The Mississippi Department of Education invites students in grades 11-12 to apply for selection to the 2024-25 State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council. Online applications must be submitted by Monday, Sept. 9.
The application guide and application can be accessed at mdek12.org/SSE/Student-Advisory-Council. Students should review the application guide before starting the online application.
To be eligible to apply to the council, students must:
- Be currently enrolled in a Mississippi public school
- Be willing to and able to travel to the in-person meetings in the Jackson area and attend the virtual meetings when applicable
- Have an available adult chaperone, if needed, for transportation to the meeting locations
- Complete all sections of the application
The council’s purpose is to provide a forum for Mississippi’s students to offer diverse perspectives to the state superintendent of education. The selected students will act as liaisons between MDE and public-school students from across the state.
Students from different backgrounds, school size and regions in Mississippi will be able to share their opinions and offer advice about educational opportunities and policy in Mississippi with the state superintendent of education.
Students selected for this year’s council will be notified by Oct. 8. All students are required to attend the council’s first in-person meeting set for Wednesday, Oct. 30 in Jackson.