Leaders at 7 Jackson Schools on Leave Amid Testing Irregularities Probe

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Leaders at seven Jackson public faculties have been positioned on paid depart amid an investigation of testing irregularities within the district.

Superintendent Errick L. Greene mentioned Thursday that the Mississippi Division of Training notified him of alleged testing abnormalities on Monday, information retailers reported.

“Upon studying of testing irregularities related to the 2022/2023 Mississippi Tutorial Evaluation Program, the Jackson Public Colleges administration acted swiftly to launch a complete investigation,” mentioned Board of Trustees President Dr. Ed Sivak in a press release. “The Board of Trustees was shortly knowledgeable of the matter, and is united in its help for Superintendent Dr. Errick L. Greene and has full confidence within the course of he has outlined to floor findings in an equitable, clear, and well timed method.”

Greene famous that the alleged abnormalities are “remoted to solely 7% of our students who had been assessed on the mass evaluation.”

He additionally famous that the problem just isn’t a districtwide one.

“These are very remoted points that we’re following within the investigation,” Greene mentioned. “We are going to comply with the place it leads us. And we’ll take the suitable actions primarily based on the findings from that investigation, together with as much as and together with maybe some personnel actions in opposition to any people who is perhaps concerned and reporting that info to the Mississippi Division of Training, and particularly the Workplace of Educator misconduct.”

The inner investigation can last as long as 15 days, earlier than the district should submit its findings to the state division.

“This can be a critical matter,” Greene mentioned. “And we’re appearing with expediency and intentionality.”

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