MS HB148

Requires local school districts to adopt policies using a raw grading scale for evaluating student performance, with grades based solely on achievement of course and grade level standards, not behavior, attendance, class size, or arbitrary percentages

Mandates teachers administer weekly or bi-weekly testing assessments and conduct systematic evaluations using coursework, homework, projects, and state standardized assessments to determine student competence before promotion to the next grade level

Requires school administrators to conduct weekly or bi-weekly evaluations of teachers to monitor efficiency, effectiveness, classroom management skills, and student achievement levels

Imposes administrative sanctions including license suspension or revocation for 3-5 years on teachers and administrators if 15% or more of their students fail a certain percentage of periodic and standardized assessments within an academic period

Brings forward the existing Literacy-Based Promotion Act provisions requiring intensive reading intervention for K-3 students with reading deficiencies and prohibiting promotion of third graders who score at the lowest achievement level in reading