Community Learning Centers Receive $14.1 million in Federal Funds
November 9, 2017
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education approved today the distribution of $14.1 million in federal funds over a three-year period for 21st Century Community Learning Center grants to eligible districts and organizations for the 2017-18 school year.
MDE Seeks Sponsors for 2018 Summer Food Program
November 21, 2017
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is seeking sponsors to operate the 2018 Summer Food Service Program in counties across the state. This program is administered by the MDE Office of Child Nutrition.
The Summer Food Service Program provides nutritious meals to children without regard to race, color, national origin, age (within statutory limits), sex, or disability during summer school vacation periods. In most areas, the program operates from June through August.
MDE Announces School Winners of Attendance Awareness Competition
November 30, 2017
JACKSON, Miss. – The Office of Compulsory School Attendance in the Mississippi Department of Education announced today the winners of its “Strive for Less Than Five” attendance awareness campaign competition. The goal of the statewide competition was to encourage students to not miss school more than five days and to raise awareness of the long-term effects that missing school has on educational development.
MDE Seeks Feedback on Redesign of School and District Report Cards
November 30, 2017
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released a survey today to receive statewide public comment on the redesign of the Mississippi Report Card. Each year, MDE generates school-level and district-level report cards to show academic performance.
MDE Seeks Public Comments on Waiver to Law Limiting Alternate Assessments
December 7, 2017
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is seeking public comment on its request for a waiver on the number of students who can be tested using an alternate assessment on the annual statewide Mississippi Academic Assessment Program-Alternate (MAAP-A), based on the number of students who have taken the alternate assessment in the past.
Western Line, Petal and Corinth School Districts Lead the State for Kindergarten Readiness
December 14, 2017
JACKSON, Miss. – Kindergarten students in Western Line, Petal and Corinth school districts earned the highest average scores on the fall 2017 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment thanks to the districts’ efforts to strengthen pre-K programs in their communities.
Kindergartners in all three districts exceeded the fall target score of 530 that demonstrates kindergarten readiness. Western Line students earned an average score of 574, Petal students averaged 564, and Corinth student averaged 557.
MDE Releases Achievement Gap Data for the 2016-17 School Year
Dec 14, 2017
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education released today the achievement gap data for students who took statewide assessments in English language arts and mathematics in the 2016-17 school year. The data show additional work must be done to ensure all students have the opportunity to reach their academic goals.
State Board of Education Delays Decision on Achievement School District
December 14, 2017
JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to delay its decision on whether to include the Humphreys County and Noxubee County school districts in the state’s first Achievement School District (ASD) until the superintendent of the ASD is hired. The first ASD will launch in the 2018-19 school year.
Secretary DeVos Approves Idaho, Mississippi and Rhode Island’s ESSA State Plans
MDE Announces 2018 State Teacher of the Year, Administrator of the Year Finalists
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: March 22, 2018
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced this week the finalists for the 2018 Administrator of the Year and the 2018 Teacher of the Year.