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Miss. Code Ann. § 37-177-1 Literacy-based Promotion Act established; purpose; determination of a reading deficiency in students in grades K through 3
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(1) There is established an act prohibiting social promotion to be known as the “Literacy-Based Promotion Act,” the purpose of which is to improve the reading skills of Kindergarten and First- through Third-Grade students enrolled in the public schools so that every student compl…
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-177-11 Good cause exemption for promotion to grade 4 of student not meeting academic requirements
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(1) A Third-Grade student who does not meet the academic requirements for promotion to the Fourth Grade may be promoted by the school district only for good cause. Good cause exemptions for promotion are limited to the following students:(a) Limited English proficient students wh…
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-177-13 Actions required of school districts for grade 3 students not promoted to grade 4
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(a) Beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, each school district shall take the following actions for retained Third-Grade students:(a) Provide Third-Grade students who are not promoted with intensive instructional services, progress monitoring measures, and supports to remediate…
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-177-15 Intensive acceleration class for certain students; purpose
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Each district may provide, where applicable, an intensive acceleration class for any student retained in Grade 3 who was previously retained in Kindergarten or Grades 1 through 3. The focus of the intensive acceleration class should be to increase a student’s reading level at lea…
