2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 37 - EDUCATION
Chapter 3 - State Department of Education.
37-3-46 - Assistance to certain local school districts to establish program of educational accountability and assessment of performance; personnel appraisal and compensation system for school employees; programs to prevent dropouts.

§ 37-3-46. Assistance to certain local school districts to establish program of educational accountability and assessment of performance; personnel appraisal and compensation system for school employees; programs to prevent dropouts.
 

(1)  The State Department of Education, in regard to any district not meeting adequate performance of accreditation standards, as defined by the State Board of Education, shall, subject to appropriation: 

(a) Provide to local school districts financial, training and other assistance to implement and maintain a state program of educational accountability and assessment of performance. 

(b) Provide to local school districts technical assistance and training in the development, implementation and administration of a personnel appraisal and compensation system for all school employees. 

(c) Provide to local school districts technical assistance in the development, implementation and administration of programs designed to keep children in school voluntarily and to prevent dropouts. 

(2)  Districts receiving assistance from the State Department of Education as outlined in subsection (1) of this section shall be required to implement any training, programs, and any other requirements as specified by the State Superintendent of Public Education. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1982, Ex Sess, ch. 17, § 8; Laws, 2006, ch. 417, § 5; Laws, 2009, ch. 345, § 4; Laws, 2009, ch. 445, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 516, § 6, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 8, 2009.)