{"id":1981,"date":"2020-08-10T19:39:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T19:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wptest.mdek12.org\/testsite2\/schools-of-innovation\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T19:32:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:32:20","slug":"schools-of-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/secondaryeducation\/schools-of-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools of Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><u><strong>Current Schools of Innovation<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\nMannsdale Upper Elementary School (Madison County School District)<br \/>\nMississippi School for Mathematics and Science<br \/>\nMississippi School of the Arts<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Current Early College High School\u00a0Programs<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\nGolden Triangle ECHS 2015<br \/>\nNatchez ECHS 2016<br \/>\nRiver City ECHS 2016<br \/>\nGreenville ECHS 2018<br \/>\nJackson Public Schools ECHS 2018<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Current Middle College High School\u00a0Programs<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\nKosciusko High School MCHSP<br \/>\nHarrison County Collegiate Academy MCHSP<br \/>\nGeorge County Collegiate Academy MCHSP<br \/>\nPetal High School Bridge Program MCHSP<br \/>\nHattiesburg High School MCHSP<br \/>\nGulfport School District MCHSP<br \/>\nLaurel High School MCHSP<br \/>\nOxford School District MCHSP<br \/>\nTupelo Public School District MCHSP<br \/>\nGrenada School District MCHSP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Mission<\/h3>\n<p>The mission of Schools of Innovation is to better prepare students for success in life and work by allowing districts flexibility in structure and implementation for requisite success.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Goals<\/h3>\n<p>Expand learning choices through innovation<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enhance learning for all students through innovative instruction<\/li>\n<li>Implement rigorous standards<\/li>\n<li>Reduce achievement gaps<\/li>\n<li>Reduce student remediation post-graduation<\/li>\n<li>Increase student engagement for all<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Exemptions and Waivers<\/h3>\n<p>Districts of Innovation and Schools of Innovation can request exemptions from regulatory areas. Section 2 of the District of Innovation legislation allows for certain exemptions and waivers from standard requirements. This added flexibility offers easier implementation of innovative programs, provided the exemptions and waivers do not violate federal regulations and are approved by the State Board of Education. Note that state assessment requirements are not eligible for waivers.<\/p>\n<p>The list of standard waivers for ECHS can be found <a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/Offices\/MDE\/OAE\/SEC\/Innovation\/early_college_high_school_program_waivers.docx\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-widget-list-shortcode\" id=\"gdlr-core-widget-list-0\" style=\"background-color: f0f0f0 ;\"  ><h3 class=\"gdlr-core-widget-list-shortcode-title\" style=\"color: 000000 ;\"  >Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Seminar Curriculums for Early College High Schools<\/h3><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Offices\/MDE\/OAE\/SEC\/Innovation\/2020_freshman_seminar_echs_curriculum_final_filing.docx\">Freshman Seminar Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Offices\/MDE\/OAE\/SEC\/Innovation\/2020_sophomore_seminar_early_college_high_school_curriculum_final_filing.docx\">Sophomore Seminar Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Offices\/MDE\/OAE\/SEC\/Innovation\/2020_junior_seminar_echs_curriculum_final_filing.docx\">Junior Seminar Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Offices\/MDE\/OAE\/SEC\/Innovation\/2020_senior_seminar_early_college_high_school_curriculum_final_filing.docx\">Senior Seminar Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Schools of Innovation Mannsdale Upper Elementary School (Madison County School District) Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Mississippi School of the Arts Current Early College High School\u00a0Programs Golden Triangle ECHS 2015 Natchez ECHS 2016 River City ECHS 2016 Greenville ECHS 2018 Jackson Public Schools ECHS 2018 Current Middle College High School\u00a0Programs Kosciusko High School [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1981","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/secondaryeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1981"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/secondaryeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/secondaryeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/secondaryeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/secondaryeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1981"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/secondaryeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/secondaryeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1981\/revisions\/2625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/secondaryeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}