Category
Social-Emotional Learning or Character Development
Category
Social-Emotional Learning or Character Development
State law encourages districts to integrate social-emotional learning or character education into the school curriculum.
Mississippi Administrative Code 7-192 Mississippi School Safety Manual
Operational Policies
The following list is not exhaustive but provides a starting point for the issues/policies that shall be considered. All school safety related plans and programs shall be based on a comprehensive assessment and state statutes relating to school safety.
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- Discipline Plan
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- Code of Conduct Policies
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- Playground Policies
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- Duty Rosters
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- Traffic Policies
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- Visitor Policies and Procedures
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- Search Policies
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- Dress Code
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- Electronic Communication/Cell Phone Policies
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- Internet Policies
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- Field Trip/Special Event Policies
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- Plain Language Commands (NIMS Compliance)
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- Parking & Automobile Policies
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- Evacuation Procedures
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- Medication Dispensing Policy
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- Shop Safety Policy
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- Juvenile Court Liaison Policy
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- Alarm Systems
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- Posting of Signs
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- Hazardous Material Policy
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- Inclement Weather Procedures
Mississippi Administrative Code 7-3-15.1 Character Education
The policy of the State Board of Education shall be to encourage each school district and each school to ensure the inclusion of character education in the entire curriculum and to include character education in the staff development programs for teachers. Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 37-1-3. (Revised 10/1997)
Mississippi Code 37-13-181 Character education programs in public schools authorized.
The local school boards of the public school districts, in their discretion, may develop and implement, at the beginning of the 1999-2000 school year, a comprehensive program for character education in Grades K-12. The definition of the character traits chosen by the school district for implementation shall reflect and be in keeping with both the spirit and the letter of the following founding documents: the Mississippi Constitution of 1890; the Constitution of the United States of America; the Declaration of Independence; and state and federal law. A public school may not define or teach character or character traits in any manner that might promote or encourage students to participate in conduct that would violate any state or federal law.
Mississippi Code 37-13-183. Assessment of students’ understanding of character traits.
Assessment of the students’ understanding of the character traits chosen to be taught in public school shall be limited to and must reflect the material taught in the classroom. Students shall not be evaluated in any way as to whether or not the students evidence a specific character trait in their own lives.
Mississippi Code 37-13-185. Review of proposed character education programs by State Board of Education.
The State Board of Education shall review the proposed character education programs of the individual school districts to ascertain if the programs comply with the criteria set forth in Section 37-13-181. Review of the programs shall not exceed a time period of sixty (60) days. If a review extends beyond this time period, the proposal will be deemed in compliance with the law.
If the proposed character education program is rejected, the State Board of Education shall set forth in writing the specific areas of objection. These objections must be based on and limited to the following criteria: the definition of the character traits chosen by the school district for implementation shall reflect and be in keeping with both the spirit and letter of our founding documents; no instruction shall promote or encourage participation in any conduct that would violate existing state or federal law; and no student shall be assessed or evaluated as to whether or not the student evidences a specific character trait in his or her own life.
PK-12 Counseling Model
This document provides Standard for a developmental guidance and counseling program, including personal and social development.