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Miss. Code Ann. § 37-1-11: Miss. Code Ann. § 37-1-11
Where this section sits in the code
- MS Code
- Title 37
(1) The school day shall be preserved for the purpose of teaching. It is the intent of the Legislature that every effort be made by the State Department of Education and the local school boards to protect the instructional time in the classroom and to reduce the amount of paperwork which must be completed by teachers.
(2) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that provide for simplifying and reducing the number and length of written reports and other written documents that the State Department of Education requires from school districts and school district employees. The board shall conduct a comprehensive review of its rules to simplify and to reduce the number and length of reports required from school districts and school district employees. The State Department of Education shall provide nonmandatory models to school districts of lesson plans, curriculum guides and other required reports that comply with department reporting requirements.
(3) The State Board of Education and the school board of each school district shall adopt policies to limit and reduce the number and length of written reports that classroom teachers are required to prepare.
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