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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 37 - Education
Chapter 16 - Statewide Testing Program
§ 37-16-7. Establishment of graduation standards established by district school boards; standard diploma
Universal Citation: MS Code § 37-16-7 (2017)
- (1) Each district school board shall establish standards for graduation from its schools which shall include as a minimum:
- (a) Mastery of minimum academic skills as measured by assessments developed and administered by the State Board of Education.
- (b) Completion of a minimum number of academic credits, and all other applicable requirements prescribed by the district school board.
- (c) By school, information on high school graduation rates. High schools with graduation rates lower than eighty percent (80%) must submit a detailed plan to the Mississippi Department of Education to restructure the high school experience to improve graduation rates.
- (2) A student who meets all requirements prescribed in subsection (1) of this section shall be awarded a standard diploma in a form prescribed by the State Board of Education.
- (3) The State Board of Education may establish student proficiency standards for promotion to grade levels leading to graduation.
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