Which district employees are required to meet SEMI training requirements?
Any employee who holds a Standard Career-Level Administrator License or an Entry-Level Administrator License must meet SEMI training requirements.

Can a new administrator who has NOT completed entry-level training take and receive credit for career-level modules?
Administrators are not eligible to receive SEMI credit for career-level modules until they successfully completed entry-level requirements.

Can modules be repeated for SEMI credit?
Administrators are granted credit only once for each training module.  An administrator may repeat a module, but he/she does NOT earn SEMI credit for repetitions.

What are the SEMI requirements for school business officers?
School business officers are not required to complete SEMI training unless they hold a Standard Career-Level Administrator License.  All questions regarding training requirements for school business officers should be directed to the Office of Financial Accountability (601-359-3294).

What is the penalty for failing to earn 95 credits?
Failure to complete either 95 SEMI credits or a specialist or doctoral degree in educational administration/leadership by the license renewal date results in non-renewal of the Standard Career-Level Administrator License.

What costs are involved in attending SEMI modules?
There is no cost for the training offered by the Office of Leadership Development and Enhancement.  However, all participants, or their districts, must make their own travel arrangements and pay for meals, hotel, mileage, and other related travel costs.