Mississippi Administrative Code

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-38.4 Miss. Code Ann. § 37-1-3 (Adopted: 10/2006) Adopted 12/30/2015 Repealed 11/25/2021

Section 37-7-321, Mississippi Code of 1972 requires the State Board of Education to establish training standards for school safety personnel. Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-38.5 Miss. Code Ann. § 37-1-3 (Adopted 3/2012) Adopted 12/30/2015 Amended 1/5/2023

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-38.6 Repealed 12/30/2015

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-38.7 Repealed 12/30/2015

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 Nursi…

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 communica…

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 renov…

When the Board adopts, amends or repeals any of its rules or policies affecting the public, the Secretary shall file with the Secretary of State notice of this intent in accord with Sections 25-43-1.101 through 25-43-3.114 of the Mississippi Code. This notice shall be filed at le…

Pursuant to Section 25-43-3.104 of the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, the Mississippi Board of Education must afford persons the opportunity to submit, in writing, argument, data, and views on a proposed rule. The Board may, in its discretion, schedule an oral proceed…

1. Scope Part III of these Rules is promulgated pursuant to MS Code Ann. § 25-43-2.103(2) (1972) of the Administrative Procedure Law, and is intended to set forth the Department's rules governing the form and content of requests for declaratory opinions, and the Department's proc…

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…

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 classr…

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 P…

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 modificatio…

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 …

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…

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 f…

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 pr…

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 …

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 ca…

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" sch…

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 …

The Mississippi State Board of Education recognizes that for the past decade Mississippi's Regional Educational Services Agencies have provided a sound statewide network of services to local school districts. The Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs) will work in partnershi…

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-5.1 Miss. Code Ann. § 37-1-3 (Revised 11/1993) Adopted 12/30/2015 Repealed 11/22/2021

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-50.1 Miss. Code Ann. § 37-1-3 (Revision 6/1998) Adopted 12/30/2015 Repealed 8/5/2022

The Mississippi Recovery School District shall provide leadership, management and oversight of all school districts that are subject to district transformation status 1. District Transformation Status Whenever the governor declares a state of emergency in a school district, the S…

Pursuant to Section 37-7-104, et seq. of the Mississippi Code, the Mississippi Legislature has required that certain school districts ( consolidate/be consolidated) and that the Mississippi Board of Education promulgate rules and regulations to facilitate the consolidation of the…

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-53.1 Miss. Code Ann. § 37-167-1, et seq. (Adopted 1/2015) Adopted 12/30/2015 Repealed 6/28/2022

1. Section 1: Conditions for Use of Lampton Auditorium Use of Lampton Auditorium is subject to the conditions stated in the Application and the Confirmation Agreement and all conditions listed below: a. The application form and executed confirmation agreement, along with all fees…

The Office of Technology and Strategic Services (OTSS) is to support the strategic mission and vision of the State Board of Education (SBE). To accomplish the support of the strategic mission and vision, OTSS will implement and support sound governance, a secure and stable infras…

Under Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 55.1, State Board Policy, Chapter 55, Rule 55.1, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Technology and Strategic Services (OTSS) established - and supports - the agency-wide Data Governance program, implemented through the Data Govern…

This policy provides guidance to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) regarding the use of distance learning, blended learning, and online courses through the Digital Education Network (DEN) and courses approved through the Mississippi Online Course Application (MOCA) process, and oth…

Beginning with the 2021 - 2022 school year all districts shall resume providing face-to-face in person instruction as the primary mode of instructional delivery. Mississippi Code Ann. § 37-1363 mandates that Mississippi public schools have a minimum of 180 days of teaching. Proce…

Pursuant to authority in Mississippi Code 37-19-51 for the purpose of calculating Minimum Education allotments, the State Department of Education is authorized to change the monthly attendance data reporting from scholastic months to calendar months to begin with the 1993-94 scho…

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-59.1 Miss. Code Ann. § 37-1-3 (Adopted 10/1988) Adopted 12/30/2015 Repealed 11/22/2021

The regulation governing the process and performance review for teacher education and administrator preparation programs in Mississippi are specified in the document titled Educator Preparation Provider Process and Performance Guidelines. An up-to-date copy of that document shall…

All Mississippi Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) shall obtain national accreditation from the national accreditor with whom the Mississippi Department of Education has established a partnership. Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-6.2 Miss. Code Ann. § 37-1-3, § 37-3-2 Adopted 7/22/202…

1. The local School Board and Superintendent shall prepare and submit to the State Board of Education in duplicate the "Long Range Plan of Providing Equal Facilities" for the children of the district. It is very desirable that a conference be held with the Office of School Buildi…

In the process of allocating Public School Building Funds, the State Superintendent of Education or his designee shall have the authority to sign all documents relative to the administration of the Public School Building Fund after approval by the State Board of Education. Notes …

After a school district's Long Range Plan has been approved by the State Board of Education as required by Section 37-47-15, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, the following criteria shall be utilized in the evaluation of project applications for funding under the Public Schoo…

The additional $10,000,000 diversion to the Public School Building Fund shall be used for capitol improvements. Funds shall be distributed on a cash basis. Staff shall inform school district personnel of the steps which must be followed to acquire these funds. Notes 7 Miss. Code.…

The hearing procedure for the Public School Building Fund is as follows: 1. The State Department of Education, Bureau of School Building and Transportation, shall make the initial recommendation to the State Board of Education to approve or disapprove the plan or application. 2. …

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-62.5 Repealed 12/30/2015

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-62.6 Repealed 12/30/2015

1. The "Loan Entitlement" to capital improvement funds for each school district shall be computed according to the provisions of Title 37, Chapter 47, Mississippi Code of 1972, as follows: Total Earned Credits (Annual grants earned since 7-1-54) - Interest Charged on Loans Outsta…

1. Type of System The following four types of roofing systems will be accepted. Any other type of roof system must have written approval of the State Department of Education: a. A four-ply fiber glass hot applied built-up roofing system. b. A single-ply ethylene propylene diene m…

1. PURPOSE AND COMPLIANCE a. To set minimum safety and utility requirements for relocatable units regardless of the manufacturer, vendor, and/or contractor. b. To assure local school authorities a relocatable unit meeting the mentioned requirements and, at the same time, giving t…