From and after July 1, 1984, there shall be a state board of education which shall manage and invest school funds according to law, formulate policies according to law for implementation by the State Department of Education and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law. The board shall consist of nine (9) […]
The school day shall be preserved for the purpose of teaching. It is the intent of the Legislature that every effort be made by the State Department of Education and the local school boards to protect the instructional time in the classroom and to reduce the amount of paperwork which must be completed by teachers. […]
The State Board of Education shall develop and promulgate regulations for annual reports from school districts and from the State Department of Education to the Legislature. Such regulations shall eliminate duplication, make effective use of technology and enable the Legislature to monitor education in Mississippi. These regulations may include methods to reduce redundant reporting requirements […]
The State Board of Education shall issue regulations: Setting minimum specifications for relocatable classrooms for the public school districts; Approving or disapproving plans for relocatable classrooms for public school districts; Providing a system of requiring local school districts to receive State Department of Education approval before purchase of such relocatable classrooms. The State Department of […]
The legislature finds and determines that the quality of public education and its effect upon the social, cultural and economic enhancement of the people of Mississippi is a matter of public policy, the object of which is the education and performance of its children and youth. The legislature hereby declares the following to be the […]
The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations and set standards and policies for the organization, operation, management, planning, budgeting and programs of the State Department of Education. The board is directed to identify all functions of the department that contribute to or comprise a part of the state system of educational accountability […]
In order to provide for an orderly transition following its appointment, the state board of education as it will exist on and after July 1, 1984, shall meet with and receive the cooperation of the state superintendent of public education and the state department of education on any matters relating to the public school education […]
The State Board of Education shall decide all appeals from the decisions of the county superintendents or from the decisions of the state superintendent, as authorized by statute. All matters relating to appeals shall be presented in writing, and the decision of the board shall be final. The State Board of Education shall adopt procedures […]
For continued neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetency or official misconduct, the state board of education may remove a county superintendent. However, before the removal, the officer shall have ten (10) days’ notice of the charge, and shall be allowed opportunity to make defense.
The Mississippi Board of Education, acting by and through its chairman or executive secretary, is authorized to administer oaths, to take or cause depositions to be taken, to subpoena persons and to issue a subpoena to compel production of books, papers, records and other documents. The board shall have the powers of a court to […]
