Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 7 - Education K-12
Part 22 - Mississippi Cumulative Folders and Permanent Records Manual of Directions

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Accreditation

359 North West St.

Jackson, MS 39205-0771

{601} 359-3764

www. mde.k12.ms.us [File Link Not Available]

The Mississippi State Board of Education, the Mississippi Department of Education, the Mississippi School for the Arts, the Mississippi School for the Blind, the Mississippi School for the Deaf, and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, or disability in the provision of educational programs and services or employment opportunities and benefits. The following office has been designated to handle inquiries and complaints regarding the non-discrimination policies of the above mentioned entities:

Director, Office of Human Resources

Mississippi Department of Education

359 North West Street

P. 0. Box 771, Suite 203

Jackson, MS 39205-0771

(601) 359-3511

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Donnell Bell Mississippi Department of Education

Marilyn Eubank Jackson Public School District

Arneta Fairley Harrison County School District

Becky Fields Madison County School District

Trecina Green Mississippi Department of Education

Aretha Hargrove-Edwards Greenville Public School District

Patti Harmon Rankin County School District

Ann Moore Mississippi Department of Education

Wendy Naron Mississippi Department of Education

Bessie Sims Forrest County School District

Beth Smith Tupelo School District

Rhonda Smith Mississippi Department of Education

Nancy Sylvester Jackson Public Schools Copiah

Martha Traxler County School District Mississippi

Paula Vanderford Department of Education

PREFACE

Student records are collected, maintained, and disseminated as required by Sections 37-15-1 through 37-15-3, Mississippi Code of1972, as amended, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as a. mended, ' 20. USC Section 1231, and the Confidentiality Section of the Individuals with Disabilities Act, 1997 Amendments.

This manual has been prepared for the use by administrators, counselors, teachers, and other authorized staff in the schools of Mississippi and is to be used as a guide in completing the cumulative folders and permanent records as required by Mississippi law. Sections I and VI include the pertinent State and Federal education laws. Sections II, Ill, IV, and V provide specific information concerning the completion and use of the cumulative folder and permanent record.

Copies may be downloaded from the Mississippi Department of Education's web site:

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/accreditation [File Link Not Available]