(a) The State Board of Education shall have the following duties:(a) To seek the best available projections of employment and occupations for Mississippians;(b) To utilize these projections and other considerations to set vocational and technical education priorities;(c) To utilize the services of all state agencies having information regarding the purposes of this chapter;(d) To cooperate with the governor’s office of job development and training and the board of economic development to prevent duplication and provide continuity of employment and training services;(e) To conduct evaluations of the success or failure of vocational-technical programs, including the extent to which training actually leads to jobs in the field in which the student was trained;(f) Obtain and publish data and information on program performance from those vocational-technical programs receiving state funds; and(g) To notify local school districts and public community/junior colleges prior to March 1 annually of any discontinuation of ongoing vocational programs which would affect the renewing of contracts with vocational personnel.
(a) To seek the best available projections of employment and occupations for Mississippians;
(b) To utilize these projections and other considerations to set vocational and technical education priorities;
(c) To utilize the services of all state agencies having information regarding the purposes of this chapter;
(d) To cooperate with the governor’s office of job development and training and the board of economic development to prevent duplication and provide continuity of employment and training services;
(e) To conduct evaluations of the success or failure of vocational-technical programs, including the extent to which training actually leads to jobs in the field in which the student was trained;
(f) Obtain and publish data and information on program performance from those vocational-technical programs receiving state funds; and
(g) To notify local school districts and public community/junior colleges prior to March 1 annually of any discontinuation of ongoing vocational programs which would affect the renewing of contracts with vocational personnel.