Education

State Auditor Informs Legislature About MAEP Formula Flaws

October 20, 2014 – 10:46 am

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering has notified the Legislature of his concerns with the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) formula.

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State Auditor Unable To Certify FY2015 MAEP Calculation

February 12, 2014 – 4:04 pm

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that he is unable to certify the accuracy of the FY 2015 final estimate calculation of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP).

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State Auditor Presents Eight School Districts with “Achievement in Accountability” Awards

January 28, 2014 – 9:33 am

NATCHEZ, Miss.- State Auditor Stacey Pickering presented eight school districts with “Achievement in Accountability” certificates at the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents Winter Conference in Natchez yesterday.

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State Auditor’s Office Releases 2012-2013 School Audits Comprehensive Annual Report

October 2, 2013 – 10:45 am

JACKSON- The Office of the State Auditor released the 2012-2013 Mississippi Student Information System (MSIS) School Audits Comprehensive Annual Report today.

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State Auditor Says Schools Violating Textbook Law

August 14, 2013 – 11:08 am

JACKSON- Over the past year, audits of school districts in Mississippi performed by the Performance Audit Division of the Office of the State Auditor have found most schools in violation of state law mandating that textbooks be distributed to school children.

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New Legislation Raises Student Expectations & Increases Accountability

April 30, 2013 – 9:53 am

JACKSON- Last week, Governor Phil Bryant signed House Bill 1530 into law. This is an important bill and I appreciate the legislature for their action on this issue. With this new law, schools will now have a standardized definition for attendance and absenteeism for calculations under the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) formula.

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HB 1530 Increases Education Spending Accountability, Raises Expectations

April 26, 2013 – 9:00 am

JACKSON- Yesterday, Governor Phil Bryant approved House Bill 1530, legislation which will set a standardized definition of a school day across the state.

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MAEP: Bringing Accountability To Education Spending

February 8, 2013 – 9:14 am

JACKSON- On January 29, State Auditor Stacey Pickering spoke to the House Appropriations Committee where he announced that he could not verify the Mississippi Adequate Education Program for this year based on the lack of reliability and validity of the data provided by the Department of Education.

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