Mississippi § 37-9-205 - Establishment of beginning teacher support program.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-9-205 — Establishment of beginning teacher support program., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-9-205. Establishment of beginning teacher support program.
The Mississippi Teacher Center of the State Department of Education shall establish a beginning teacher support program to provide eligible beginning teachers in this state with continued and sustained support from a formally assigned mentor teacher during the first full year of teaching. After the 1992-1993 school year, any district is eligible to participate in the beginning teacher support program. Two (2) or more districts may operate jointly a beginning teacher support program if they meet all the requirements of Sections 37-9-201 through 37-9-213. Educational consortia established for approved teacher education programs pursuant to rules of the Mississippi Teacher Center are eligible to operate a beginning teacher support program to serve beginning teachers in a participating school district. To the extent practicable, school districts may coordinate with institutions of higher education in the design, implementation and evaluation of mentorship programs.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-9-205 ("Establishment of beginning teacher support program.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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