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.
Literacy-Based Promotion Act Social Media Playbook: English and Spanish Versions Available
This Social Media Playbook is designed to leverage digital media channels to drive awareness and increase the reach of Mississippi’s statewide K-3 literacy campaign. The Playbook is also available in…
LETRS 3rd Edition Training
8.8.19 LETRS_MS_MDE_Flyer_2019_R8 The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), through the Office of Elementary Education and Reading, is offering LETRS 3rd Edition Training. LETRS 3rd Edition bridges meaningful research into practical classroom strategies. It provides educators with…
Accountability and Licensure Guidelines Administrative Procedures Act (APA) Notices
Administrative Procedures Act (APA): There are two new APA postings that were approved by the SBE for the Office of Accountability. On July 18, 2019, the State Board of Education…
Memorandum: Year One Special, Non-Renewable License for Prospective Non-traditional Teacher Preparation Program Completers One-Year Extension
Special Non-Renewable License One Year Reprieve – Memo July 2019 Special Non-Renewable License One Year Reprieve – PDF of Memo July 2019 with Hyperlinks Dear local Superintendents of Education, Officials…
MDE Launches New Teacher Recruitment Campaign: TeachMS
Teachers and districts are encouraged to partner with the MDE to promote the new teacher recruitment campaign, TeachMS, to encourage high school and college students and professionals seeking a new…
FAY, Demographic, and ACT data
The ACT instructions file that was sent this morning noted the ACT Reading benchmark to be 18, it should be 22. For further reference, the ACT benchmarks published by ACT…
New Data Map Feature Added to Mississippi Succeeds Report Card
The Mississippi Department of Education added a new data map feature to the Mississippi Succeeds Report Card that compares school and district performance across the state. The interactive data map…
MDE Office of Academic Education Announces Appointment of Two Key Leadership Positions
The Mississippi State Board of Education appointed two seasoned educators to key leadership positions in the Mississippi Department of Education Office of Academic Education. Robin Lemonis was named State Special…
Summer School Reporting 2019
Requirements for Reporting 2019 Summer Programs Attached you will find information on the Requirements for Reporting 2019 Summer Programs. Each school districts providing instructional programs for students during the summer…
Mississippi Succeeds Communication Toolkit
All education stakeholders are invited to join the Mississippi Succeeds communication campaign to help raise awareness about rising student achievement in Mississippi. Our students have achieved unprecedented academic success in…