NEWS
REQUIRED ACTIONS FOR SUPERINTENDENTS
DUE MAY 14: Digital Access Surveys for Families and School Employees
As school closures continue and as the state develops plans to direct resources to the areas of greatest need, the MDE has prepared two brief surveys for districts to circulate:…
DUE MAY 15: Learning-at-Home and Summer Enrichment Plan
We appreciate the time you took in early April to respond to the initial request from the MDE regarding current efforts to support students who are learning at home. In…
CARES ACT
CARES Act Waiver Public Notice
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Waivers The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is seeking public comment on waivers submitted and approved by the United States Department for…
Fund and Revenue Function Codes for ESSERF as authorized by the CARES Act
Please see the fund and revenue function codes below for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSERF) as authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. CARES…
Do You Have Questions for MDE?
Please check the MDE COVID-19 Information webpage before emailing your questions to MDE staff. The answers to most of the questions we receive are addressed on the webpage. We also regularly add guidance, answers to new questions and links to our daily update email on this webpage. Daily updates are posted in the Administrator News section of the EdUpdate.
The Educator Licensure Call Center will be open every Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., until further notice. You may reach a licensure team member at 601-359-3483. Due to the anticipated high volume of calls, we encourage you to continue visit the Educator Licensure section of www.mdek12.org/covid19 and www.mdek12.org/licensure before calling the office or emailing questions to the mailto:teachersuppoort@mdek12.orgemail address. Answers to most questions we receive are addressed on those webpages.
Announcements from all previous email updates are posted in the Administrator News section of the EdUpdate.