At the Nov. 6 Data Governance Committee meeting, a representative of the work-area code group reported multiple changes to the department's work-area code catalog to improve consistency with district language and accreditation rules.

The presenter said titles for the special education supervisor and special education assistant supervisor were modified to align with district usage. The endorsement language for the district test coordinator/student assessment-testing work-area code was changed to indicate a valid license requirement.

Two work-area code descriptions were modified (elementary teacher single cohort and secondary teacher departmentalized), and two new work-area codes were created: elementary teacher departmentalized and secondary teacher single cohort. The presenter explained the distinctions in the catalog language: a single-cohort teacher teaches a single group of students; a departmentalized teacher teaches more than one group of students.

Finally, the description for the educator-in-residence work-area code was amended to state it is only to be used for educators in residence placed by the Mississippi Department of Education. The presenter recorded no questions from committee members during the update.