Pumpkin Adventure 2022 fall event scheduled throughout October at Ag Museum
Pumpkin Adventure 2022 at the Mississippi Ag Museum is set for Oct. 5-8, Oct, 12-15 and Oct. 19-22. The adventure will include a hayride around […]
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Special-called meeting of the Commission on School Accreditation is Oct. 31
The Commission on School Accreditation will have a special-called teleconference meeting on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 at 2 p.m. to assign the annual accreditation statuses […]
‘Donut’ Forget Challenge offered from PAPER, MDE
All students in grades 3-12 are invited to participate in PAPER’s first-ever Pre-Assessment “Donut” Forget Challenge to win a donut party for their class. Through […]
United States Senate Youth Program documents due by Sept. 30
Attention Secondary Principals and Counselors: The United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution in 1962 creating the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). This annual […]
New guidelines for Manningham Trust Student Poetry Contest available
Attention teachers of grades 6-12: please inform your students about the new guidelines for the Manningham Trust Student Poetry Contest. The guidelines are very different […]
Join the next virtual science PLC Sept. 28
The Mississippi Department of Education through the Office of Secondary Education will host its monthly virtual science PLC, Under the Microscope on Wednesday, Sept. 28, […]
Get training on MTSS: A multi-tiered system to provide supports for all students
This training will include the components of MTSS and intervention supports for ALL students, including behavior supports and data collection. During the afternoon, the focus […]
New math keyboard feature added to PAPER on-demand tutoring platform
The Mississippi Department of Education is excited to announce the new math keyboard feature added to the tutoring platform offered through PAPER. This keyboard allows […]
Annual Accreditation Statuses update; Districts have until Oct. 21 to clear citations
Superintendents: In August 2022, districts received notification that Annual Accreditation Statuses would be assigned by the Commission on School Accreditation (CSA) at its upcoming meeting […]
Poetry-writing initiative for Mississippi K-12 students launching this fall
The My Town Mississippi Poetry Project is a statewide poetry initiative created by Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce. All K-12 students across Mississippi are invited […]