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.
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…
Dropout Prevention and Restructuring Guidance Webinar
Dropout Prevention and Restructuring Guidance Webinar As required by state law, each school district shall implement an annual dropout prevention plan. Each high school with a graduation rate below 85% is…
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.
AASA Guidelines for Reopening Schools
The AASA COVID-19 Recovery Task Force has been working hard to create recommendations that represent the consensus-driven opinions of Task Force members combined with additional recommendations from national and international…
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…
MDE COVID-19 Guidance to Districts as of June 18, 2020
Note: The MDE COVID-19 Guidance email will now be distributed on Mondays and Wednesdays. Pandemic Electronic Benefits Program (P-EBT) Recently Mississippi was approved to participate in the Pandemic Electronic Benefits…
Administrative Procedures Act process to revise Career Pathway licensure option, 971 Teacher Academy
On June 11, 2020, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise Career Pathway licensure option, 971 Teacher Academy; to revise…
Administrative Procedures Act process to repeal Miss. Admin. Code: 7-139, Accreditation Audit Procedures
On June 11, 2020, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to repeal Miss. Admin. Code: 7-139, Accreditation Audit Procedures.. To review…