Remedial Education

Miss. Code Ann. tit. 37, ch. 20
in effect

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-20-1 Short title.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Remedial Education Act of 1988.”

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-20-3 Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide supplemental funds to each school district to be used for the sole purpose of providing direct remedial instruction to those students enrolled in the K-12 program who have need of special educational assistance in order that their level of educational attainment may be raised to that appropriate for their age. It is the intent of the Legislature that each school district utilize the instructional programs which, in the professional opinion of the local school officials, will be most effective and that the effectiveness of this program be evaluated in terms of the increase in student achievement in the basic skills of reading, mathematics and writing as measured by pretest and post-test of each student receiving special educational assistance from the funds provided by this chapter.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-20-5 Formula for allocation of funds to school districts.

The funds which may be appropriated annually for this chapter shall be based on a formula developed by the State Department of Education and allocated to each school district on the basis of (a) the number of students whose scores on the Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) tests are at the twenty-fifth percentile or below, and (b) the number of students identified as failing any section of the Functional Literacy Exam (FLE).

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-20-7 Requirements for funding of programs.

To be eligible to receive funds under this chapter a school district shall describe in writing its remedial education program. The description shall include all special remedial and compensatory instruction to be provided by the district from all fund sources. The district description shall include a description of the program to be conducted at each separate school or location in the district and shall include the estimated number of students to participate in the program; the estimated number of teachers, volunteers and others to be utilized in the program; and the estimated budget for each such program. The programs provided by funds received under this chapter shall meet the following criteria: Each participating student must be determined by the school district, on the basis of the district’s assessment tests, to need special educational assistance in order that the student’s level of educational attainment in basic skills may be raised to that appropriate for children of the student’s age. The program must be based on performance objectives related to educational achievement in the basic skills and provide supplementary services designed to meet the special educational needs of each participating student. The program must be evaluated in a manner consistent with the performance objectives and include a pretest and a post-test for each participating student. The evaluation may use local measures designed to measure the local instructional management plan. The state and local funds expended in the program must be accounted for separately from all other funds expended by the district. The program must establish a teacher support team in each building wherein the program is implemented to play a key role in determining the instructional services required by a child.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-20-9 Powers and duties of department and board of education.

The State Department of Education shall provide technical assistance to districts and carry out the responsibilities of reviewing, monitoring and evaluating the programs conducted under this chapter. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules which, in its opinion, are necessary to assure that the programs in each school district are carried out in a manner consistent with the purpose and intent of this chapter. The State Board of Education shall develop a procedure for approving or denying local program applications within sixty (60) days of their receipt by the State Department of Education. The State Department of Education shall include in its annual report the number of students participating in programs under this chapter, the extent to which student achievement has increased, the programs which appear to be most successful, and an analysis of the expenditure of funds by district.

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