Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Mississippi Department of Education is opening an additional MOCA review in February 2021. This MOCA review will be conducted on an abbreviated timeline in order to make the courses available for the 2021-2022 school year.
For courses to be approved for use as online classes, local school districts must apply to the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) for approval to ensure the vendor/provider’s content, curriculum, and assessments are aligned to Mississippi’s course standards and the vendor/provider’s teachers are certified Mississippi teachers. The Spring 2021 Special Mississippi Online Course Approval Guidelines and Application can be accessed from MDE’s Mississippi Online Course Approval (MOCA) website.
The deadline for applications for distance or online courses is February 26, 2021.
Please email Lea Johnson at lea.johnson@mdek12.org with any questions.