Month: June 2020

Reminder: MDE Academic Recovery Planning Summer Workshops  The Office of Academic Education has partnered with ANet, a nonprofit dedicated to educational equity, to host a […]

06-11-2020 Memo – Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Reopening K-12 Schools Safely Yesterday Nebraska Commissioner Matt Blomstedt and Tennessee Commissioner Penny Schwinn testified at a […]

The Mississippi Department of Education has partnered with the North Mississippi Education Consortium and the Department of Teacher Education at The University of Mississippi to […]

Each year the Office of Special Education (OSE) updates the district special education director contact list. The OSE has on staff two support specialists, Cindy […]

State Board of Education Provides Districts with Flexibilities to Operate Schools in the 2020-21 School Year  The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) suspended several […]

The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) suspended several policies today to give local school districts scheduling flexibility for the 2020-21 school year to deal […]

The MDE has submitted a waiver request to extend the period of availability for some categories of Federal special education funds. This extension includes FY2019 […]

IDEA Waiver Request and Extension  The MDE has submitted a waiver request to extend the period of availability for some categories of Federal special education […]

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has partnered with a workgroup of nine superintendents from a diverse range of school districts to outline the key […]

Considerations for Reopening Mississippi Schools & June 11 State Board of Education Meeting  The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) will consider several policies at […]