View APA submissions in the Mississippi Administrative Bulletin on the Secretary of State’s website.
Office of Secondary Education
Mississippi Seeks Public Comment on the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Course.
On February 20, 2025, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process to revise the Mississippi Secondary College and Career Readiness Course.
State’s Administrative Bulletin https://sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/default.aspx?current_page=Bulletin (To locate the filing documents, select “Title 7 Department of Education” in the search bar.)
Please submit written comments to Wendy Clemons, Executive Director for Secondary Education, 359 N. West Street, Post Office Box 771, Jackson, MS 39205-0771. You may also submit comments in writing by email (secondaryeducation@mdek12.org).
All public comments must be received in the Office of Secondary Education no later than 5:00 PM on March 24, 2025. APA Comments will be presented to the SBE on April 17, 2025.
Division of Academic Education
Office of Secondary Education
Proposed revisions to Miss. Admin. Code: 7-24, Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2024, Appendices A-5 – A-10, A-12, A-13, B-2, and Glossary, and Miss. Admin. Code 7-163: Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards, 2024, Appendices A-6 – A-10, A-12, A-13, B-2, and Glossary
On February 20, 2025, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process to revise the following:
Appendices A-5 – A-10, A-12, A-13, B-2, and Glossary, and Miss. Admin. Code 7-163: Mississippi Nonpublic School Accountability Standards, 2024, Appendices A-6 – A-10, A-12, A-13, B-2, and Glossary The proposed revisions to the appendices for the 2025-2026 School Year provide specificity to academic and CTE courses and assessments that meet course requirements for graduation as well as courses that can be substituted for required credits.
Additionally, the proposed revisions provide a portfolio graduation option for students who do not obtain a passing score on one or more End-of-Course (EOC) assessments or do not meet the criteria for other options outlined in Appendix A-5 of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2025.
You may review proposed revisions on the State’s Administrative Bulletin https://sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/default.aspx?current_page=Bulletin (To locate the filing documents, select “Title 7 Department of Education” in the search bar.)
Please submit written comments to Wendy Clemons, Associate State Superintendent, 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 March 24, 2025. APA Comments will be presented to the SBE on April 17, 2025.
