Mississippi Administrative Code

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) procedures to evaluate requests under the Locally Selected Nationally Recognized High School Assessment (LSNRHSA) provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) are outlined in the Guidelines for Mississippi's Implementation of t…

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-78.2 Repealed 12/30/2015

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-78.3 Repealed 12/30/2015

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-78.4 Repealed 12/30/2015

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-78.5 Repealed 12/30/2015

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-78.6 Repealed 12/30/2015

The Mississippi State Department of Education, subject to the approval of the State Board of Education will establish and disseminate a testing schedule for the Mississippi Statewide Assessment System prior to 01 October of each year. An up-to-date copy of the schedule shall be k…

Assessments of the Mississippi Statewide Assessment System shall have five (5) achievement levels, competencies, descriptors, and applicable achievement cut scores-collectively referred to as academic achievement standards, including alternative academic achievement standards for…

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-78.9 Repealed 12/30/2015

The document entitled Textbook Administration Handbook Rules and Regulations is revised. As staffs identify areas where amendments to that document are needed, recommendations for change shall be presented to the State Board of Education. Upon approval by the Board, staffs are di…

Pursuant to authority of Mississippi Code Section 37-7-301(o), each school district shall have the authority to determine for what purposes the Education Enhancement Fund allocation for textbooks and other educational materials shall be expended as follows: 1. The local school di…

The determination of the approval status of nonpublic schools shall be made in accordance with in the document entitled: Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards. Staff shall review this document as needed and request State Board of Education approval for recommended…

1. Guidelines When a complaint cannot be resolved at the LEA level, the complaint must be submitted in writing to the Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Federal Programs. Persons issuing verbal complaints will be asked to complete a written complaint form prior to any…

School districts shall spend no more than twenty-percent of annual Title I budgets on administrative expenses. The purpose of this state rule is to ensure that maximum Title I funds be spent directly on students to enable them to achieve high standards. Administrative costs are d…

The Mississippi State Department of Education, subject to approval of the State Board of Education, will develop and disseminate model guidelines for the evaluation of school performance. These guidelines will include a method of determining schools having exemplary performance a…

1. INTRODUCTION The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), acknowledges that disputes may arise between a private school and the local educational agency (LEA) responsible for administering equitable services t…

When advertising and receiving bids for school buses, bus bodies, other school transportation equipment, sale of unneeded school transportation equipment, driver education and training equipment and visual and training aids and devices, the State Board of Education does hereby de…

The school board of any school district shall have authority to lease school buses as follows: 1. The terms of the lease shall be a mutual agreement between the lessee and lessor and shall conform to all state laws and State Board of Education regulations. 2. All school bus lease…

State regulations governing the operation of the pupil transportation program are detailed in the document entitled Pupil Transportation Guide for School Superintendents. Staff is directed to review/revise that document as necessary and submit the proposed changes to the State Bo…

The school boards of two or more school districts are authorized to jointly establish, maintain and operate a school bus garage or repair shop for the servicing, repair and maintenance of district-owned buses. Prior to establishing a jointly operated school bus garage or repair s…

THE USE OF SEAT BELTS ON SCHOOL BUSES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PHYSICALLY DISABLED CHILDREN, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 37-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) currently require that school buses, with a gross vehicle weight rating …

1. School buses are purchased for the specific purpose of providing safe and economical transportation for children entitled to transportation under the law. The school's special events (activity programs) must not interfere with the regular program of transporting children. Scho…

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The Instructor's Guide for Training School Bus Drivers provides regulations governing the training program for bus drivers. The purpose of this document is to ensure that the training program is consistent, thorough, and based on best practices. As evaluation data suggests the ne…

SCHOOL BUS DRIVER SAFETY IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND REVIEW OF MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER RECORD FOR BUS DRIVERS, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 37-41-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE, 1972, AS AMENDED School districts shall conduct bus driver in-service safety training with every school bus driver employed …

It is the responsibility of the school bus driver to operate the school bus in a safe and efficient manner and to abide by all state traffic laws, SBE regulations and local school board regulations. Job functions shall include but not be limited to the following: 1. Conduct a tho…

Minimum Qualifications For School Bus Drivers. The school bus driver is the most important element in the safe transportation of students. To ensure the safety of students transported on school buses, bus drivers must meet certain minimum qualifications. To qualify as a school bu…

In the event a school district is found to be operating school buses determined to be in such defective condition as to constitute an emergency safety hazard and posing a threat to the health and safety of the pupils being transported in that district, then appropriate representa…

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-81.8 Miss. Code Ann. § 37-1-3 (Revised 12/2005) Adopted 12/30/2015 Repealed 5/22/2022 Repealed 6/27/2022

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-81.9 Repealed 12/30/2015

(This policy addresses Certification of Compliance with Unsafe School Choice Option Requirements as required in the Consolidated Plan for No Child Left Behind) 1. The following definitions apply to this policy: a. A "persistently dangerous school" is a public school other than a …

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-82.2 Repealed 12/30/2015

Notes 7 Miss. Code. R. 3-83.1 Repealed 12/30/2015

The State Board of Education shall require the local educational agencies to follow established vocational program priorities in their vocational and technical program offerings to promote a uniform delivery system. 1. Skill programs at the secondary level shall be: a. Limited to…

The document entitled Mississippi Board of Nursing Rules and Regulations describes the regulations under which training programs for licensed practical nurses shall operate and by which they will be evaluated. This document shall be reviewed on a regular basis and, as revisions a…

The State Board of Education has adopted the following program definitions for the Office of Career and Technical Education. 1. Skill - Programs that provide occupationally specific or entrepreneurial training for a skill-level occupation. 2. Technical - Programs which provide sp…

Districts not satisfied with the planning assignments and distribution of funds are to utilize the following procedure: 1. Write a letter of request to the Associate State Superintendent of Education (career and technical education director) stating the issue and justification fo…

Each local school district receiving assistance from the Office of Career and Technical Education to operate career and technical education programs shall establish a local advisory council and individual program craft committees. The council and craft committees shall provide th…

The State Board of Education shall require participating local public schools, public community/junior colleges and special state schools to prepare and submit a local plan/application covering the same period as the state plan for career and technical education in order to be el…

The State Board of Education shall consider requests for new programs when there is a demonstrated need and support by the requesting public local education agency. The Office of Career and Technical Education shall establish written procedures for approving new programs. The Off…

Non-State Plan funded programs, not under the Federal Career and Technical Education State Plan, are to be governed by policies, rules and regulations for Career and Technical Education except in instances where special funded programs have been excluded or not allowed by funding…

The State Board of Education shall set and publish minimum program standards and outcome Indicators of Performance for each major program category. The Office of Career and Technical Education shall monitor the career programs based on the set Performance Indicators. Non-State Pl…

The State Board Education, during the years in which it formulates a state plan for career and technical education, shall conduct a series of public hearings, after giving sufficient public notice throughout all regions of the state. Sufficient public notice shall consist of the …

The State Board of Education shall develop, in consultation with the Advisory Council or Planning Committee, a state plan for career and technical education which provides for an assessment of current and projected needs for career and technical education, program budgets reflect…

The State Board of Education shall require the local school districts to collect and maintain a data base on student and financial information and to submit enrollment, follow-up and other pertinent data on reimbursed programs and activities. This data may include, but not limite…

1. INTRODUCTION Districts are encouraged to promote continuous improvement in academic achievement and technical skill attainment. State Board Policy Rule 84.18 outlines the state procedure for disputes that may arise between a local education agency and the Office of Career and …

The State Board of Education is authorized to promote, encourage, and maintain cooperation and articulation between the secondary and postsecondary levels of career and technical education at all levels. Preparatory career and technical education and training shall be provided in…