SBE Policy Manual

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES RULES

Part I – Administrative Rules

100 Responsibilities of the Mississippi Department of Education and the Mississippi Board of Education

101 Responsibilities of the Mississippi Department of Education.

The State Department of Education (“Department”) shall be under the direction and supervision of the State Superintendent of Public Education. The State Department of Education shall be organized into functional divisions as established by the State Board of Education, including any divisions established by law and prescribing the duties of the directors of such divisions.

102 Responsibilities of the Mississippi Board of Education. The Mississippi Board of Education (“Board”) establishes and maintains a system-wide plan of performance, policy and direction of public education and adopts and maintains a curriculum and a course of study to be used in the public schools that is designed to prepare the state’s children and youth to be productive, informed, creative citizens, workers and leaders. The Board also regulates all matters arising in the practical administration of the school system not otherwise provided for. The Board regulates issues such as curriculum, teacher standards and certification, student testing, accountability and school accreditation.

103 Where and how the public may obtain information. The text of all Board Policies, as well as information regarding pending rules and meetings, may be obtained by visiting the Department’s website at www.mde.k12.ms.us. The following is a list of categories of current policies adopted by the Board. Requests for Declaratory Opinions may be made pursuant to the following rules. Otherwise, requests for information may be made pursuant to and in accordance with the Mississippi Open Records Act and the Board policy by submitting written requests to:

State Superintendent
Mississippi Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
Attn: Public Records Request

Academic Education

Accountability

Accreditation

Administrative Expense Reduction

Administrative Procedures Act

Agenda, State Board of Education

Administrative Process and Performance Review

Alternate Education Programs

Approval, Non-Public

Attendance Reporting

Audit, SDE Resolution Process

Awards

Board of Education Operations

Business and Support Services

Calendar

Certification (Licensure)

Character Education

Charter Schools

POLICY MANUAL

200 ACADEMIC EDUCATION

300 ACCOUNTABILITY

400 ACCREDITATION

401 Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards

402 Conservatorship

500 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE REDUCTION

600 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT

601 Administrative Procedures Act

602 Hearing Procedure & Declaratory Opinions

700 AGENDA, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

800 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW

900 ALTERNATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

901 Guidelines

902 GED Standards

1000 APPROVALS, NON-PUBLIC

1100 ATTENDANCE REPORTING

1200 AUDIT, SDE RESOLUTION PROCESS

1300 AWARDS

1301 Administrator

1302 Parent

1303 Teacher

1400 BOARD OF EDUCATION OPERATIONS

1401 Agenda

1402 Compensation for Travel

1403 Executive Sessions

1404 Meetings

1405 Minutes

1406 Notification of Meetings

1407 Officer’s Duties

1408 Officer Election

1409 Rules of Order

1410 Voting Procedures

1500 BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

1600 CALENDAR

1700 CERTIFICATION (LICENSURE)

1701 Administrator Preparation

1702 Administrator Process and Performance

1703 Assistant Teacher Program

1704 Agreement, NASDTEC

1705 Armed Forces Activation

1706 Commission, Hearings and Appeals

1707 Nursery through First Grade

1708 Postsecondary Licensure (Vocational)

1709 Regulations

1710 Reporting Infractions

1711 Skills, K-8 Mathematics

1712 Teacher Process and Performance

1713 Review

1714    Licensure Guidelines for Tech Prep Discovery Courses

1715    Supplemental Endorsements For ICT and STEM Applications courses

1716    New Endorsement Code 193 for Economics

1800 CHARACTER EDUCATION

1900 CHARTER SCHOOLS

2000 CHILD NUTRITION

2001 Administrators

2002 Competitive Food

2003 Family Day Care

2004 Day Care Management Plans

2005 District Application

2006 Eligibility Monitoring, and Management (Child Care Programs)

2007 Family Day Care

2008 Purchasing System

2009 Termination, Day Care Sponsors

2050 CHILDREN FIRST ACT OF 2009

2051 Annual Report

2100 CLASS SIZE

2200 COLLEGE ADMISSIONS

2300 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

2400 CONSOLIDATED APPLICATIONS (FEDERAL FUNDS)

2500 CONTRACT APPROVAL (SDE)

2600 CONTRACTS, TEACHER

                       2601  Contract of Employment with Mississippi Public School Districts for
                                  Assistant Superintendent, Principal and Licensed Employee

                       2602  Contingent Contract of Employment with Mississippi Public School Districts

2700    COST REIMBURSEMENT/SALARY SUPPLEMENTS

2800 CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS

2900    CURRICULUM
                        2901    Curriculum Guides

                        2902    Approved Courses for the Secondary Schools

                       2903    Access to a Substantive and Rigorous Curriculum Policy

                       2904    Early Learning Guidelines for Four Year Old Children

2905 Credit Recovery Policy

3000 DRIVER TRAINING

3100    DROPOUT PREVENTION
                        3101    Compulsory School Attendance

                        3102    Reporting Unexcused Absences

                        3103    Withdrawn 5/21/2010