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.
Join a webinar May 13-17 to review revisions to State Board policies, Accountability Standards
The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Secondary Education will host several webinars May 13-17 to review revisions to the Mississippi Public Accountability Standards, 2023 as well as the following…
MDE, National Dropout Prevention Center to host chronic absenteeism, dropout prevention conference May 21-22 in Jackson
The Mississippi Department of Education, in conjunction with the National Dropout Prevention Center, invites you to join the State Chronic Absenteeism and Dropout Prevention Conference on Tuesday, May 21 –…
New Course Code Catalog released for 2024-25 school year
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announces the release of the new Course Code Catalog for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. This comprehensive Course Code Catalog is designed to assist…
MDE offers mathematics training sessions in June across state
The Mississippi Department of Education announces an opportunity for district administrators, principals, lead teachers, and instructional coaches (K-8 and Algebra I) to attend an in-person professional development mathematics training titled Moving…
SREB Ready and Essentials for College courses virtual summer training set for July
The Mississippi Department of Education Office of Secondary Education, in partnership with the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), will host teacher trainings for the SREB Ready and Essentials for College…
MDE Office of Special Education to host monthly Hour of Power family engagement sessions
Families and school district personnel are invited to join the Mississippi Department of Education Office of Special Education every first Thursday each month at 12 p.m. via Microsoft Teams for…
State Invested Pre-K Program applications due May 17, by 2 p.m.
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), Office of Early Childhood, is seeking competitive applications for the State Invested Pre-K (SIP) program through grant awards issued by the Mississippi Department of…
Elementary Computer Science teachers, assistant teachers can register now for the Summer Institute
In June and July, the Center for Cyber Education will be providing training opportunities for both new Elementary Computer Science teachers and returning Elementary Computer Science teachers who want to…
Artificial Intelligence webinar recording, resources available
The Mississippi Department of Education hosted a webinar April 17, to provide an overview of the new Artificial Intelligence: Guidance for K-12 Classrooms document. During this webinar, Chris Chism, Superintendent…
RSVP by May 31 for free U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center Presentation
Attention: Representatives from law enforcement, school personnel, and other public safety professionals. The Mississippi Department of Education has joined as an additional co-sponsor to the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat…