As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) 'Grantee' means the Mississippi office of Teach For America, Inc., known as 'Teach For America Delta.'(b) 'High need school district' means a school district experiencing a shortage of highly qualified teachers and includes, but is not necessarily limited to, those school districts in a geographical area of the state designated by the State Board of Education as having a critical shortage of teachers under the Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998 (Sections 37-159-1 through 37-159-17). Laws, 2008, ch. 461, § 2, eff. 7/1/2008.
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