The Mississippi State Board of Education held its monthly meeting Thursday, January 15, 2026. Among its agenda items, the Board:
Placed the Wilkinson County School District into a District of Transformation due to serious academic deficiencies that demonstrate the district’s inability to provide students with an adequate and stable education. As a District of Transformation, the Wilkinson County School District is now a state-led district under the supervision of the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Board.
Approved a temporary rule to begin the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process to revise Appendix H of the Mississippi Public Accountability Standards, 2025. The proposed revisions will help differentiate the penalties for districts that have outstanding audits from those districts that fail to meet the March 31 deadline for the submission to the Office of the State Auditor. Click here for a redline version of the proposed revisions.
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