredited private school or public school in another
				state for which the school did not award a Carnegie Unit even though the
				student successfully completed a course, the district may accept the course as
				meeting the requirement for the
Required Subjects
for a
				diploma in the state of Mississippi provided the district determines that the
				content of the course taken is comparable. However, the total
Carnegie
				Unit
requirement for the
Curriculum Area
remains the
				same.
3. Students entering a public
				school in Mississippi from any regionally accredited public or private school
				that awarded a Carnegie Unit for the successful completion of a course, the
				district may accept the course as meeting the requirement for the "Required
				Subject" in Appendix A of the
Mississippi Public School Accountability
				Standards.
4. Any student
				previously enrolled in a Mississippi public school that failed a SATP exam and
				later transfers credit for the same SATP course from either a private/nonpublic
				school that is accredited regionally or by the state of Mississippi or an
				out-of-state public school must meet one of the graduation options in State
				Board Policy Chapter 36, Rule
				36.4 (former State Board Policy
				3803).
5. Once a student earns a
				Carnegie Unit in any course, the course may not be retaken to earn a new or
				additional course grade. This policy includes any Carnegie Unit credit that may
				be awarded at a private or non-public school after the student has earned an
				initial Carnegie Unit credit in a course.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										37-16-7
				  and
				  37-17-6
				  (Revised 6/21/2018)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 36 - Graduation Requirements › Rule 7-3-36.4 - Assessments Required for Graduation

Current through June 25, 2024
1. All students
				enrolled in one of the four (4) end-of-course Subject Area Test courses
must
pass the course and participate in the
				applicable end-of-course Subject Area Test in order to earn the Carnegie
				Unit.
2. Beginning with school year
				2014-2015, students shall graduate by passing the course and meeting
one
(1) of the
				following options:
* Passing the applicable end-of-course Subject Area Test,
				  or
* Using options outlined in Chapter 36, Rule
				  36.5, or
* Using the end-of-course Subject Area Test score with the
				  overall course grade based on the Concordance Table for each of the four (4)
				  end-of-course Subject Area Tests as provided to school districts by the
				  Mississippi Department of Education. (Students must be enrolled in order to
				  utilize this option.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 36 - Graduation Requirements › Rule 7-3-36.5 - Additional Assessment Options for Meeting End-of-Course (EOC) Assessment Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
Rule
				  36.4, Assessments Required for
				  Graduation, outlines the EOC assessment graduation requirements. State Board
				  Policy Rule 36.5 provides approved options for students to meet these high
				  school EOC assessment graduation requirements through approved alternate
				  measures. State Board Policy Rule 36.5 applies to past, current, and future
				  Mississippi students.
While it is possible that a student will meet one of the
				  options below before taking the subject area test, this policy states that a
				  student is eligible to use any of these options once he or she has failed to
				  pass any required EOC assessment one (1) time. Specifically, students may meet
				  the graduation requirements outlined in State Board Policy Rule
				  36.4 by attaining any one (1) of the
				  measures outlined below for each of the EOC assessments listed.
1. Algebra I
a. Obtain a score of
17
or
				higher on the Math subject sub score of the ACT.
b. Earn a C or higher in a dual
				enrollment/dual credit/College Algebra.
c. Obtain an ASVAB AFQT score of 36 (PICAT
				prescreen scores are not allowable)
plus one (1)
of the following:
i. Earn a CPAS (Career Planning and
				Assessment System) score that meets the attainment level assigned by Federal
				Perkins requirements.
ii. Earn an
				approved Industry Certification as specified in the Career Pathway's Assessment
				Blueprint and outlined in
Appendix A-5
in the current edition of
				the
Mississippi Public School Accountability
				Standards.
d.
				Obtain the Silver on the ACT Work Keys plus one of the following:
i. Earn a CPAS (Career Planning and
				Assessment System) score that meets the attainment level assigned by Federal
				Perkins requirements.
ii. Earn an
				approved Industry Certification as specified in the Career pathway's Assessment
				Blueprint and in
Appendix A-5
in the current edition of the
Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards
.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 36 - Graduation Requirements › Rule 7-3-36.6 - Optional Graduation Requirement for Students Displaced by a Federally or Nationally Declared Natural Disaster

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Board of Education encourages Mississippi school
				  districts to make every effort to assist displaced students in meeting
				  Mississippi graduation requirements.
In situations where students are displaced from other
				  states, territories, or countries due to a federally or nationally declared
				  natural disaster and have been unsuccessful in meeting the Mississippi
				  graduation requirements, the State Superintendent of Public Education shall
				  have the authority to allow these displaced students to graduate from a
				  Mississippi public school if certain criteria are met as described below.
The State Superintendent of Public Education may grant the
				  Mississippi school district in which the student is enrolled as a senior the
				  authority to collaborate with school officials from the student's home state,
				  territory, or country to determine the procedures and requirements (i.e.,
				  assessment and course requirements) for awarding a diploma to eligible
				  students.
This policy shall be limited to students who were last
				  enrolled as a junior or senior in their home school in another state,
				  territory, or country.
42
				  U.S.C. §
											11432 and Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										37-1-3,
				  37-16-7,
				  and
				  37-17-6
				  (Adopted TBD)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 37 - Grants/Subgrants › Rule 7-3-37.1 - Grants/Subgrants

Current through June 25, 2024
This MDE Grants/Subgrants Policy applies to the awarding of
				  all grants and subgrants 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 awarding of such grants and subgrants. The awarding of grant
				  funds shall be governed by all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by
				  the grantor, state and federal regulations, and policies approved by the State
				  Board of Education. Formula grants are awarded to eligible grantees on a
				  non-competitive basis based upon a predetermined formula.
Competitive grants are awarded to eligible grantees based
				  upon a competitive review process. Discretionary grants are awarded to eligible
				  grantees based upon the requirements of the grantor and a competitive
				  process.
Prior to the awarding of any grant, the State Board of
				  Education shall approve the methodology to be utilized in awarding the grants.
				  In addition, any competitive or discretionary grant award resulting in one or
				  more entities receiving an amount of $50,000 or greater shall require Board
				  approval.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Revised
				  09/2022)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 38 - Healthy and Safe Schools › Rule 7-3-38.1 - School Violence Reporting

Current through June 25, 2024
Miss. Code Ann. §
									37-11-29, requires the development
				  of a form to report school violence. State Department of Education staff shall
				  develop guidance materials to assist school districts in reporting school
				  violence.
To obtain a Report of Unlawful Activity and Violent Act Form
				  go to: MS Department of Education website, Office of Safe and Orderly
				  Schools.
Miss Code
				  Ann. 37-11-29 (Revised
				  09/2022)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 38 - Healthy and Safe Schools › Rule 7-3-38.2 - Behavior Modifications Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
Miss. Code Ann. §
									37-13-92 requires the State Board
				  of Education to establish the definition and components of a behavior
				  modification program.
1. Definition:
Policies, procedures and research-based strategies that teach
				  students the skills needed to make positive decisions concerning behavior and
				  learning.
2. Components:
The program will contain procedures and research-based
				  strategies that:
a. Include a
				(proactive) prevention component for all students;
b. Include interventions designed to deal
				with common disciplinary problems;
c. Provide an intensive intervention program
				for low-incidence behavior problems;
d. Provide professional development for all
				team members and parents;
e.
				Provide a safe and disciplined environment where teaching and learning can take
				place; and
f. Permit implementation
				of the School Safety Plan.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 38 - Healthy and Safe Schools › Rule 7-3-38.5 - Minimum Training Standards

Current through June 25, 2024
Section
				  37-7-321, Mississippi Code of 1972
				  requires the State Board of Education to establish training standards for
				  school safety personnel.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Adopted
				  3/2012)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 38 - Healthy and Safe Schools › Rule 7-3-38.8 - School Nurse Procedures and Standards of Care

Current through June 25, 2024
In September 2007 the Mississippi Board of Education approved
				  the Mississippi School Nurse Procedures & Standards of Care June 2007.
				  These procedures and standards were developed through collaboration between the
				  Mississippi Department of Education, the Mississippi Board of Nursing, the
				  Mississippi Department of Health, and the Mississippi School Nurse Association.
				  The MDE Office of Healthy Schools shall revise the Procedures and Standards of
				  Care as needed to reflect updated guidance and practices.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Revised
				  09/2022)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 38 - Healthy and Safe Schools › Rule 7-3-38.9 - Criteria for School Nurse (Registered Nurse) And Licensed Practical Nurse Working in the School Setting

Current through June 25, 2024
1. QUALIFICATIONS:
a. Possess a valid Mississippi Nursing
				License
b. Possess a minimum of one
				year of work experience in the health care area
c. Possess good verbal and written
				communication skills
d. Possess
				organizational and time management skills, and the ability to communicate well
				with children, parents, school faculty and administration
e. Possess the ability to work independently
				according to all nursing practice standards
f. Such alternatives to the above
				qualifications as the District School Board may find appropriate and
				acceptable
g. Attend annual
				training meetings sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Education/Office
				of Healthy Schools
i. It is the position of
				the Mississippi Board of Nursing that the scope of practice of the school nurse
				requires the knowledge of the RN (Registered Nurse). A LPN (Licensed Practical
				Nurse) may not function in the role of "school nurse."
ii. A Licensed Practical Nurse working in the
				school setting is functioning within her scope when she is working under the
				direct supervision of a RN who is either physically present on the premises or
				available at all times to the LPN.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 38 - Healthy and Safe Schools › Rule 7-3-38.10 - Recommended Non-Binding Mississippi School Nurse Salary Schedule

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to Miss. Ann. Code Section
				  37-14-3, the Mary
				  Kirkpatrick-Haskell - Mary Sprayberry Public School Nurse Act of 2007 states
				  that, "the State Department of Education, through the Office of Healthy
				  Schools, shall.develop recommended salary structure for school districts to use
				  when hiring a school nurse." In the absence of a salary scale of any kind for
				  school nurses, the Office of Healthy Schools has recommended that districts
				  either use the teacher salary scale when hiring school nurses, or - if
				  recruitment dictates - pay based on a trend for their particular area. Most
				  districts have used the teacher salary scale. The recommended non-binding
				  salary schedule is
the teacher salary
scale simply adjusted
				  for nursing degrees. It applies only to Registered Nurses. Licensed Practical
				  Nurses are considered non-exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act
				  and must be paid on an hourly basis.
Recommended Non-Binding Mississippi School Nurse Salary
				  Schedule
Yrs.
								Exp.
2007-2008
Associate Degree
								RN
Doctorate
Masters
BSN
0
$35,020
$33,990
$32,960
$30,900
1
$35,814
$34,717
$33,620
$31,395
2
$36,608
$35,444
$34,280
$31,890
3
$37,402
$36,171
$34,940
$32,385
4
$38,196
$36,898
$35,600
$32,880
5
$38,990
$37,625
$36,260
$33,375
6
$39,784
$38,352
$36,920
$33,870
7
$40,578
$39,079
$37,580
$34,365
8
$41,372
$39,806
$38,240
$34,860
9
$42,166
$40,533
$38,900
$35,355
10
$42,960
$41,260
$39,560
$35,850
11
$43,754
$41,987
$40,220
$36,345
12
$44,548
$42,714
$40,880
$36,840
13
$45,342
$43,441
$41,540
$37,335
14
$46,136
$44,168
$42,200
$37,830
15
$46,930
$44,895
$42,860
$38,325
16
$47,724
$45,622
$43,520
$38,820
17
$48,518
$46,349
$44,180
$39,315
18
$49,312
$47,076
$44,840
$39,810
19
$50,106
$47,803
$45,500
$40,305
20
$50,900
$48,530
$46,160
$40,800
21
$51,694
$49,257
$46,820
$41,295
22
$52,488
$49,984
$47,480
$41,790
23
$53,282
$50,711
$48,140
$42,285
24
$54,076
$51,438
$48,800
$42,780
25 & above
$56,930
$54,225
$51,520
$44,840
1. This salary
				schedule is applicable to Registered Nurses (RN) only, classified as exempt
				employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
2. Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) are
				non-exempt employees under FLSA, and should be paid on an hourly
				basis.
3. Certified Nurse
				Assistants (CNA) will be paid on the same scale as Teacher Assistants ($12,500
				minimum).
4. Nationally Certified
				School Nurses will receive a $6,000 salary supplement annually to the extent
				that funds are available.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3) and §
										37-61-33 (Revised
				  09/2022)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 38 - Healthy and Safe Schools › Rule 7-3-38.11 - Nutrition Standards

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The Mississippi Department of Education
				recognizes that:
a. A crucial relationship
				exists between nutrition and health and nutrition and learning. The health and
				nutrition needs of growing students are met with USDA school meals
				programs.
b. As a minimum, school
				districts shall follow all current and future requirements and recommendations
				of the USDA National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs Meal Patterns
				and Nutrient Standards.
c. The
				Dietary Guidelines for Americans and USDA's My Plate ( MyPlate | U.S.
				Department of Agriculture) provide nutritional guidance for school
				meals.
d. Schools shall offer equal
				access to all meals or items served or sold under the National School Lunch
				& Breakfast Programs.
e.
				Students need adequate time to eat and enjoy meals served in schools.
f. Moving recess before lunch, through a
				simple schedule change, may provide many benefits for students especially in
				grades K-12.
g. Family education
				will be the key to building a healthy future for all Mississippians. Families
				must embrace nutrition and wellness; it is crucial to the success of our
				efforts. Mississippi public schools offer the best resources, facilities and
				structure to promote family nutrition education.
h. Offering healthful foods and beverages in
				schools does not guarantee that students will choose them. Aggressive marketing
				techniques must inform students, teachers, administrative staff and most
				importantly, the public of the benefits of eating in the school
				cafeteria.
i. School districts are
				encouraged to become a USDA Team Nutrition School.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 38 - Healthy and Safe Schools › Rule 7-3-38.12 - Physical Education/Comprehensive Health Education Rules and Regulations

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Department of Education understands the
				  relationship between student health and academic achievement. Research supports
				  the relationship between quality physical education programs and the
				  development of social skills, academic performance, increased attendance, and a
				  reduction in discipline referrals. In accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
									37-13-134 (Mississippi Healthy
				  Students Act) and the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, the
				  State Board of Education has adopted the following rules and regulations to
				  support the implementation of quality activity based and health education
				  programs.
1. DEFINITIONS
a.
Physical
				Education
is a sequentially planned, developmentally appropriate
				K-12 curriculum and instruction that promotes lifelong physical activity. It
				helps students develop the knowledge, motor skills, self-management skills,
				social skills, attitudes and confidence needed to adopt and maintain physical
				activity throughout their lives.
Quality physical education programs provide opportunities
				  for:
i. students to learn the skills
				necessary to perform a variety of physical activities
ii. students to know the implications and
				benefits of participating regularly in physical activity
iii. students to be physically
				active
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 38 - Healthy and Safe Schools › Rule 7-3-38.12.1 - Appendix

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Adapted Physical Education
Refer to the students Individualized Education Program and
				  allow parents to provide input into their child's involvement in activity based
				  programs.
2. Approved
				Curriculum
a. Instruction in physical
				education must be based on state standards for physical education as provided
				in the Mississippi Physical Education Framework.
b. Instruction integrated by the regular
				classroom teacher may include the Health in Action web based lesson plan
				resource provided by the Mississippi Department of Education's Office of
				Healthy Schools.
c. Instruction in
				physical education or activity based instruction by regular education teacher
				or licensed physical education teacher can be based on curriculum identified in
				the Supplemental Resource Providers List that is based on state
				standards.
d. Instruction in health
				education must be based on state standards for health education as provided in
				the Mississippi Comprehensive Health Framework.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 39 - Historical Sites (Restoration) › Rule 7-3-39.1 - Historical Sites (Restoration)

Current through June 25, 2024
Criteria for Funding Restoration/Renovation of Historically
				  and/or Architecturally Significant School Buildings or Educational Museums
				  House Bill 1669, passed during the 1995 regular legislative session, authorizes
				  the expenditure of $250,000 for the purpose of restoring or renovating
				  historically and/or architecturally significant school buildings or educational
				  museums in accordance with criteria established by the State Board of
				  Education. The State Department of Education will inform the owners of school
				  buildings that may be considered historically and/or architecturally
				  significant, of the nature and availability of these funds and will distribute
				  requests for proposals (RFP).
Criteria for awarding of funds will be based on the
				  following information that will be solicited in the RFP:
1. The applicant shall submit a narrative
				that outlines the history and significance of the building. The narrative shall
				also address the potential educational and/or community benefit of
				restoration/renovation, plan for continued maintenance and preservation,
				current use of the building and proposed use of the building.
2. The applicant shall also submit the
				following:
a. Projected cost of
				restoration/renovation
b. Local
				matching funds available
c. Amount
				of state funds requested
d.
				Location, age, and condition of building
e. Projected completion date of the project
f. Other information required by
				the RFP
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to ensure
				  compliance with state bid/construction laws and State Antiquities Act,
				  Mississippi Landmark Procedures. All grantees shall file a final report upon
				  completion of the project.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 40 - McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Dispute Resolution Procedure › Rule 7-3-40.1 - McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Dispute Resolution Procedure

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
INTRODUCTION
The
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
				  (Act)
acknowledges that disputes may arise between a local educational
				  agency (LEA) and the parent or guardian of a homeless child or youth, or
				  unaccompanied youth, when the LEA seeks to place him or her in a school other
				  than the school of origin or the one requested by the parent, guardian, or
				  unaccompanied youth. Guidance regarding the definition of homeless, the
				  responsibilities of the LEA in serving homeless children and youth, school
				  selection, eligibility and enrollment is provided in the Act. The Act includes
				  dispute resolution among the required duties of the LEA liaison and the State
				  Educational Agency (SEA).
The following procedures are specified in the Act:
a.
Enrollment:
Immediately
				enroll the homeless child or youth in the school preferred by the parent,
				guardian or unaccompanied youth until the dispute is settled and all available
				appeals have been exhausted. The statutory definition of "enroll" includes
				attending classes and participating fully in school activities.
b.
Written explanation:
Written
				explanations provided by the LEA shall be in a manner and form understandable
				to the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth of any decisions related to
				school selection, eligibility or enrollment made by the school or LEA,
				including the rights of the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth to appeal
				such decisions.
c.
Parent/Guardian/Unaccompanied Youth Rights:
It is the
				responsibility of the LEA to inform the parent or guardian, or unaccompanied
				youth of the McKinney-Vento rights and the dispute resolution process.
While the dispute is being resolved, the child or children
				  in question must be enrolled in school and receive all services for which they
				  are eligible, including transportation services. If the dispute is concerning
				  the school of "best interest," the child must be enrolled in the school
				  preferred by the parent/guardian or unaccompanied youth.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 41 - Intervention › Rule 7-3-41.1 - Intervention

Current through June 25, 2024
Adoption Date: January 21, 2005
Revisions: August 18, 2016; December 20, 2018
1. The purpose of this policy is to ensure
				that the behavioral and academic needs of every student are met through an
				instructional model that is designed to address student learning with quality
				classroom instruction and opportunities for intervention. The Mississippi
				Department Education (MDE) shall require every school district to follow the
				instructional model, which consists of three (3) tiers of instruction:
a. Tier 1: Quality classroom instruction
				based on Mississippi Curriculum Frameworks
b. Tier 2: Focused supplemental instruction
c. Tier 3: Intensive interventions
				specifically designed to meet the individual needs of students
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 42 - Kindergarten Guidelines › Rule 7-3-42.1 - Kindergarten Guidelines

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Department of Education, subject to approval
				  of the State Board of Education, will develop and disseminate Kindergarten
				  Guidelines to provide direction to school districts in meeting the requirements
				  of Mississippi Code 37-21-1 and standard 23 of the Mississippi Public School
				  Accountability Standards. The
Mississippi Kindergarten
				  Guidelines
may be updated periodically based on changes to national
				  standards. As the guidelines are revised and approved by the State Board of
				  Education, the modifications will be disseminated to the appropriate
				  individuals in the education community. An up-to-date copy of these guidelines
				  shall be kept on file at the Mississippi Department of Education.
For a copy of the Mississippi Kindergarten Guidelines,
				  please visit the Mississippi Secretary of State's website, Regulations and
				  Enforcement, Administrative Code, Title 7: Education K-12; Part # 7.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Revised 2/2012)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 44 - Leadership & Professional Development › Rule 7-3-44.1 - Leadership & Professional Development

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Department of Education will develop and
				  disseminate a professional development model which sets forth expectations for
				  individual educators and for local school district programs. As revisions are
				  made and approved by the State Board of Education, the modifications will be
				  disseminated to the appropriate individuals in the education community. An
				  up-to-date copy of the model shall be kept on file in the Mississippi
				  Department of Education. (References to Mississippi Public School
				  Accountability Standards and MS Code 37-17-8).
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Revised 10/1997)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 45 - Legislative Recommendations › Rule 7-3-45.1 - Legislative Recommendations

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Board of Education will submit legislative
				  recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor each year no later than
				  November prior to the Legislative Session in January. A collection of potential
				  legislative needs should be generated by the staff and provided to the Board
				  for discussion.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-1-3
				  (Revised 4/1997)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 48 - MAEP (Mississippi Adequate Education Program) › Rule 7-3-48.1 - Section 504 Teacher Units

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Children counted for the allocation and
				approval of a teacher unit(s) must meet the following criteria:
a. Documented birth date verifying age of
				five (5) through twenty-one (21) years,
b. Indication of being a resident citizen of
				the State of Mississippi,
c. Cannot
				have their educational needs met in the regular public school
				programs,
d. Have not finished or
				graduated from high school,
e.
				Determined by competent medical authorities and psychologists to need placement
				in a state licensed facility as designated below,
f. Cannot be counted in average daily
				attendance when determining the regular teacher unit allocation, and
g. Are not eligible for special education as
				defined under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and in
				state regulations.
Documentation of numbers a-g above must be maintained on file
				  for each child served by an approved state funded teacher and be available upon
				  request by the MDE.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 48 - MAEP (Mississippi Adequate Education Program) › Rule 7-3-48.2 - Special Education Teacher Approval

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Each district will receive an allocation
				of exceptional student teacher units for the next school session by April 5 of
				the current year. The allocation will be based on the numbers of students being
				served during the current year and in line with the minimum/maximum numbers for
				exceptional student programs as outlined in State regulations. If the total
				allocation is more than the number of units approved by the Legislature,
				districts will be notified of this deficit.
2. District exceptional student programs will
				be approved by December 15 of the current year. Approval will be based on State
				regulations covering teacher certification standards, justification of separate
				facilities, justification of EMR resourcing, justification of unusual
				combinations of students, and the superintendent's assurance of compliance with
				regulations.
3. Allocations of
				exceptional student teacher units based on the previous year's numbers may be
				increased if the district can show the need by October 15 of the current
				year.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Revised
				  09/2022)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 48 - MAEP (Mississippi Adequate Education Program) › Rule 7-3-48.3 - Teacher Selection

Current through June 25, 2024
When a certified secondary teacher is assigned to teach in a
				  5th or 6th grade departmentalized situation and is appropriately endorsed in
				  the subject he/she is teaching, that teacher may be selected as a Minimum
				  Foundation Program teacher in the State Department of Education's process and,
				  if the teacher is selected, the district shall be reimbursed under the Minimum
				  Program for that teacher.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Adopted
				  12/1992)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 48 - MAEP (Mississippi Adequate Education Program) › Rule 7-3-48.4 - Withholding Funds

Current through June 25, 2024
WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR FAILURE TO SUBMIT STUDENT, FISCAL,
				  AND PERSONNEL DATA.
The State Superintendent of Education may withhold payment of
				  Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) funds to a school district which
				  fails to submit any reports containing student, fiscal and personnel data
				  necessary to meet state and/or federal requirements on or before the required
				  due dates of the report. Notice of a report being subject to withholding of
				  MAEP funds, along with the due date of the report, must be given at the time of
				  the request of the report.
Upon written notification to the Department of Education from
				  the Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Insurance, the State
				  Superintendent of Education shall withhold payment of Mississippi Adequate
				  Education Program funds to those districts that fail to remit premiums,
				  interest penalties and/or late charges under the State and School Employees'
				  Life and Health Insurance Plan. Noncompliance with these rules and regulations
				  shall result in a violation of compulsory accreditation standards as
				  established by the State Board of Education and Commission on School
				  Accreditation.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-151-95 (Revise
				  6/2015)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 48 - MAEP (Mississippi Adequate Education Program) › Rule 7-3-48.5 - Effective At-Risk Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The definition of an effective at-risk
				program shall be any program designed to target the unique needs of the student
				to allow that student to perform on grade level and ultimately graduate from
				high school. These programs may be offered before, during or after school, but
				cannot be any regular course offering available to all students. An example of
				an allowable program is an after-school program designed to accelerate a
				student's reading grade level. An example of a non-allowable program is a
				regularly offered English class made up entirely of students currently
				participating in the free and reduced lunch program.
School districts are required to make annual reports to the
				  Department of Education on the district's programs serving at-risk School
				  Districts shall budget and spend Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP)
				  At-Risk funds, earned as prescribed by Section
				  37-151-7(1)(d),
				  on effective programs specifically targeted to serve at-risk students. These
				  programs must be in addition to all other regular or required programs offered
				  by the school district to all students. The accounting of the expenditure of
				  these funds shall be as required by the Mississippi School District Financial
				  Accounting Manual as prescribed by the Department of Education.
The definition of an at-risk student will be as determined by
				  each individual school district.
Examples of student groups a school district could use as a
				  guideline in making a determination as to whether a student is considered at
				  risk are:
a. A student who is
				currently participating in the USDA Free and Reduced Lunch Program (if the
				school or district is 100 percent free and reduced lunch an additional at-risk
				determination is required).
b. A
				student who is not meeting the requirements necessary for promotion to the next
				grade level or graduation from high school.
c. A student whose education attainment is
				below other students of their age or grade level.
d. A student who is a potential
				dropout.
e. A student who is
				failing two or more courses of study.
f. A student who has been retained.
g. A student who is not reading on grade
				level.
h. A student who is
				pregnant.
i. A student who is a
				student.
The form, content and due dates of these reports will be
				  prescribed by the Department of Education.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 48 - MAEP (Mississippi Adequate Education Program) › Rule 7-3-48.6 - Selection of Successful School District

Current through June 25, 2024
The purpose of selecting successful school districts for use
				  in the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) base student cost
				  calculations, "successful school district" is defined as a school district that
				  has earned a "Successful" rating which shall be designated a "C" school or
				  school district. The State Board of Education, acting through the State
				  Department of Education, shall apply a simple "A," "B," "C," "D" and "F"
				  designation to the current school and school district statewide accountability
				  performance classification labels beginning with the State Accountability
				  Results for the 2011-2012 school year and following, and in the school,
				  district and state report cards required under state and federal
				  law.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-17-6 (Revised
				  9/2022)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 48 - MAEP (Mississippi Adequate Education Program) › Rule 7-3-48.7 - Determination of inordinately large number of absentees

Current through June 25, 2024
To determine "inordinately large" as that term is used in
				  37-151-103(3) a school district must notify the State Superintendent of
				  Education in writing by December 1 of the current school year of a decrease in
				  attendance and the reason for the decrease in attendance. If the State
				  Superintendent determines that the reason for the decrease in attendance is a
				  result of epidemic, natural disaster, or any concerted activity discouraging
				  school attendance then the following process will be used to determine if there
				  is "an inordinately large number of absentees".
1. The State Department of Education shall
				divide the school district's months two and three average daily attendance
				(ADA) by the school district's months two and three average daily enrollment
				(ADM) for grades kindergarten through 12th grade (exclusive of self contained
				special education grades) for the current school year to determine the
				percentage of attendance to enrollment for the current school year.
2. The State Department of Education shall
				determine the school district's five- year average of the percentage of months
				two and three average daily attendance to the school district's months two and
				three average daily enrollment (ADM) for the same grades defined in step 1
				above using the last five years of attendance and enrollment data as reported
				through the Mississippi Student Information System (MSIS). Current year's
				enrollment and attendance data are excluded from the five-year average
				calculation.
3. Subtract the result
				of Step 1 from the result of Step 2. If the resulting percentage is two percent
				(2%) or greater the district will be considered to have an inordinately large
				number of absentees.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-1-3 (Adopted
				  10/2009)