Attention: Superintendents, High School Principals and Counselors:
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is accepting applications for the Junior Student Representative position to the SBE from students who will be a junior in high school during school year 2023-24. Application deadline is Jan. 27, 2023. The application packet is attached for electronic distribution to students or it can be downloaded from the Mississippi Department of Education website.
The SBE is excited to enter the fifth year of the Student Representatives of the Mississippi State Board of Education program. Following an extensive application process that has occurred annually over the last four years, two students are currently serving on the SBE. As denoted in the letter from SBE Chair Rosemary G. Aultman, these students have provided an important perspective and their participation in the program has added tremendous value to board discussions and deliberations.
See links to application and timeline:
Contact Donna Hales in the Office of Educational Accountability by phone (601) 359-2331 or via email dhales@mdek12.org if you have any questions.