MS HB595

Requires school districts to adopt policies allowing instructors to use raw grading scales based solely on student achievement of course and grade-level standards, prohibiting rigid application of arbitrary grade percentages.

Mandates teachers determine student competence through regularly assigned coursework and periodic testing assessments as factors for grade promotion, with local school boards adopting raw grading scales to evaluate both student and teacher/administrator performance.

Establishes weekly or bi-weekly evaluation periods by school administrators to monitor teacher efficiency, effectiveness, and grading practices, with failure to meet student growth resulting in administrative sanctions lasting 3-5 years for teachers and administrators.

Brings forward the "Literacy-Based Promotion Act" sections requiring intensive reading intervention for K-3 students with reading deficiencies, prohibiting social promotion, and allowing grade-level retention based on reading proficiency assessments.

Amends educator licensure law to allow the State Board of Education to revoke or suspend teacher and administrator licenses for 3-5 years when 15% or more of assigned students fail periodic and standardized testing assessments within an academic period.