MISSISSIPPI

MISSISSIPPI

PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY

STANDARDS

2012

July 30, 2013

MISSISSIPPI

PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY

STANDARDS

2012

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE OF ACCREDITATION

Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2012

COMMISSION ON SCHOOL ACCREDITATION

Congressional District 1*

John Paul Mistilis Lee Childress, Ed.D. Eddie Prather

Congressional District 2*

Mary Jean Gates Ted Poore Robert Twyner Jr.

Congressional District 3*

Ann Jones Kenny Bush Heather Westerfield

Congressional District 4*

Chuck Blackwell Michael Miller L. C. Tennin, Jr., M.D.

Congressional District 5*

Michael Lindsey Henry Arledge Anthony Montgomery

Oxford Corinth Tupelo

Cleveland Madison Clarksdale

Jackson Starkville Pearl

Ellisville Brandon Jackson

Gulfport Gulfport Biloxi

*Note: Refers to the five Congressional Districts as established at the time the Commission was authorized by MS Code 37-17-3

Paula A. Vanderford, Ph.D., Executive Secretary Commission on School Accreditation



COMMISSION ON SCHOOL ACCREDITATION

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MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF EDUCATION

O. Wayne Gann, Ed.D. Kami Bumgarner Howell "Hal" N. Gage Martha "Jackie" Murphy Simon F. Weir, II William Harold Jones Charles McClelland John Kelly, Ph.D. Richard Morrison

Corinth Madison Vicksburg Rienzi Hernando Petal Jackson Gulfport Brandon

Lynn J. House, Ph.D. Interim State Superintendent of Education

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July 30, 2013

Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2012

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES The Mississippi State Board of Education, the Mississippi Department of Education, the Mississippi School of the Arts, the Mississippi School for the Blind, the Mississippi School for the Deaf, and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, or disability in the provision of educational programs and services or employment opportunities and benefits. The following office has been designated to handle inquiries and complaints regarding the non-discrimination policies of the above-mentioned entities:

Director, Office of Human Resources Mississippi Department of Education

359 North West Street Suite 203

Jackson, Mississippi 39201 (601) 359-3511

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istory ..................................................................................................................................3 THE HISTORY OF ACCREDITATION IN MISSISSIPPI.............................................................3

ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ....................6 1.0 ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY .............................................................................................6

1.1 MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION ON SCHOOL ACCREDITATION............................................... 6 1.2 APPOINTMENT ................................................................................................................................ 6 1.3 TERMS OF OFFICE ............................................................................................................................ 6 1.4 GENERAL DUTIES OF COMMISSION ................................................................................................ 6 1.5 OFFICERS ......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.6 MEETINGS........................................................................................................................................ 6 1.7 EXPENSES......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.8 STAFF ............................................................................................................................................... 7 2.0 DISTRICT ACCREDITATION POLICY ................................................................................7 2.1 ASSIGNMENT OF DISTRICT ACCREDITATION STATUSES.................................................................. 7 2.2 PROCESS STANDARDS...................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 ANNUAL ACCREDITATION STATUSES .............................................................................................. 7 2.4 NOTIFICATION OF DEFICIENCIES AFTER ASSIGNMENT OF STATUS................................................. 8 2.5 FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN ACCREDITATION STATUS ..................... 8 2.6 RESOLVING ACCREDITATION CONTROVERSIES ............................................................................... 9 2.7 CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR TRANSFER OF GRADES.............................................. 9 2.8 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (CAP) AND WITHDRAWAL OF ACCREDITATION .................................. 9 2.9 CONDITIONS OF EMERGENCY STATUS AND WITHDRAWAL OF ACCREDITATION ............................. 10 3.0 PERFORMANCE CLASSIFICATION POLICY....................................................................12 3.1 ASSIGNMENT OF PERFORMANCE CLASSIFICATIONS..................................................................... 12 3.2 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ......................................................................................................... 12 3.3 PERFORMANCE CLASSIFICATIONS................................................................................................. 13 3.4 SCHOOLS AT-RISK .......................................................................................................................... 13 4.0 RECOGNITION AND REWARDS....................................................................................14 4.1 RECOGNITION................................................................................................................................ 14 4.2 REWARDS ...................................................................................................................................... 15 5.0 ACCREDITATION MONITORING PROCEDURES .............................................................16 5.1 ON-SITE EVALUATIONS.................................................................................................................. 16 5.2 INVESTIGATIVE EVALUATIONS (COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICTS) ............................................. 16 5.3 SPECIAL TEST AUDITS .................................................................................................................... 17 5.4 SUMMER PROGRAM AUDITS ........................................................................................................ 17 5.5 OTHER STATE/FEDERAL PROGRAM AUDITS/EVALUATIONS ......................................................... 17 5.6 ANALYSIS AND VERIFICATION OF ACCREDITATION INFORMATION.............................................. 18 6.0 HEARING AND APPEAL PROCEDURES..........................................................................18 6.1 REQUEST FOR HEARING ................................................................................................................ 18 6.2 AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSION................................................................. 18 6.3 HEARING PROCEDURES ................................................................................................................. 18 6.4 APPEAL PROCEDURES.................................................................................................................... 19 7.0 ANNUAL REPORT .......................................................................................................19 PROCESS STANDARDS .........................................................................................................20 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL........................................................................................................ 20 SCHOOL OPERATIONS .............................................................................................................................. 21 INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES..................................................................................................................... 23 SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS ................................................................................................................. 26

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PERFORMANCE STANDARDS................................................................................................28 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................ 28 SCHOOL LEVEL PERFORMANCE CLASSIFICATION .................................................................................... 28 DISTRICT LEVEL PERFORMANCE CLASSIFICATION ................................................................................... 28 ANALYSIS OF STATE LAW {MS Code 37-18-1 et. seq.} ............................................................................. 28

STATE ACCOUNTABILITY RATING SYSTEM ............................................................................29 PERFORMANCE CLASSIFICATIONS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH..................................................... 30 THE PERFORMANCE CLASSIFICATION MODEL FOR 2009-2011 ............................................................... 30 THE PERFORMANCE CLASSIFICATION MODEL FOR 2012 AND THEREAFTER .......................................... 31 QUALITY OF DISTRIBUTION INDEX (QDI) ................................................................................................. 31 GRADUATION/DROPOUT COMPONENT .................................................................................................. 32 THE ACHIEVEMENT MODEL ..................................................................................................................... 32 THE GROWTH MODEL.............................................................................................................................. 32 STUDENTS INCLUDED IN THE PERFORMANCE MODEL............................................................................ 33 INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELL)..................... 33 SCHOOLS THAT CANNOT BE INCLUDED IN THE ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH MODELS ....................... 33 NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND (NCLB) AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM ..................................................... 33

APPENDIX A-1 .....................................................................................................................35 APPENDIX A-2 .....................................................................................................................38 APPENDIX A-3 .....................................................................................................................41 APPENDIX B ........................................................................................................................43 APPENDIX C-1 .....................................................................................................................45 APPENDIX C-2 .....................................................................................................................46 APPENDIX E.........................................................................................................................47 APPENDIX F.........................................................................................................................48 APPENDIX G ........................................................................................................................57 APPENDIX H ........................................................................................................................58 GLOSSARY .......................................................................................................................60

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