House Bill 1439, sponsored by Rep. Zachary Grady, will require school districts to create a user-friendly dashboard that provides key data about schools in their district and about the district as a whole.
The Mississippi School Accountability Dashboard Act will require districts to provide the following data points for their district and each of their schools:
- Accountability letter grades
- Graduation rate
- Grade 8 reading and math proficiency and growth
- Grade 3 reading and math proficiency and growth
- Truancy/absenteeism rate
- Dropout rate
- Student-to-teacher ratio
- College placement rate
- Job placement rate
- Military placement rate
- Average ACT and ACT WorkKeys scores
- Specialty class offerings
- Number of teachers with advanced degrees/certifications
- Number of teachers with industry experience
- Teacher turnover rate
- Number of long-term substitute teachers utilized
This will provide parents with clear, comprehensive and accessible school performance information, thereby enhancing transparency and fostering accountability. This also provides the in-depth data needed to fully judge student success in the classroom.
Empower Mississippi supports this legislation
HB 1439 has passed the House of Representatives and now heads to the Senate for consideration. You can read the bill here.
