The EdUpdate section of Mississippi Achieves includes announcements for educators and district leaders about professional development, events, resources, grants and awards.
To submit information for consideration in EdUpdate, email it to Tabatha Burkett at tburkett@mdek12.org by noon on Monday. Information must be submitted in a Word document. You may include links, flyers or PDF documents with your Word document. Please include a contact name and an email or phone number with each item.
MDE launches Educator Talent Portal to assist districts with hiring, employment application management
The Mississippi Department of Education Office of Teaching and Leading announces the launch of the Educator Talent Portal (ETP), a ...
Virtual PD offered in June for school, district leaders to earn OSLs, SEMIs
This June, the University of Mississippi Principal Corps is hosting a virtual workshop series called The Together Leader®, led by national ...
Register now for Mississippi Whole Schools Summer Institute 2025 happening July 8-10
Registration is open for the Mississippi Whole Schools Summer Institute 2025 - Reimagining: Traditions in the World of AI - ...
PLAN AHEAD: Course code changes will show in MSIS in July 2025
The MDE Course Code Changes 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 Excel document includes course codes that will be new, modified, or deactivated for SY ...
Review memo about Driver Education for 2025-26 school year; Submit form(s) by July 1
District Superintendents: Please read the memo and supporting forms (Form 1, Form 2, Form 3, Form 3a, Form 4) from the ...
Districts can apply to host K-8 literacy professional development courses; Deadline is June 10
The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Elementary Education and Reading Division of Literacy, in collaboration with AIM Institute of ...
Notification regarding Paper and Major Clarity Services for May 2025
Dear Superintendents: The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is pleased to announce the following extension of services at no-cost to districts. Please read each section ...
Registration open May 12-16 for free online Canvas Book studies
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), through the Office of Professional Development, announces open registration for summer online canvas book ...
Register now for Time is Right: Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities Conference set for June 16-18
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Special Education will host the third annual Time is Right: Improving Student ...
MDE names new Chief Academic Officer, Chief Operating Officer
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announces that Wendy Clemons has been named the agency’s new Chief Academic Officer, and ...