Licensure Commission, Discipline Procedures, Hearings and Appeals

Licensure Commission, Discipline Procedures, Hearings and Appeals 1. The aggrieved party appealing a decision rendered by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development or its subcommittee pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-2, may submit a written notice of appeal to the Executive Secretary of the Mississippi Board of Education within ten days of receipt of the decision of the Commission or its subcommittee. 2. The notice of appeal should state with particularity the matters which, in the opinion of the appellant, have been overlooked or mistakenly conceived in the decision by the Commission or its subcommittee. An appeal to the Mississippi Board of Education is not intended as an opportunity for rearguing the entire case. 3. The Mississippi Board of Education will consider the appeal at the next regularly scheduled meeting after the transcript of proceedings is filed with the Executive Secretary. Such appeal will be on the record previously made before the Commission or its subcommittee, and the Board may, at is discretion, afford the aggrieved party the opportunity to appear before the Board to make an oral presentation and respond to questions concerning the appeal. Said presentation will be limited to fifteen (15) minutes. 4. The Mississippi Board of Education may affirm, reverse, or remand with instructions, the decision of the Commission or its subcommittee. The decision of the Mississippi Board of Education shall be final.