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Staff presenters said the set of changes operationalizes previously announced revisions to the consolidated state plan and adds a new high‑school \"readiness\" indicator. \"These changes will go into effect the next academic year,\" Allen Burrow told commissioners, noting the updates include participation‑rate language, growth calculations, and the inclusion of the new readiness indicator in high schools.

Burrow said the changes also clarify how accelerated coursework is counted and require that Advanced Placement scores be reported directly by the College Board to be included in accountability calculations. \"AP assessments must be directly reported by the College Board to be included in accountability measures,\" he said.

Commission staff described adjustments to the Senior Snapshot and other business rules to capture students who exit after the typical assessment window. The Senior Snapshot changes will include students enrolled in month 1 of 10th grade with continuous state enrollment until completion or early completion; it will also add students who exit as dropouts in month 9 of 11th grade or later to better reflect outcomes in the new readiness indicator.

In a separate but related action, staff proposed removing the U.S. History EOC from the list of administered tests and from concordance tables and composite‑score options used for graduation determinations. Wendy Clemons said the U.S. History EOC will continue to be administered in the current school year and \"we will stop administering it ... the 2025‑26 school year.\" Clemons and Burrow said appendices A‑5 through A‑9 and Appendix F of the accountability standards and the glossary were edited to remove references to the U.S. History assessment and to update examples and cross‑references.

On the motion to submit rulemaking to revise the Mississippi Administrative Code 7‑24 (accountability business rules covering participation rate, growth, acceleration, banking scores, students with disabilities, invalid scores, special schools, college and career readiness, Senior Snapshot, and others), the commission adopted the request by voice vote. The transcript did not record a clear named mover for that motion; the chair announced the motion carried.

The commission also voted to ask the State Board to begin the APA process to eliminate administration of the U.S. History EOC and to revise State Board Policy Chapter 36, Rule 36.4 (assessments required for graduation), Rule 36.5 (additional assessment options), appendices A‑5 through A‑9 and F, and the glossary. That motion was moved by Anthony Bryant, seconded by Sarah Wilborn and adopted by voice vote; the chair announced, \"The motion carries.\"

Staff said next steps include publishing proposed rule language for public comment and coordinating the changes with federal consolidated state plan submissions where applicable.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","MS Special Called Meeting of the Commission on School Accreditation - April 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission voted to request State Board rulemaking to revise the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards (Miss. Admin. Code 7‑24) and to eliminate the U.S. History end‑of‑course assessment as a graduation requirement beginning with the 2025–26 school year.","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},6071848,"Commission on School Accreditation asks State Board to start rulemaking for early high‑school graduation",569,895871,1465300,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3031758-4f4a0e5ccf5361adacd4421c07077f18&start=895&end=1465","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3031758-4f4a0e5ccf5361adacd4421c07077f18/thumbnail_895871.jpg","/articles/6071848/Mississippi/Commission-on-School-Accreditation-asks-State-Board-to-start-rulemaking-for-early-highschool-graduation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6071848-013a2693365f19c0cd892a7d6e532a89/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175470&Signature=I~18BM2DkV-n6yRuaB4-UVhwtaVb49Wx1p-PsmtXwoHaW~HOK2GAtXiUrgU1fudWQxgf6Oh2Zw771Gnqt3ftoy~ixtB8mfIgODy5-22jtWyIIyBOHpJIiMwRvEesdSDtrAR-UCajlX2CeMP4E6HqWNYmKl8nFBk~9tMbqhdut1b1aJaUYgWX6aJw8HH5g~anowwFeD9wWMS4IA9iXm-~rmO2oGErHy8HHhU6ypu8FRwmAWHTbOFSng5j2xU7BDRr7UYvCEGRJNag6-jt6tqGjoU5B1WSY05arP8yi-XRXlx8ZFduBS1vW6Q2MgCeP6VxXv3FOsXMWbEYHHYYpnTbpg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Commission on School Accreditation voted Tuesday to ask the State Board of Education to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to adopt State Board Policy Chapter 36, Rule 36.7, an Early Graduation Policy that would allow local school districts to establish procedures for students who complete graduation requirements before finishing eight semesters of high school.

Commission staff said the policy would be optional for districts and designed to ensure early graduates have a documented plan for college or the workforce. \"Early graduation is defined for this policy [as] a successful completion of all existing standards required by both state and respective districts prior to completing 8 semesters of high school work from the start of grade 9,\" presenter Wendy Clemons told the commission.

Under the proposal, local education agencies must adopt a district policy, establish an application process that places the student's postsecondary plan in the cumulative folder, and require parental or guardian consent for students younger than 18. Clemons said an approved application must be signed by the school counselor and the local high school principal so school staff are \"aware that the student will graduate prior to their cohort.\"

The draft policy sets timing and minimum evidence for students seeking to graduate more than one semester early: applications due prior to the end of the first semester of the student's junior year and completion of at least one of the following before approval — documented readiness for gateway college courses (FAFSA/ACT concordance or comparable measure), an industry credential, at least nine hours of academic dual‑enrollment credit including Composition I and college algebra, passing scores on required end‑of‑course assessments, or completion of a credit‑bearing work‑based learning class or 140 hours of work‑based experience that could lead to sustainable employment.

Clemons also emphasized safeguards: a district may terminate an early‑graduation application at any time for academic, behavioral, or attendance concerns. The proposal directs districts to report early graduates to the Mississippi Student Information System (MSIS) using the appropriate withdrawal code (for example, C1) so students who meet requirements are not excluded from graduation‑rate calculations if coded correctly.

Commission Chair Pamela Manors called for a motion to send the proposal to the State Board of Education to begin rulemaking. The motion to submit the request was moved by Anthony Bryant and seconded by Dr. Carl Evers. The commission adopted the motion by voice vote; the chair announced, \"The motion carries.\"","The commission voted to request that the State Board of Education begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to adopt State Board Policy Chapter 36, Rule 36.7, an Early Graduation Policy that would let local districts set procedures for students to graduate before completing eight semesters of high school.","actionData","errors"]

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