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Miss. Code Ann. § 37-160-3, under Teach for America Act.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-160-3

(a) As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “Grantee” means the Mississippi office of Teach For America, Inc., known as “Teach For America Delta.”(b) “High need school district” means a school district experiencing a shortage of highly qualified teachers and includes, but is not necessarily limited to, those school districts in a geographical area of the state designated by the State Board of Education as having a critical shortage of teachers under the Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998 (Sections 37-159-1 through 37-159-17).

(a) “Grantee” means the Mississippi office of Teach For America, Inc., known as “Teach For America Delta.”

(b) “High need school district” means a school district experiencing a shortage of highly qualified teachers and includes, but is not necessarily limited to, those school districts in a geographical area of the state designated by the State Board of Education as having a critical shortage of teachers under the Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998 (Sections 37-159-1 through 37-159-17).