This section of the EdUpdate includes important notifications from the Mississippi Department of Education to school and district superintendents and administrators. These announcements will remain posted for 90 days. View information about professional development opportunities and resources in other sections of the EdUpdate.
Administrative Procedures Act process to revise Part 24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2019 (REVISED)
On June 11, 2020, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise Part 24: Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2019, specifically…
AmeriCorps Member Recruitment Fair Flyer and Registration
This Recruitment Fair flyer provides details for the 2020 AmeriCorps Member Recruitment Fair. AmeriCorps programs in Mississippi are searching for servant leaders, eager to support communities and schools with service…
MSDH Safer at School Guidance
Superintendents: At this link you will find the PowerPoint that Dr. Thomas Dobbs and Dr. Paul Byers from the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) presented during the June 23,…
2019-2020 Educator & Administrator Professional Growth System (PGS) Score Submissions…
SHAREPOINT FOR TEACHER EVAL Instructions 6 22 2020 Greetings Superintendents and Principals, It is our hope that you are well and safe. As you may recall, on March 26, 2020,…
MOCA Applications / Online Learning Policy
The MDE has received several questions from districts about the current MOCA review process. MDE staff are working on revisions to State Board Policy Rule 56.1 to provide districts the…
MDE COVID-19 Guidance to Districts as of June 22, 2020
MOCA Applications / Online Learning Policy The MDE has received several questions from districts about the current MOCA review process. MDE staff are working on revisions to State Board Policy…
Webinar Link – K-3: Literacy in a Time of Remote Learning
The Office of Elementary Education and Reading recently hosted a webinar for administrators, teachers, and school-based coaches to help improve literacy supports for students and families from a distance. The webinar…
District Summer Enrichment Plans
School districts have submitted plans in accordance with Governor Tate Reeves’ Executive Order 1476. Plans have been reviewed and accepted by the MDE and are posted online at https://www.mdek12.org/District-Learning-at-Home-and-Summer-Enrichment-Plans.
New Resource: Special Education and Distance Learning
When the nation’s seven million students with disabilities, their families and their schools transitioned to distance learning, parents became deeply concerned about the educational progress of their children, and advocates were…
SREB Virtual and Blended Instruction Workshop
Online and Blended Instruction Workshop Join us for a new national professional development workshop — Engaging Students in a Blended Instructional World — that helps educators like you adapt your…