MS HB1439

State Board of Education must establish a Trimester School Year Pilot Program selecting up to 12 school districts representative of different sizes, accreditation levels, urban/rural settings, and geographic locations, with at least one district per congressional district

Participating districts must follow a 225-day minimum school calendar starting the Tuesday after the first Monday of September, with three 75-day trimesters separated by breaks of at least 15 calendar days each

Core curriculum for grades 4-12 requires 18 trimester units each in Language Arts, Math, Foreign Language, Social Studies, and Science, with standardized testing administered by the State Department of Education

Participating districts receive increased Mississippi Adequate Education Program funding calculated by multiplying the daily allotment by the difference between 225 days and the average attendance days of non-participating districts

State Board of Education must report to Education Committee chairmen before January 1, 2016, on pilot results and whether trimester calendars should be implemented permanently statewide