The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following press release:
Mississippi Board of Education Asks Governor to Declare State of Emergency
JACKSON, Miss. – The
Mississippi Board of Education (MBE) determined that an extreme
emergency situation exists in the Tunica County School District. Acting
on a recommendation from the Mississippi Commission on School
Accreditation, the MBE voted unanimously to ask Gov. Phil Bryant to
declare a state of emergency for the school district.
The Tunica County
School District has significant issues that jeopardize the safety,
security and educational interests of the children enrolled in its
schools. The district is in violation of 25 of the 31 accreditation
standards the Mississippi Department of Education reviewed.
Accreditation audits found serious deficiencies in special education,
federal programs, instructional programs, career technical education,
and district governance.
“The Board is very
concerned about the safety, security and educational interests of the
children in the Tunica County School District. The impact on students’
education left us no choice but to intervene,” said Dr.
John R. Kelly, chairman of the Board.
A state of emergency would allow the MBE to:
·
Remove the superintendent and school board members
·
Place a conservator in the district
·
Request funds from the Legislative Emergency School Fund, and
·
Address budget needs
If the governor
agrees with the Board, officials from the Mississippi Department of
Education plan to meet with the administration, faculty and staff of the
Tunica County District early next week, followed by an evening
meeting with parents and community leaders to communicate a plan of
action to assist the district in meeting accreditation requirements.
15 comments:
Didn't this site do a count of administrators/non-instructors in failing school districts? Would be interesting to have that linked here.
44% of the workforce was teachers at the time.
No way this can be. Tunica has one of the highest, if not THE highest spending per student. And we all know that the more money we spend, the better the education is.
I know that this is the 2nd time that the Tunica schools have been put under State control. Maybe the 3rd time. I wouldn't bet on the fixes taking this time either.
Whens the last time a school with white administrators was put under State control? Our bigot politicians just like to harass the black schools.
Say it ain't so, Joe! Gaming was going to fix all of these woes. Why, if we just had more money we could fix EVERYTHING. Change the flag, that should fix it. Why is Mississippi dead last? Because we reinforce failure over and over and over and over.....
44% teachers is the answer. Incredible.
Not only is the 44% teacher amount staggering--what we need is commitment and stability. A consistent set of teachers for more than 1 year or 2 years at a time.
Money is not answer. Look at Canton. Just passed $33million bond that will be funded by Canton businesses and Lake Caroline. All were promised no new taxes.HAHAHAHA Public hearing tonight so they can up the Canton Public School taxes.
Dummy at 11:03: The assessment metrics for failing schools do not include the race of the administration.
The n'hoods around Lake Caroline are fucked by Canton Public Schools.
11:03 are a idiot.
5:45 PM
If you think about it...that will make perfect sense.
Caroline and its schools will cause land value therein to increase. Meanwhile, literally next door land values will plummet. So low income housing can be put in place easily.
Sugar Ditch on one side and Eastover Drive on the other...just like Mississippi.
A circus trainer might be pretty effective.
Roflmao at the dim bulbs who didn't get 11:03's real point.
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