Literacy-Based Promotion Act (2013), extended in 2026 by SB 2294 (grades 4-8 adolescent literacy framework)
How schools fund reading intervention in Mississippi
How schools fund reading intervention in Mississippi
How schools fund reading intervention in Mississippi
The state-level programs below are the streams Mississippi districts most often use for evidence-based reading intervention purchases, alongside the federal streams available everywhere.
LBPA annual state appropriation
Funds state literacy coaches, science-of-reading professional development, and reimbursement to districts for required K-3 screeners; districts benefit through services and screener reimbursement rather than direct materials grants, so intervention curriculum purchases are usually paired with federal Title I/IDEA funds.
SB 2294 adolescent literacy framework (2026)
Requires evidence-based, science-of-reading-aligned literacy practices and supports for grades 4-8 statewide; no dedicated district purchasing fund identified yet, but it creates a compliance need for evidence-based upper-elementary interventions.
Approved-list note: MDE’s intervention services office maintains an approved list of evidence-based academic interventions for Tier II/III students, and the state maintains state-adopted instructional materials lists.
