View APA submissions in the Mississippi Administrative Bulletin on the Secretary of State’s website.
Division of Educator Licensure
Office of Chief Accountability Officer
Proposed revision of Miss. Admin. Code 7-4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12
On February 20, 2025, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to establish a new supplemental endorsement licensure option in the area of Mild/Moderate Disability 7-12 that may be added to a valid three (3) year internship license or valid five (5) year standard license by obtaining a passing score on the appropriate Praxis Subject Assessment
Background Information: On January 10, 2025, at its regular meeting the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development granted approval of the Division of Educator Licensure’s request to add Mild/Moderate Disability 7-12 (Endorsement Code 224) to the list of approved supplemental endorsements that may be added to a valid three-year internship license or valid five-year standard Mississippi educator license by obtaining a passing score on the appropriate Praxis Subject Assessment. The Foundations of Reading Assessment will not serve as a requirement for obtaining the Mild/Moderate Disability 7-12 (Endorsement Code 224) endorsement.
The approval of this potential option will in part aid local school districts with addressing vacancy issues faced in the critical shortage area of Special Education.
Please submit written comments to Dr. Cory Murphy, Office of Teaching and Leading, 359 North West Street, Post Office Box 771, Jackson, MS 39205-0771. You may also submit comments in writing by email at (licensure@mdek12.org).
All public comments must be received in the Division of Educator Licensure no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 3, 2025. APA Comments will be presented to the SBE on April 17, 2025.
Division of Educator Licensure
Office of Chief Accountability Officer
Proposed revision of Miss. Admin. Code 7-4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12
On February 20, 2025, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7 – 4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to amend the Principles of Learning and Teaching Praxis Pedagogy Assessment requirement for educator license 211 Special Education/Birth to Kindergarten (Early Intervention) to align with the associated grade span
Background Information: On January 10, 2025, at its regular meeting the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development granted approval of the Division of Educator Licensure’s request to amend the current licensure pedagogy assessment requirement which serves as one criterion for obtaining the Special Education: Birth to Kindergarten (Early Intervention) (Endorsement Code 211) license type.
Particularly, the Division seeks to replace Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching K-6 (Test Code 5622) with the most appropriate version of the assessment, Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Pre-K – K (Test Code 5621). This amendment seeks to establish proper alignment to the most appropriate grade span associated with this licensure endorsement area. The Mississippi State Board of Education’s “Discontinued Test and/or Adjusted Score Policy” will be used for transitioning from the current version of the PLT to the proposed replacement version. The proposed change will be effective September 1, 2025, in accordance with the Discontinued Test and/or Score Change Policy.
Please submit written comments to Dr. Cory Murphy, Office of Teaching and Leading, 359 North West Street, Post Office Box 771, Jackson, MS 39205-0771. You may also submit comments in writing by email at (licensure@mdek12.org).
All public comments must be received in the Division of Educator Licensure no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 3, 2025. APA Comments will be presented to the SBE on April 17, 2025.
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 April 3, 2025. APA Comments will be presented to the SBE on April 17, 2025.
