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 Hearing-Vision Project (MH-VP)
Mississippi Hearing-Vision Project (MH-VP) staff are available to support you, your staff and families of children and youth (birth – 21 years) who have BOTH a hearing impairment AND a…
Input Needed from Academic Business Education Teachers
Academic Business Education Teachers, It’s your turn to use your knowledge and skills! The Research and Curriculum Unit at MSU in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education asks for…
Winter-Reed Teacher Loan Repayment Program
Website: https://www.msfinancialaid.org/wrtr/ Apply: https://maapp.msfinancialaid.org/#/application/WRTR The Winter-Reed Teacher Loan Repayment Program (WRTR) is designed to help new traditional route teachers repay their undergraduate student loans. Only first-year teachers holding a valid…
CCSSO Coronavirus Update
President Biden announced a series of actions to encourage more people to get vaccinated. Among these activities, the President announced a call to action for all local school districts to…
Chiefs for Change Shares Resources and Fall 2021 School Reopening Toolkit
Chiefs for Change shared resources for fall 2021 school reopening. Our Fall 2021 School Reopening Toolkit. Created in collaboration with top national experts, the toolkit is intended to help districts safely reopen…
UPDATED: MSDH Public Health Guidance for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in K-12 Settings, 2021-2022 School Year
MSDH K-12 Public Health Guidance-Updated-July 30, 2021 Please see and distribute broadly the UPDATED MSDH Public Health Guidance for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in K-12 Settings for the…
Early Learning Collaborative Request for Proposal Release
MDE Releases the Early Learning Collaborative Request for Proposals The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), Office of Early Childhood (OEC), received additional funding to support approximately 2,950 four-year-old children in…
MSDH Preventing COVID-19: Recommendations and Requirements
Updated July 28, 2021 Mississippi is experiencing high levels of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to the delta variant. The delta variant is much more contagious, and spreads twice as easily…
CDC Recommends Universal Masking in K-12 Schools
UPDATE Given new evidence on the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant, CDC has updated the guidance for fully vaccinated people. CDC recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to…
New Resources for AFA Guide
The MDE OSE is excited to share Access for All 2.0. Access for All 2.0 is an updated version of the very popular AFA Guide originally released in 2019. Access…