REMINDER: Restart and Recovery Plans
Please note that districts will need to update their District Restart and Recovery Plan Summary periodically as circumstances change. Adjustments to semester start and end […]
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Jumpstart Test Prep ACT English Pilot
Application for Jumpstart Test Prep English 2020-2021 School Year Jumpstart ACT Test Prep (Jumpstart), in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), is pleased […]
MDE Training Alert: Text Complexity Training
The Mississippi Department of Education is excited to announce an opportunity to receive professional development on the first key shift in the Mississippi College- and […]
Teacher Tip Tuesday
Come join teachers across the state to learn something new. NMEC is sponsoring Teacher Tip Tuesday at 3:30 each Tuesday. Just go to the NMEC […]
USDA extended the SFSP through December 31, 2020
We are pleased to inform you that the USDA extended the SFSP through December 31, 2020. This change will address the issues of meal counting […]
William Carey Posts Record Enrollment
William Carey Posts Record Enrollment The William Carey University School of Education has posted a record Fall enrollment as well as an all-time record enrollment. […]
Starkville Junior Selected as State Board of Education Student Representative
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected Amy Zhang of Starkville to serve as the high school junior student representative to the SBE […]
SBE Policy Waivers and Changes Approved Today
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) on Aug. 27, 2020, suspended strict compliance with specific state statutes related to gifted education and deadlines for […]
State Board Approves K-3 Screener and Kindergarten Readiness Testing Window Extension and K-3 Screener Data Upload
2020-2021_K-3_Assessments_Key_Dates_v5 Greetings DTCs: Today the State Board approved an extension to the K-3 Screener and Kindergarten Readiness testing window. Now, students must be screened within the […]
MDE Releases Three New Documents to Support Educators as Schools Re-Open
The Mississippi Department of Education is excited to share three newly released documents to support educators as schools re-open. The Grades K-12 Instructional Planning Guides […]