Mississippi § 37-177-3 - Written notification to parent or guardian of determination of reading deficiency; contents of notification.

§ 37-177-3. Written notification to parent or guardian of determination of reading deficiency; contents of notification.

Immediately upon the determination of a reading deficiency, and subsequently with each quarterly progress report until the deficiency is remediated, the parent or legal guardian of a Kindergarten or First-, Second- or Third-Grade student who exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading must be notified in writing by the student’s teacher of the following: That the student has been identified as having a substantial deficiency in reading; A description of the services that the school district currently is providing to the student; A description of the proposed supplemental instructional services and supports that are designed to remediate the identified area of reading deficiency which the school district plans to provide the student, as outlined in the student’s individual reading plan; That if the student’s reading deficiency is not remediated before the end of the student’s Third-Grade year, the student will not be promoted to Fourth Grade unless a good cause exemption specified under Section 37-177-11 is met; Strategies for parents and guardians to use in helping the student to succeed in reading proficiency; and That while the state annual accountability assessment for reading in Third Grade is the initial determinant, it is not the sole determiner of promotion and that approved alternative standardized assessments are available to assist the school district in knowing when a child is reading at or above grade level and ready for promotion to the next grade.