On June 17, 2021, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted Approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act Process to revise Miss. Admin. Code 7-4: Part 4: Licensure Guidelines K-12 to add Middle School Math grades 7-8 (Endorsement Code 901) to the list of approved supplemental endorsements that may be added to a valid three (3) year or valid five (5) year license with eighteen (18) hours of acceptable coursework bearing the MAT subject area prefix and to remove any references to the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) approved Math and Science Partnerships initiative. 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 Office of Educator Licensure no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 12, 2021. APA Comments will be presented to the SBE on July 15, 2021.