Important Information and Dates
Mississippi Educator Career Continuum Archive (MECCA) System Training Videos
- MECCA Demonstration Video - Local School District Personnel
- MECCA Demonstration Video - Educator Preparation Providers
- MECCA Demonstration Video - Prospective and Practicing Educators
Shutdown of the Educator Licensure Management System (ELMS)
The ELMS system will shut down January 2 - 16, 2023, to prepare for the launch of Portal One of the new Mississippi Educator Career Continuum Archive (MECCA) System on January 17, 2023. Completed applications for licensure, which includes all supporting documentation required for the requested licensure category, submitted on or prior to December 26, 2022, will be processed within ELMS through January 1, 2023. All incomplete licensure applications in pending status will be migrated to Portal One of MECCA and reviewed January 17, 2023.
MECCA will be a single sign-on educator workforce information system that serves as a hub that captures the lifecycle of a Mississippi educator from recruitment to retirement.
Portal One will include an improved educator licensure, educator preparation, and educator misconduct evaluations operations platform that provides a more efficient experience for applicants, Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) and school districts personnel. MECCA will decrease turnaround time, increase accuracy and productivity, and remove old processes of completing and uploading most paper forms. Future MECCA portals will be released later in 2023 and 2024.
December 2022 Graduates
- Completed applications for initial licensure, which includes all supporting documentation required for the requested licensure category, submitted on or prior to December 26, 2022, will be processed within ELMS through January 1, 2023.
- All incomplete licensure applications in pending status will be migrated to Portal of MECCA and reviewed January 17, 2023.
- Licensure Checklist for December 2022 Graduates:
- Online recommendation submitted by a Mississippi educator preparation provider (This must be submitted prior to submission of a licensure application by the prospective educator.)
- Online Licensure Application (Please apply to the online recommendation in your Educator Licensure Management System account.)
- Verification of Lawful Presence (VLP) form (if not previously submitted)
- Official transcript of at least a bachelor’s degree in teacher education reflecting student teaching
*For Child development (PreK-K) program completers only - you must submit the Child Development Program Verification form
Transition of Other Licensure Applications
Completed applications for all other licensure requests, which includes all supporting documentation required for the requested licensure category, submitted on or prior to December 26, 2022, in ELMS will be reviewed in the order they are received by the Office of Educator Licensure. We will work diligently to process all licensure requests submitted in ELMS prior to the scheduled system shutdown.
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