MS SB2549

Amends Mississippi Code Section 37-17-6 to clarify A-F designation determinations for schools without statewide standardized assessments, establishing that such schools' ratings will be based on assessment data of students who previously attended those schools.

Exempts Mississippi School of the Arts, Mississippi School for the Blind, Mississippi School for the Deaf, Mississippi School for Math and Science, and schools with Kindergarten as the highest grade from receiving accountability designations.

Modifies public notice requirements for schools on probation and declarations of state of emergency, allowing notices to be published in electronic or print format through the Commission on School Accreditation rather than requiring specific newspaper publication.

Updates school librarian employment requirements effective with the 2014-2015 school year, changing from a mandate to a recommendation that school districts employ certified librarians based on specified student enrollment ratios.