Changes proposed to licensure guidelines for Master of Arts in Teaching Special Education; public comment deadline Jan. 28

The State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval Dec. 16 to begin the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process to revise Miss. Code 7-4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to modify the existing Master of Arts in Teaching Special Education (K-12) Mississippi State Board of Education approved Alternate Route Program.

To review the APA notice please visit the Mississippi Department of Education APA webpage at https://www.mdek12.org/PN/APA. All public comments must be received in the Division of Educator Licensure no later than 5 p.m. Jan. 28, 2022. APA Comments will be presented to the SBE Feb. 17, 2022.