Mississippi State Register

To revise: Title 7: Education K-12 Part 163: Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards, 2024 specifically, Process Standards 2 and 24, and the Glossary; and to establish Process Standards 24.7 and 24.8

To revise: Title 7: Education K-12 Part 163: Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards, 2024 specifically, Process Standards 2 and 24, and the Glossary; and to establish Process Standards 24.7 and 24.8

To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to remove references to and associated requirements related to the Highly Qualified Teacher Status as formerly defined and required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2024 specifically, Process Standards 2, 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, and 28.4, and the Glossary; and to establish Process Standards 28.6 and 28.7

To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to remove references to and associated requirements related to the Highly Qualified Teacher Status as formerly defined and required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

To revise Title 7 Miss. Admin. Code Part 142: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Licensure Guidelines K-12: To revise the “Special Notes” section to include a sixth (6th) “Special Note” that would establish criteria for obtaining certain Career and Technical Education (CTE) License types after an Initial Standard Renewable CTE License has been Granted: These Criteria will be referenced as applicable throughout the Official CTE Guidelines Document and shall Only Apply to certain CTE Licensure Pathways

To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 19.1, State Board Policy Chapter 19, Rule 19.1: Class Size

Notice of public comment hearing scheduled for 6/11/2025 at 9:30 AM establishing Title 7, Education K-12, Part 3, Chapter 100, Rule 100.1 - Compliance with State Law Regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Prohibitions, Complaint Process, and Investigations

To establish Title 7, Education K-12, Part 3, Chapter 100, Rule 100.1 - Compliance with State Law Regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Prohibitions, Complaint Process, and Investigations

To establish Miss. Admin. Code Title 7: Part 267: Mississippi Driver Education and Training Program Curriculum effective 2026-2027

To establish Title 7, Education K-12, Part 3, Chapter 100, Rule 100.1 - Compliance with State Law Regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Prohibitions, Complaint Process, and Investigations

To establish Miss. Admin. Code Title 7: Part 267: Mississippi Driver Education and Training Program Curriculum effective 2026-2027

Revises the teacher contracts to remove references to the MS Adequate Education and replace with the MS School Funding Formula

Revises the teacher contracts to remove references to the MS Adequate Education and replace with the MS School Funding Formula

Amend Title 7: Education K-12 Part 24: 2024 Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards

Amend State Board Policy Part 3, Chapter 36, Rule 36.5 Additional Assessment Options for Meeting End-of-Course (EOC) Assessment Requirements

Amend State Board Policy Part 3, Chapter 36, Rule 36.4 Assessments Required for Graduation

Propose State Board Policy Part 3, Chapter 36, Rule 36.7 Early Graduation Policy

Amend Title 7: Education K-12 Part 24: Mississippi Public Schools Accountability Standards 2024

Propose State Board Policy Part 3, Chapter 36, Rule 36.7 Early Graduation Policy

Amend State Board Policy Part 3, Chapter 36, Rule 36.5 Additional Assessment Options for Meeting End-of-Course (EOC) Assessment Requirements

Amend State Board Policy Part 3, Chapter 36, Rule 36.4 Assessments Required for Graduation

To establish a qualifying score for the revised versions of certain Praxis Subject Assessments: Early Childhood Education: Foundational Knowledge and Content (Test Code 5534); Family and Consumer Sciences (5123); and Social Studies (5581) as recommended by the Ad Hoc Committee of the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development and approval to establish a qualifying score for Praxis Subject Assessment: Japanese: World Language (Test Code 5661) and add Japanese: World Language (Licensure Endorsement Code TBD) to the list of approved supplemental endorsements that may be added to a valid three (3) year internship license or valid five (5) year standard license by obtaining a passing score on the appropriate Praxis Subject Assessment; and update the test code associated with the Foundations of Reading Assessment to change from test code 190 to test code 890 with no changes to the test content, and no change to the current Mississippi Board of Education’s required passing score

To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to establish a supplemental endorsement and licensure criteria for Advanced Placement Computer Science A (Licensure Endorsement Code 612)

To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2024 specifically the business rules of the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System, Section 4, Participation Rates, Section 6, Growth, Section 9, Acceleration, Section 10, Banking Scores: End-of-course, subject area assessments taken before 10th grade, Section 16, Students with Disabilities, Section 18, Invalid Test Scores, Section 22, Schools without Tested Subjects or Grades, Section 23, State and Other Special Schools, Section 25, College and Career-Readiness Indicator, Section 26, Senior Snapshot, and Section 27, Other

To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to establish a supplemental endorsement and licensure criteria for Advanced Placement Computer Science A (Licensure Endorsement Code 612)

To establish a qualifying score for the revised versions of certain Praxis Subject Assessments: Early Childhood Education: Foundational Knowledge and Content (Test Code 5534); Family and Consumer Sciences (5123); and Social Studies (5581) as recommended by the Ad Hoc Committee of the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development and approval to establish a qualifying score for Praxis Subject Assessment: Japanese: World Language (Test Code 5661) and add Japanese: World Language (Licensure Endorsement Code TBD) to the list of approved supplemental endorsements that may be added to a valid three (3) year internship license or valid five (5) year standard license by obtaining a passing score on the appropriate Praxis Subject Assessment; and update the test code associated with the Foundations of Reading Assessment to change from test code 190 to test code 890 with no changes to the test content, and no change to the current Mississippi Board of Education’s required passing score

To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2024 specifically the business rules of the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System, Section 4, Participation Rates, Section 6, Growth, Section 9, Acceleration, Section 10, Banking Scores: End-of-course, subject area assessments taken before 10th grade, Section 16, Students with Disabilities, Section 18, Invalid Test Scores, Section 22, Schools without Tested Subjects or Grades, Section 23, State and Other Special Schools, Section 25, College and Career-Readiness Indicator, Section 26, Senior Snapshot, and Section 27, Other

Revises the teacher contracts to remove references to the MS Adequate Education and replace with the MS School Funding Formula

To revise Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines for Classrooms Serving Three- and Four-Year-Old Children

Revises the teacher contracts to remove references to the MS Adequate Education and replace with the MS School Funding Formula (Withdraw System #27953)

Revises the teacher contracts to remove references to the MS Adequate Education and replace with the MS School Funding Formula

To revise Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines for Classrooms Serving Three- and Four-Year-Old Children

To repeal the Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines for Classrooms Serving Four-Year-Old Children

To repeal Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines for Classrooms Serving Three-Year-Olds

To repeal the Mississippi Early Learning Standards for Classrooms Serving Three-Year-Old Children

To repeal Mississippi Early Learning Standards for Classrooms Serving Four-Year-Old Children

To repeal Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines for Classrooms Serving Three-Year-Olds

To repeal the Mississippi Early Learning Standards for Classrooms Serving Three-Year-Old Children

To repeal the Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines for Classrooms Serving Four-Year-Old Children

To repeal Mississippi Early Learning Standards for Classrooms Serving Four-Year-Old Children

Amend Title 7: Education K-12 Part 24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards

Amend Title 7: Education K-12 Part 163: Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards

Amend Title 7: Education K-12 Part 24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards

Amend Title 7: Education K-12 Part 163: Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards

Amend Title 7: Education K-12 Part 212: Unit 8: Digital Literacy and Citizenship of the College and Career Readiness

Amend Title 7: Education K-12 Part 212: 2025 Mississippi College and Career Readiness Course Standards

To revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12: To establish a new supplemental endorsement licensure option in the area of Mild/Moderate Disability 7-12 that may be added to a valid three (3) year internship license or valid five (5) year standard license by obtaining a passing score on the appropriate Praxis Subject Assessment