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MDE to Set Community Meeting in Noxubee County School District, Releases Responses to Frequently Asked Questions about District of Transformation

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: July 25, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. – Officials from the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will be in the Noxubee County School District on Thursday following Gov. Phil Bryant’s declaration of an emergency. MDE will announce a community meeting after the time and location have been finalized.

Kindergarteners, Pre-K Students Make Significant Gains on Statewide Assessment

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: July 19, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. – The results of Mississippi’s statewide assessment of learning in pre-K and kindergarten show that the majority of the state’s youngest students have made significant gains during the academic year.
 
More than 36,000 kindergarteners took the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment in the fall and spring of the 2017-18 school year. The state average score for the fall test was 504. The average score climbed to 710 on the spring test.

Mississippi Board of Education Asks Governor to Declare State of Emergency in Noxubee County School District

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: July 19, 2018

JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) determined today that an extreme emergency situation exists in the Noxubee County School District (NCSD). Acting on a recommendation from the Mississippi Commission on School Accreditation, the SBE voted to ask Gov. Phil Bryant to declare a state of emergency for the school district.

Commission on School Accreditation to Discuss Noxubee County School District

MEDIA ADVISORY

For Immediate Release: July 17, 2018 

WHO: Commission on School Accreditation

WHAT: A special-called teleconference meeting will be held to determine if an extreme emergency situation exists that jeopardizes the safety, security and educational interests of the children enrolled in the Noxubee County School District

WHEN: Wednesday, July 18, 1 p.m.

WHERE: 4th floor Board Room in the Central High School Building

Mississippi Math, Science Teachers Earn National Awards

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: June 27, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. – Two Mississippi teachers will be honored with presidential awards for excellence in teaching or mentoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). They are among the more than 140 teachers nationwide that will receive the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program.

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