This project builds on the capacity-building assistance provided over the past three years to support the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) to improve the design and implementation of its Professional Growth System. This year, R7CC will also help MDE to revise the training required of new leaders to obtain licensure. MDE recognizes the need for new leaders to receive training […]
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The Use of Research and Evidence-Based Findings in Teacher Preparation Programs: A Regional Community of Practice
In a 2016 Learning Policy Institute report, Linda Darling-Hammond and her team cited inadequate teacher preparation and lack of support for new teachers as two of the top six reasons new teachers leave the profession. Additionally, a 2023 report by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) found that nationally, only 28% of teacher preparation programs adequately addressed the science […]
Mississippi Comprehensive Support and Improvement Escalation Schools Community of Practice
The Region 7 Comprehensive Center (R7CC) and Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) are supporting schools that are being escalated from Additional Targeted Support & Improvement to Comprehensive Support & Improvement based on their students with disabilities subgroup performance not meeting performance targets for three or more years. School teams will participate in a community of practice focused on building implementation […]
Mississippi English Learner Proficiency Standards Alignment Peer Review Support
Why? The Mississippi Department of Education understands the importance of ensuring the alignment of state academic standards and English language proficiency standards so that English learners are ensured access to a curriculum that is on grade level and supports their English language development in the four domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. What? To support the completion of ESSA […]
Community Engagement Councils in Mississippi
Why? Community engagement in schools matters—it takes an engaged community to support the improvement of a school or district. Communities possess important knowledge, understanding, and expertise that can support schools. In Mississippi, state statute requires that any district and any school rated D or F by the Statewide Accountability System create a Community Engagement Council (CEC), formerly known as a […]