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Mississippi commission asks State Board to open rulemaking on accountability business rules after federal compliance fixes
Summary
The Commission on School Accreditation voted to ask the State Board to begin administrative rulemaking to update Mississippi Administrative Code 7-24, clarifying participation, capping growth component scores to meet federal guidance, equalizing accelerated-course weighting after a new statute, and adding charter-school guidance.
The Mississippi Commission on School Accreditation voted on April 4 to request that the State Board of Education begin the administrative rulemaking process to revise Mississippi Administrative Code 7-24, the state's Public School Accountability Standards, incorporating a set of annual clarifications and several changes aimed at federal compliance.
Alan Burrow, a Department of Education presenter, told the commission the package largely clarifies current practice but includes changes that will alter business rules in limited ways. Burrow said the updates confirm that the ACT remains a required participation assessment for high school and that students enrolled in month eight will be included in participation-rate calculations for grades 3'8.
The package includes a key edit to growth…
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