May 16, 2025 — The Data Governance Committee approved a change request to add a data-collection page to MSIS 2 for K–1 dyslexia screening results and dyslexia-awareness training implementation.

The addition is intended to help the Office of Elementary Education and Reading monitor how districts administer the K–1 screener and whether required dyslexia training is being completed.

Matthew Sheriff, a staff member with the Office of Elementary Education and Reading, presented the request and said, “The office of elementary education and reading is asking to add a data collection page to MSIS 2 for the K–1 dyslexia screener and dyslexia awareness training. This request is being made to efficiently meet the requirements set forth by, the Mississippi code 371731516.” Sheriff said the new page will capture counts of students who pass or fail the screener and monitor how training is being implemented across LEAs.

After a brief call for questions, a committee member moved to approve the change request and another member seconded. The chair called for a voice vote; committee members responded “Aye” and the motion carried.

Discussion vs. decision: the transcript shows explanation and justification by the presenting staff member, followed by a formal motion and a voice vote that approved the change request. The committee did not adopt any amendments nor set an implementation date in the meeting record.

The change request was described as aligning MSIS reporting with statutory requirements cited during the presentation. The transcript does not specify a rollout timetable for the new MSIS page or which vendor/development schedule will be used; those details were not provided in the recorded discussion.

The committee approved routine procedural items at the same meeting, including minutes, agenda and future meeting dates, but this article focuses on the substantive approval to add the dyslexia screener/training fields to MSIS 2.