Current through December 10, 2024
Section 7-24-6.0-6.4 - APPEAL PROCEDURES6.4.1 The school board of the school district may appeal the SBE by filing a written notice of appeal with the State Superintendent of Public Education within fifteen (15) calendar days or receipt of the decision on the CSA.6.4.2 The notice of appeal should state with particularity the matters which, in the opinion of the school district, have been overlooked or mistakenly conceived in the decision of the CSA. An appeal to the SBE is on the record previously made before the CSA's representative and the CSA and is not intended as an opportunity for rearguing the entire case. No new factual evidence will be considered.6.4.3. Upon receipt of the transcript, the SBE, through the State Superintendent of Public Education, notifies the parties involved that the transcript has been filed and that the appealing party has fifteen (15) calendar days to file any written argument not to exceed twenty-five (25) pages. The CSA is allowed fifteen (15) calendar days from the filing of the appealing party's filed written argument to file a responsive written argument not to exceed twenty-five (25) pages. Any written argument in rebuttal by the appealing party must be filed ten (10) calendar days of the filing of the CSA's response. The appealing party may not exceed ten (10) pages in its rebuttal. An original and nine (9) copies of the written argument must be provided. The SBE considers all appeals within thirty (30) calendar days of the last written argument filed. There will be no oral argument before the SBE. The written decision of the SBE is transmitted to the parties involved within fifteen (15) calendar days of its decision.6.4.4 School districts that appeal a final decision of the SBE shall be on the record and shall be filed in accordance with the state law and local rules of procedures.7 Miss. Code. R. 24-6.0-6.4