{"id":147574,"date":"2025-03-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=147574"},"modified":"2025-03-11T12:31:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:31:59","slug":"oxford-school-district-receives-mississippi-school-boards-association-beacon-award-for-outstanding-student-achievement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/oxford-school-district-receives-mississippi-school-boards-association-beacon-award-for-outstanding-student-achievement\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford School District Receives Mississippi School Boards Association Beacon Award for Outstanding Student Achievement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Oxford School District<\/strong> has once again been honored with the prestigious Beacon Award from the <strong>Mississippi School Boards Association<\/strong> (MSBA). This recognition highlights the district\u2019s continued excellence in student achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Beacon Award is a key distinction in the MSBA Lighthouse School Leader Awards Program, which celebrates school districts that demonstrate exceptional student performance on required state assessments under Mississippi\u2019s accountability system. To qualify for the Beacon Award, a district must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maintain an \u201cA\u201d rating under the state accountability model<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure all schools within the district are rated \u201cC\u201d or higher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remain in good standing as defined by the Mississippi Department of Education Office of Accreditation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Oxford School District has consistently met these high standards, earning the Beacon Award every year since the implementation of the state\u2019s current accountability model\u2014excluding the years impacted by COVID-related exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis award is a testament to the dedication of our educators, students, and families who work tirelessly to maintain academic excellence,\u201d said Superintendent <strong>Bradley Roberson<\/strong>. \u201cOur school board\u2019s leadership and commitment to student success continue to make Oxford a model district in Mississippi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award was presented at the MSBA Annual Conference, where school leaders from across the state gathered to celebrate outstanding achievements in education. The recognition affirms OSD\u2019s steadfast commitment to fostering a high-quality learning environment and continuous improvement in student outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OSD-BeaconAward.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OSD-BeaconAward.jpg?resize=640%2C436&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-147576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OSD-BeaconAward.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OSD-BeaconAward.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OSD-BeaconAward.jpg?resize=768%2C523&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oxford School District has once again been honored with the prestigious Beacon Award from the Mississippi School<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":147576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[31374,27720,5,31375,4,5309],"class_list":["post-147574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-beacon-award","tag-bradley-roberson","tag-mississippi","tag-mississippi-school-boards-association","tag-oxford","tag-oxford-school-district"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OSD-BeaconAward.jpg?fit=1024%2C697&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147577,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147574\/revisions\/147577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}