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State board approves start of rulemaking to revise school accountability business rules after audit
Summary
The Mississippi State Board of Education voted to begin the APA-rulemaking process to revise statewide accountability business rules after an OIG audit found elements not compliant with federal law; changes include caps on growth points, ACT inclusion in participation calculations, and adjustments to acceleration weighting.
The Mississippi State Board of Education on April 18 voted to begin the Administrative Procedure Act process to revise the state’s public school accountability business rules following an audit that identified provisions out of compliance with federal requirements.
Alan, the board’s chief accountability officer, told members the proposed edits respond to findings in an OIG audit and to requirements in the state’s consolidated plan approved by the U.S. Department of Education. He said the changes will take effect immediately and be applied to calculations for the current…
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