Thursday, October 26, 2017

MDE to JPS: So?

The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following statement. 

The State Board of Education and the Commission on School Accreditation followed state law when they determined the Jackson Public School District was in a state of emergency that jeopardizes the safety, security and educational interests of the students in the district.

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) stands behind that determination. The Governor has made a decision not to declare a state of emergency and to form a coalition to pursue another way to address this crisis. As of today, the MDE has not been asked to be part of this coalition. The Jackson Public School District is still required to develop a corrective action plan to submit to the State Board of Education for approval.

The plan must clearly outline how the district will correct all accreditation violations in all 58 schools.

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18 comments:

Anonymous said...

To quote KF: FOOD FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

MDE needs to get on board. If not the legislature may severally limit MDE's takeover powers.

Anonymous said...

If you think 5:13 that the Legislature is going to have the tail wag the dog you are sorely mistaken. Bryant is stuck with no legal means to force his third option as a solution.

Anonymous said...

Uh.....the MDE is out of control and operating unilaterally of everyone else. Good Lord, who's in charge of this state?

Anonymous said...

Looks like that dog finally caught that car he was chasing....

What’s he to do with it now?

Anonymous said...

Can we get one of BabyChok's cheerleaders to share with us how JPS, in this Kushnik comedy, gets any district business done when its school board has resigned en masse?

Chevy Nomad Law said...

Where is the legal authority for this decision? The governor has the authority to authorize takeover, in accordance with state law. However, where do his handlers get off thinking he has the authority to enact and enforce this 'third option' out of blue and from where? Is the executive branch writing state law?

Anonymous said...

Resigned in masse? I missed that. You got link?

Anonymous said...

The only interested party to stop the Gov’s plan is MDE as COJ and Phil are happy. Kinda funny if they seek an injunction.

But in all seriousness, where is the legal authority to do what the Guv wants? It seems that the statute only allows Phil to either takeover a district or decline. Where is the legal authority that authorized this third option?

Anonymous said...

If the school district cooperates, it doesn't require Bryant to have legal authority... because he isn't doing anything requiring said authority.

He doesn't issue a emergency.

In return, they do what he asks... including working with these groups.

If they don't, he can always sign the declaration. There's no time limit.

Anonymous said...

The city will appoint a new school board with the advice of the Kellogg Foundation and Governor's Office.

This won't be a puppet board.

Anonymous said...

Thank you Governor.

Brilliant move !

Now these lil' JPS angel scholars can't pick and choose which Madison, Rankin or Clinton public schools they could have invaded if the state had taken over JPS.







Anonymous said...

5:13, you have it backwards. MDE has a statutory responsibility to take the actions they have taken thus far, and what they have stated this afternoon. The Governor has tried to become a 'one man band' in doing what he wants with absolutely no authority for his 'third option'. How, pray tell, can this newly created group expend our tax dollars? Under what authority can they act to hfire any employees. Or conduct any business? And if you think the legislature is going to craft a new law to cover Feel's ass, after they passed a tough law dealing with this type problem just a few months ago, only to learn that the Guy doesn't have the balls to deal with tough political issues, you are wrong. Legislature, and MDE, will probably let zguv, Leland Speed, Jim Barksdale, Derrick Johnston, and Baby Chock twist in the wind together.

Anonymous said...

Chockwa 1 Bryant 0

Anonymous said...

MDE still has full accreditation authority and the Legislature is not going to touch that. JPS still has to compete a corrective action plan.

Anonymous said...

How long until Chokwe Antar Lumumba is governor?

I for one welcome the Republik of New Afrika!

FREE THE LAND BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!

Anonymous said...

Why was I raised to think that the governor's job was to LEAD, not to cower to special interest self serving groups?

Anonymous said...

Wait until Dorsey realizes they stopped the state takeover only to discover the entire district has been turned into charter schools.



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