The Office of Academic Education is responsible for the development of content standards and educator resources, as well as the delivery of professional development to teachers across Mississippi. All services and activities are designed to support the implementation of the State Board of Education Strategic Plan.
The Office of Academic Education consists of the following program offices and the three state schools:
- Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement
- Office of Elementary Education and Reading
- Office of Federal Programs
- Office of School District Consolidation
- Office of School Improvement
- Office of Secondary Education, Career and Technical Education, and Professional Development
- Office of Special Education
State Schools:
- Mississippi School for the Arts
- Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
- Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Resource Spotlight
- MASS Presentation: Accelerating and Supporting Student Learning, 01/24/2022
- Mississippi Instructional Materials Matter Website
- Mississippi Middle School Transition Toolkit
- What Every Instructional Leader Needs to Know, September 2021
- Mathematics Instructional Observation Protocol (MIOP) – NEW!