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State board approves ESSA amendment to revise accountability model and add readiness index
Summary
The Mississippi Board of Education voted to submit an amendment to its consolidated state plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act that creates a new readiness index combining college and career measures, revises English Learner progress timelines, and changes exit criteria for federally required school designations.
The Mississippi Board of Education voted Feb. 20 to approve submission of an amendment to the state's consolidated plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to the U.S. Department of Education. The amendment would add a new 150-point readiness index combining acceleration and college- and career-readiness measures, update English learner (EL) progress rules linked to the new ELPA21 assessment, and change how federal school designation exit criteria are calculated.
Board approval follows months of work by the agency's accountability task force and other stakeholders. State Superintendent Dr. Evans told the board the amendment reverses the usual sequence of state and federal review to comply with an earlier Office of Inspector General finding; the board will approve business rules later and will provide…
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