MDE to Temporarily Relocate Offices
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: July 26, 2021
JACKSON, Miss – Due to repeated water leaks and flooding in the Central High School Building (CHS), the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will relocate employees who work in CHS in mid-August. The move is necessary because the Department of Finance and Administration needs to make extensive repairs to the building.
State Board of Education Sets Policies to Resume In-Person Schooling as Primary Teaching Mode
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: July 15, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) passed two policies that call for all school districts to resume in-person instruction as the primary mode of teaching starting in the 2021-22 school year. The policies set requirements for districts that choose to offer a virtual learning option to individual students and establish standards for virtual learning days.
July 15 State Board of Education Meeting to Be Held in Biloxi
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UPDATE: July 15, 2021
We are experiencing technical difficulties with the livestream of the Mississippi State Board of Education Meeting. The meeting is being recorded and will be posted later today.
For Immediate Release: July 9, 2021
WHO: Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE)
Potential Data Breach in Natchez-Adams School District
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: July 1, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has notified Natchez-Adams School District students, parents and guardians that a recent computer theft at Natchez High School may have compromised personal student information.
Mississippi Education Remains Strongest Factor in Kids Count National Data
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: June 23, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi held its education ranking of 39th in the country in 2021, a substantial gain from its 48th position in 2014, according to new data released in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual KIDS COUNT® 2021 Data Book.
Interim Superintendent Appointed to Noxubee County District of Transformation
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: June 17, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has appointed chief of staff Dr. Washington Cole IV as interim superintendent of Noxubee County School District, which became a District of Transformation in 2018. He replaces Rodriguez Broadnax, who is leaving the district June 30 to lead a Michigan school district.
State Board of Education Seeks Public Input on Policies to Resume In-Person Schooling as Primary Teaching Mode
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: June 17, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking public comment on two policies that call for all school districts to resume in-person instruction as the primary mode of teaching starting in the 2021-22 school year. The policies set requirements for districts that choose to offer a virtual learning option to individual students and establish standards for virtual learning days.
Laurel High School Student Micah Hill Selected as State Board of Education Student Representative
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: June 16, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected Micah Hill of Laurel to serve as the high school junior student representative to the SBE for the 2021-22 school year.
Student representatives are non-voting members but provide input on policy decisions that affect Mississippi public schools. Micah will join Amy Zhang of Starkville, who serves as the high school senior representative to the SBE.
State Board of Education Meets for Special-Called Board Meeting
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For Immediate Release: June 16, 2021
WHO: Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE)
WHAT: The SBE will meet for a Budget Work Session
WHEN: Wednesday, June 16, 1 p.m.
WHERE: SBE Budget Work Session can be viewed via live stream.