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.
Districts required to utilize vision screening program for kindergarteners
A student who cannot see well is at an obvious disadvantage in the classroom. That’s a key reason the Student Vision Screening Program is provided by legislative appropriation to the…
PROM safety program available to schools
Limited slots are available for schools to book a PROM (Please Return on Monday) program. PROM is a public awareness campaign created by the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS)…
Applications available until April 1 to recognize 2022-2023 Science of Reading Schools
The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Elementary Education and Reading, Division of Literacy, would like to celebrate Mississippi educators through an annual recognition of Emerging Science of Reading Schools….
New Special Education Teacher Bootcamp coming in March
The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Professional Development and Office of Special Education are offering a professional development opportunity throughout March for special education teachers at six different locations…
Early Childhood specialized boot camp training set for June
Save-the-Date: Early Childhood Specialized Boot Camp Training June 13-17 and June 20-24. For more information, please email earlychildhoodtrainings@mdek12.org.
Educators invited to Keats special exhibit at The MAX
The Mississippi Arts+ Entertainment Experience (The MAX), will formally open a special Ezra Jack Keats exhibition Saturday, Feb. 5 and all teachers and educators are asked to consider a field…
Monthly leadership chats on inclusive practices, supporting struggling learners planned
The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Special Education will host a monthly one-hour virtual community of practice for educational leadership to improve inclusive practices. The conversations will focus on…
Balancing the Equation: Monthly PLC ‘Math Talks’ for math instructors is Feb. 15
The Mississippi Department of Education invites you to participate in the second installment of the monthly PLC “math talks” from 3:30 -4:30 p.m. Feb. 15, hosted by the K-12 Mathematics…
Districts should review teacher, teacher assistant info in MSIS by Feb. 4 for FY23 Teacher Pay Raise File Review
To ensure all teachers and teacher assistants are appropriately accounted for, the Mississippi Department of Education is asking districts to review and revise as necessary the information obtained from MSIS…
Deadline to enter National Board Certification info is Feb. 15
Districts have until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, to enter all National Board information for nationally certified employees into Mississippi Student Information System (MSIS) to be eligible for a pro-rated…