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.
Mississippi School Safety Summit set for Feb. 27
The Mississippi School Safety Summit is set from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Clyde Muse Center in Pearl, Mississippi. The Rankin County School District is presenting…
Districts should use updated Literacy Screener Letters for 2023-24
MS Code 37-177-3 of the Literacy-Based Promotion Act REQUIRES school districts to provide written notification to parents/guardians of students in kindergarten, first, second and third grade that exhibit a substantial deficiency in…
Pathways to Proficient Reading course offered in January
The Mississippi Department of Education Division of Literacy is offering a January 2024 Pathways to Proficient Reading Cohort. AIM Pathways professional development will assist Speech Pathologists, K-8 reading interventionists, and…
New High Quality Instructional Materials Implementation support resources available
The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Elementary Education and Reading, Division of Literacy, is announcing the release of additional resources to assist district administrators, principals, lead teachers, and instructional…
Board Meeting Attendance Report due from districts
Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 37-6-13, the School Board Meeting Attendance Annual Report is due each year. The report form is available online at https://www.mdek12.org/OA/Accred. Look for School Board…
School counselors seminar set for Jan. 17-18 in Biloxi
Would your school counselors like to become school counselor C.H.A.M.P.S.? They can by attending a two-day seminar on school counseling best practices from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 17-18, in…
Two different Special Education Professional Development Coordinator positions open
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has partnered with the University of Mississippi to employ one Coordinator of Professional Development in the area of Special Education with an emphasis on…
Sustaining Strong Secondary Readers Professional Development available to districts; Apply by Jan. 10
School districts can apply for the Sustaining Strong Secondary Readers Professional Development, a pilot program offered by the Mississippi Department of Education, Division of Literacy, designed for participants to acquire knowledge,…
Educators can apply for Freedom Summer: 60 Years Later workshop; Deadline is March 5
Educators across the nation are invited to apply to attend one of two Freedom Summer: 60 Years Later – A Landmarks Of American History Teacher Workshop to be hosted at…
UMMC School of Dentistry offers SMILE-U program for middle school students; Deadline to register is Jan. 15
The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry will host a five-day enrichment program for rising 6th-8th graders June 3-7, 2024 called Shaping Minds to Inspire, Lead and Explore…