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The MECA system will ultimately include four portals, Murphy said. The first — the educator licensure, misconduct and educator preparation portal — launched Jan. 17, 2023. The second, a professional growth system, is already available to local districts for required end‑of‑year standard 3 reporting and for other optional features at no cost.

\"We're actually moving with a sense of urgency to review,\" Murphy said, describing the department's internal and stakeholder work on licensure and pathways. He said portal three, an educator talent portal, and portal four, an accreditation portal, are expected to launch in mid‑April.

Nut graf: The MECA portals aim to centralize licensure functions, allow some accreditation reviews to be performed remotely and give districts a state‑level place to post jobs and recruit candidates. MDE officials said the changes are intended to streamline licensure, improve candidate matching and support districts that rely on emergency or nontraditional hires.

Murphy described the accreditation portal as a desk‑audit tool that will permit the Office of Accreditation to review documentary standards electronically for items that do not require physical inspection, such as signage and some records. \"It would allow the department, office of accreditation to conduct desk audits,\" Murphy said. He said the accreditation portal will reduce the need for physical presence on standards that can be documented electronically.

The educator talent portal will let Mississippi school districts, educator preparation providers and candidates create profiles, post and apply to vacancies, and search openings by subject, grade and location. The system is also intended to help match candidates holding emergency or veteran licenses with preparation providers offering add‑on certification pathways. Murphy said MDE will recruit a sample group of local human resources directors, preparation providers and candidates to test the portal before wider rollout.

MDE has placed an educator workforce specialist in each congressional district; Murphy said the talent portal will provide a tracking tool for those specialists.

Murphy also briefed the commission on the 2025 Elevate Teachers Conference, a no‑cost, retention‑focused event that offers continuing education credit. The department is finalizing procurement and will announce registration and location in the coming weeks. \"We give first come, first serve preference for new attendees first,\" Murphy said.

Ending: Department staff said they will circulate communications to districts, preparation providers and teachers and work with MDE communications to include portal information in agency newsletters. The commission received the update with no formal action requested.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","MS Licensure Commission - March 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Dr. Corey Murphy, speaking for the Mississippi Department of Education, told the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development on March 7, 2025, that the department is rolling out the next two portals of the Mississippi Educator Career Continuum (MECA) and will launch an educator recruitment tool and a free teachers conference.","taxTitle","Department of Education, Agencies, Organizations, Executive, Mississippi","taxId",55201,"location","Mississippi","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6071940,"Licensure commission ratifies six agreed orders, including license relinquishments and probations",197,3121000,3318000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3031800-53e49dd33fe52a314c6d11f2f63472d8&start=3121&end=3318","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3031800-53e49dd33fe52a314c6d11f2f63472d8/thumbnail_3121000.jpg","/articles/6071940/Mississippi/Licensure-commission-ratifies-six-agreed-orders-including-license-relinquishments-and-probations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6071940-e74596e49d4128fb1129c657c865c482/orig.mp4?Expires=1770800354&Signature=mVhCvyVCBqqcceuhU4PYMk7wu7asNO9Ep~d3CLNO3S4WBKryRpu~mKe6ayti8qQ7GbTHp5YX7a9IigqTiAohV7ZuJWOprKRmn6ruv40eMthjFdoPLe9mUxwUVB0NGnhpDWTN4qVUbBGQX-IeeiPJp4IJf9cNBlBwbTja9RvT5eRxXu42oe9gUXtj2t4SpGB-oMqcnCz379wXCOigjhFK8iL8P8DtY~cjWsjsxjj72l9Do5UO8Fx73yDskuMCeVvxcJ0Px1r1mycvS3x3ZCUltC67oUMcqxS9ywKVUKi2fl3cFtn5rPNW8YflhWuqaPSqsvlcd4ZUE70DHtPloLRWYg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Scott DeJonge of the Office of Educator Misconduct presented six agreed orders for ratification at the March 7, 2025 meeting of the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development. The commission ratified all six agreed orders.

DeJonge said four educators entered agreed orders for Standard 10 (breach of contract) under Mississippi Code Annotated § 37‑9‑57 and consented to relinquish their educator licenses without a disciplinary hearing. The four listed respondents and their licenses are:

- Emily Parsley, license number 328179 (Quitman School District)
- Peepsi Captidon, license number 324537 (Harrison County School District)
- Victoria Seal, license number 324374 (Lauderdale County School District)
- Lacey Ingram, license number 329841 (Laurel School District)

DeJonge also presented agreed orders under Standards 4 and 9 involving educator‑student relationship/ethics violations that place licenses on probation and require coursework in educator ethics. The two listed respondents are:

- Chance Collins, license number 314767 (Madison County School District) — Standard 4
- Marilyn Payne, license number 2206336 (Clarksdale Collegiate School District) — Standard 9

DeJonge said the agreed orders specify that respondents must complete required coursework related to educator ethics during probation and that violations or failure to meet coursework requirements will result in automatic suspension of the license for one calendar year, after which the educator may petition for reinstatement under state law.

Nut graf: The agreed orders finalize disciplinary resolutions without full hearings; they include surrenders, suspensions and probationary terms with conditions for reinstatement spelled out in the orders.

The motion to ratify the agreed orders was made and seconded; Aaron Wilson seconded the motion as recorded in the transcript. The commission carried the motion by voice vote.","The commission ratified six agreed orders presented by the Office of Educator Misconduct on March 7, 2025: four license relinquishments for breach of contract and two probationary orders for educator‑student relationship or ethics violations; the commission approved the ratifications by voice vote.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":80,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6071945,"Commission moves to revise administrative code to create AP Computer Science A supplemental endorsement",569,2552000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3031800-53e49dd33fe52a314c6d11f2f63472d8&start=2552&end=3121","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3031800-53e49dd33fe52a314c6d11f2f63472d8/thumbnail_2552000.jpg","/articles/6071945/Mississippi/Commission-moves-to-revise-administrative-code-to-create-AP-Computer-Science-A-supplemental-endorsement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6071945-f7833fc27747128a5314726d14f264c2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770800354&Signature=eiK-tQYDzVlXHtxn0gflmjfHSpJoFf4w8~fwZ7J5fJh-wOsWeYPLo-tyhN0lOibo9jaO64uWsbwgiU8TE2iQ9nhS-xC0vBJ5fKMeujuo2M79gwzrRCAUZiZSO9M5vjtVSI-OQsTIl9N~2xj6RSjxhQv~jnCliufV7cgNvLsMy4SZpZVVOi0rPiRZ~IzomRe0V7nj0lWZjUWMDfyAJ1JGavHC2pQYrq56iob54A8gaBUPUldbD8ugrIUCjEkQxdam~uEUfqN84liJvTlK32KqLwXMJPy9ievGJje7Lr~Nd8k352rg~-DnHUfZYzH85ozKzkHQSUmK~5JgTzEP3ye7Cg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the March 7, 2025 meeting in Jackson, the Office of Secondary Education asked the commission to begin Administrative Procedures Act rulemaking to establish a supplemental endorsement for Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science A, endorsement code 612. The commission voted to begin the APA process.

Ms. Clemens, representing the Office of Secondary Education, told commissioners that AP Computer Science A requires a more rigorous content background than some existing computer science endorsements. The proposal would require teachers of AP Computer Science A to hold, in addition to the 6‑12 AP endorsement, one of these content endorsements: secondary mathematics, secondary biology, secondary chemistry or secondary physics. The department said the endorsement can be earned through an approved Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) or other NDE‑approved provider.

Nut graf: The rulemaking aims to ensure AP Computer Science A is taught by teachers with a strong content background and to create training pathways for current teachers. The Office of Secondary Education presented data showing limited current coverage and student testing results in the state.

Clemens said 10 school districts currently offer AP Computer Science A with roughly 10 teachers and approximately 114 students. Of those 10 teachers, one already holds the 6‑12 AP endorsement, five hold a secondary mathematics endorsement and four are teaching out of area without one of the listed content endorsements. She said only three of the 10 schools tested students in the 2024 AP administration and only two sites had AP scores of 3 or higher.

To ease the transition, Clemens said Mississippi State University's Center for Cyber Education director Shelley Hollis has agreed to help train current teachers; the department proposed the endorsement would take effect in the 2026‑27 school year to give current teachers time to meet requirements without paying out of pocket.

The motion to initiate APA rulemaking was made by Mary Hill Taylor and seconded by Dylan Baldwin; the motion carried by voice vote.

Ending: If the APA process proceeds, the department will publish a notice and timeline; the commission approved beginning rulemaking to amend Mississippi Administrative Code 7‑4 Part 4 to add the AP Computer Science A supplemental endorsement code 612.","The commission voted March 7, 2025 to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to add a supplemental AP Computer Science A endorsement (code 612) to Mississippi Administrative Code 7‑4 Part 4; the endorsement would require a content endorsement in math, biology, chemistry or physics and take effect in the 2026‑27 school year.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6071950,"Licensure commission approves qualifying scores for revised Praxis tests, adds Japanese supplemental endorsement",467,2031000,2498000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3031800-53e49dd33fe52a314c6d11f2f63472d8&start=2031&end=2498","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3031800-53e49dd33fe52a314c6d11f2f63472d8/thumbnail_2031000.jpg","/articles/6071950/Mississippi/Licensure-commission-approves-qualifying-scores-for-revised-Praxis-tests-adds-Japanese-supplemental-endorsement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6071950-86147e4dd121fbd7cacaded067da1bac/orig.mp4?Expires=1770800354&Signature=dQrouimPEojMAJv0kqs5N7pmzf29cOF8n8XanS7DhnUDffYvqR1QBOusfPtaSFqRqKuX2wtkq0-MVTp6BfWb6sWhWCduafcjRBFhXCKoWZbRzUjP2AN4s-uNWXcVyRwNn6AzRvHsjVL6xAXZN3J6ByQIV5gkcVE1F77O1LSFo-3nDqx18D2vy2LXAKHeeEOH1t6KonGfo60Nw1Y6ybbGMrF9C6E9JdAoUiqomMjrhxTDEvS-iQooAqvMrgjooikN4gbSmwiqLb7-9Z~Qv0~3kPRwsvxdFbqNiGf-8NgdiwI8XjxC0ZnT6qCg3Wgt7T1JXsHR2snFqlmUKZOqCF0kig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the March 7, 2025 meeting in Jackson, Dr. Corey Murphy presented and the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development approved establishing qualifying scores for revised Praxis subject assessments and adding Japanese as a supplemental licensure endorsement.

The motion covered several Praxis subject assessments, including Early Childhood Education (foundational knowledge and content) and other subject tests that the ad hoc committee reviewed, and also requested establishing a qualifying score for the Praxis subject assessment for Japanese (test code 5661) and adding a Japanese world‑language supplemental endorsement. The department also requested updating the Foundations of Reading assessment test code from 190 to 890; department staff said the test content and Mississippi's required passing score will not change under the new code.

Nut graf: Commissioners approved the changes to accommodate refreshed national test versions and to create a nontraditional pathway for districts seeking to offer Japanese courses, while preserving candidate protections during the transition between test versions.

Murphy said some districts have asked to offer Japanese as a formal world language and that adding the endorsement by test is the fastest pathway to create an official licensure route. He also explained that the Pearson evaluation systems national version of the Foundations of Reading assessment uses a different test code (890) while keeping content and scores the same; the 890 version includes national‑level candidate supports such as preparatory coursework and additional retake policy benefits.

The commission also heard a retirement/transition policy: candidates who take the current version of listed Praxis assessments on or before Aug. 30, 2025 will have two years to use that score in a licensure application, and the new versions will be required beginning Sept. 1, 2025. Dr. Murphy told the commission that candidates who do not use the old score within the two‑year window will be required to take the new version.

The motion to approve was made by Erin Wilson and carried by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.

Ending: The department will publish the qualifying scores and regulatory language as it begins the rulemaking and candidate notification process.","The commission voted March 7, 2025 to adopt qualifying scores for several revised Praxis subject assessments, to add a Japanese supplemental licensure endorsement tied to a Praxis subject test, and to update the Foundations of Reading test code from 190 to 890; MDE outlined transition dates for candidates.","actionData","errors"]

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Mississippi DOE outlines four-part MECA portal, new educator talent tool and free teacher conference

Licensure commission ratifies six agreed orders, including license relinquishments and probations

Commission moves to revise administrative code to create AP Computer Science A supplemental endorsement

Licensure commission approves qualifying scores for revised Praxis tests, adds Japanese supplemental endorsement