Current:Home > BackMississippi education board returns control to Tunica County School District-LoTradeCoin
Mississippi education board returns control to Tunica County School District
View Date:2024-12-24 10:20:18
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Tunica County School District will regain local control next month after state education officials voted Thursday to end years of state conservatorship.
The State Board of Education has governed the district since 2015 after audits revealed it had violated 25 of the 31 accreditation standards reviewed by the Mississippi Department of Education. Serious deficiencies were found in special education, federal programs, instructional programs, career technical education and district governance, state officials said.
Those findings prompted former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant to declare a state of emergency, putting the district under the control of an interim superintendent who brought all accreditation standards into compliance. Under Margie Pulley’s leadership, the district improved math and English test scores, especially among the lowest-performing students.
The return to local control transfers responsibility to a new school board, which includes five former advisory board members appointed in 2022 to help prepare the district to transition back to local control. Those representatives will begin serving as voting school board members beginning July 1.
The board will officially appoint its preferred superintendent candidate on July 1.
Four other school districts remain under state control: Noxubee County School District, Holmes County Consolidated School District, Humphreys County School District and Yazoo City School District. The Board of Education may return a state-run district to local control after it corrects deficiencies and improves academic performance.
veryGood! (42)
Related
- Mandy Moore Captures the Holiday Vibe With These No Brainer Gifts & Stocking Stuffer Must-Haves
- Ursula K. Le Guin’s home will become a writers residency
- Teenager among at least 10 hurt in Wisconsin shooting incident, police say
- Kylie Jenner's New Blonde Bob Is a Nod to Marilyn Monroe
- MLS Star Marco Angulo Dead at 22 One Month After Car Crash
- Isabella Strahan Finishes Chemotherapy for Brain Cancer: See Her Celebrate
- John Oliver offers NY bakery Red Lobster equipment if they sell 'John Oliver Cake Bears'
- Kylie Jenner's New Blonde Bob Is a Nod to Marilyn Monroe
- Hurricane forecasters on alert: November storm could head for Florida
- Young person accused of shooting at pride flag, shattering window with BB gun in Oregon
Ranking
- 'He's driving the bus': Jim Harbaugh effect paying dividends for Justin Herbert, Chargers
- Massive fire breaks out in 4-story apartment building near downtown Miami
- Not joking: Pope Francis invites Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock, Jimmy Fallon to Vatican
- BBC Journalist Dr. Michael Mosley’s Wife Breaks Silence on His “Devastating” Death
- Two 'incredibly rare' sea serpents seen in Southern California waters months apart
- Teresa Giudice Breaks Silence on Real Housewives of New Jersey's Canceled Season 14 Reunion
- Olympic gymnast Suni Lee reveals her eczema journey, tells others: You are not alone
- It's almost a sure bet the Fed won't lower rates at its June meeting. So when will it?
Recommendation
-
Stock market today: Asian stocks dip as Wall Street momentum slows with cooling Trump trade
-
A military plane carrying Malawi’s vice president is missing and a search is underway
-
Who was the first man on the moon? Inside the historic landing over 50 years ago.
-
How To Get Miley Cyrus' Favorite Tanning Mist for Free Right Now
-
Republican Scott Baugh concedes to Democrat Dave Min in critical California House race
-
Giants' Darren Waller announces retirement from the NFL following health scare, Kelsey Plum divorce filing
-
The only surviving victim of a metal pipe attack in Iowa has died, authorities say
-
Giants' Darren Waller announces retirement from the NFL following health scare, Kelsey Plum divorce filing