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.
The 21st Annual ADHD & Related Concerns Conference set for Oct. 21-22 in Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg Clinic Connections and Hattiesburg Clinic Psychology & Counseling, along with Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium will once again hold the 21st Annual ADHD & Related Concerns Conference on Monday,…
2024 School Librarian LAMP Workshop starts Sept. 9
The 2024 School Librarian LAMP Workshop starts on Monday, Sept. 9, in Oxford with stops in Pearl on Tuesday, Sept. 10, and Hattiesburg on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The workshop will…
Mississippi Reads One Book program set for Feb. 10-28, 2025
Read to Them rallies schools and districts across Mississippi to read one book together at the same time. The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davis has been chosen as this year’s…
Mississippi Book Festival to host virtual author visits for 4th-6th graders Sept. 12-13
The Mississippi Book Festival will host two virtual author visits on Thursday, Sept. 12 and Friday, Sept. 13, for fourth-sixth grade students. Mississippi native, Angie Thomas, will talk about her…
Counselors: Join Fall 2024 Regional High School Counselor Meetings
Please join the Mississippi Department of Education Office of Secondary Education and Get2College for Fall 2024 Regional High School Counselor Meetings. Meeting highlights: FAFSA and Get2College Updates Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation…
Notice of special-called Commission on School Accreditation Meeting Aug. 29
A special-called teleconference meeting of the Commission on School Accreditation will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29. See flyer for details: Meeting Notice for August 2024 Special…
2024-25 Principal Advisory Council applications due Sept. 5
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) invites principals to apply for membership to the 2024-25 Principal Advisory Council. The deadline to apply is Sept. 5. New membership slots are limited….
Principals, Counselors: United States Senate Youth Program deadline is Sept. 30
Dear Secondary Principals and Counselors: The United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution in 1962 creating the United State Senate Youth Program (USSYP). This annual national initiative seeks to provide…
2025 Presidential Scholars application deadline is Oct. 11
Class of 2025 high school graduates can apply for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Deadline to mail in application is Oct. 11, 2024. The United States Presidential Scholars Program (USPSP) was…
Free CEUs available through MPB Learning: A Day of da Vinci Project – Aug. 24, Sept. 5, Oct. 10
A new Ken Burns film about Leonardo da Vinci will air nationally on PBS in November 2024, and Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) Learning has planned a statewide educational project to…