View APA submissions in the Mississippi Administrative Bulletin on the Secretary of State’s website.
Division of Secondary Education
Office of Chief Academic Officer
Miss. Admin. Code: 7-24, Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2025, Appendix A-8 and Miss. Admin. Code 7-163: Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards, 2025, Appendix A-8
On September 25, 2025, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To revise Miss. Admin. Code: 7-24, Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2025, Appendix A-8 and Miss. Admin. Code 7-163: Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards, 2025, Appendix A-8
The standards and proposed revisions are available for public comment and review via the MDE APA Notice Website and the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Administrative Bulletin. To locate the filing documents on the Secretary of State website, select “Title 7 – Department of Education” in the Agency Search dropdown menu.
Please submit written comments to Ma’Kesha Adams, Office of Curriculum and Instruction, 359 North West Street, Post Office Box 771, Jackson, MS 39205-0771. You may also submit comments in writing by email at secondaryeducation@mdek12.org.
All public comments must be received in the Division of Secondary Education no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 1, 2025. APA Comments will be presented to the SBE on November 20, 2025.
Division of Secondary Education
Office of Chief Academic Officer
Miss. Admin. Code 7-169: 2018 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science
On September 25, 2025, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process: To readopt Miss. Admin. Code 7-169: 2018 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science
The standards and proposed revisions are available for public comment and review via the MDE APA Notice Website and the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Administrative Bulletin. To locate the filing documents on the Secretary of State website, select “Title 7 – Department of Education” in the Agency Search dropdown menu.
Please submit written comments to Ma’Kesha Adams, Office of Curriculum and Instruction, 359 North West Street, Post Office Box 771, Jackson, MS 39205-0771. You may also submit comments in writing by email at secondaryeducation@mdek12.org.
All public comments must be received in the Division of Secondary Education no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 29, 2025. APA Comments will be presented to the SBE on November 20, 2025.
Office of School and District Transformation
Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2025, Process Standard 3.1
On September 25, 2025, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2025, Process Standard 3.1.
Please submit written comments to Mr. John Ferrell, Office of School and District Transformation, P. O. Box 771, Jackson, MS 39205-0771. You may also submit comments in writing by email at jferrell@mdek12.org.
All public comments must be received in the Office of School and District Transformation no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 25, 2025. APA comments will be presented to the SBE on November 20, 2025.
