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State board approves two new Schools of Innovation, revises plans for two others
Summary
The Mississippi State Board of Education approved Western Line Collegiate Academy and New Albany Middle School as Schools of Innovation and accepted revisions for Hattiesburg High and Oxford School District to expand 5-by-5 scheduling intended to increase course access and work-based learning.
The Mississippi State Board of Education voted to approve two new Schools of Innovation and accept revisions to two existing innovation plans during its March 2024 meeting in Jackson.
Miss Clemens of the Office of Secondary Education presented the applications and said the statutory framework (state policy chapter 28.7 and the relevant Mississippi code) gives districts autonomy to pilot alternatives to traditional schedules and expand college and career pathways. She described Western Line Collegiate…
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