Annual State Application
Under Part B of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as Amended in 2004 For FFY 2017 (posted 3/13/17)
As required by Federal law, The Mississippi Department of Education Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017 State Application for Federal Funds under Part B of IDEA is available for public review from March 13 through May 12, 2017. Written comments will be accepted from March 13, 2017 through April 13, 2017.
Comments may be submitted to Michael Gibbons using one of the following methods:
Mail: Office of Special Education, P. O. Box 771, Jackson MS 39205-0771
Fax: 601-359-2198
FFY16 Application Information
Annual State Application Under Part B of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as Amended in 2004 For FFY 2016 (posted 3/9/16)
As required by Federal law, The Mississippi Department of Education Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016 State Application for Federal Funds under Part B of IDEA is available for public review from March 9 through May 8, 2016. Written comments will be accepted from March 11, 2016 through April 11, 2016.
Comments may be submitted to Michael Gibbons using one of the following methods:
Email: mgibbons@mdek12.org
Mail: Office of Special Education, P. O. Box 771, Jackson MS 39205-0771
Fax: 601-359-2198
Speech-Language Information
Handbook for Speech-Language Pathologists in Mississippi Schools (3/3/2015)
Speech-Language Pathologists Handbook Appendix Forward (Word version, 9/8/2015)
216 Mentoring Documentation Form
Mississippi Alternate Academic Achievement Standards
- Alternate Academic Achievement Standards-English Language Arts
- Alternate Academic Achievement Standards-English Language Arts Comparison Document
- Alternate Academic Achievement Standards-Mathematics
- Alternate Academic Achievement Standards-Mathematics Comparison Document
- Mississippi Extended Science Framework (MESF)
- Mississippi Alternate Academic Achievement Standards for Science K-8th and Biology
- Mississippi Alternate Academic Achievement Standards-Career Readiness I
- Mississippi Alternate Academic Achievement Standards-Life Skills Development I
- Teacher Resource Guide- Alternate English Elements I & II
- Teacher Resource Guide- Alternate Math Elements I & II
- Teacher Resource Guide- Career Readiness I
- Teacher Resource Guide- Life Skills Development I
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Development Guidance: Creating a Program to Benefit Children with Disabilities
FFY2015 IDEA Part B State Application
- MDE's Annual State Application Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as Amended in 2004 for Federal Fiscal Year 2015 (posted 3/12/15)
- Annual State Application for FFY2015 Part B Use of Funds Spreadsheet for FFY2015
Procedural Safeguards
- Arabic
- Español (Spanish) - does not include revised information regarding Extended School Year (ESY). This information will be added once the translation process has been finalized.
- Việt (Vietnamese) - does not include revised information regarding Extended School Year (ESY). This information will be added once the translation process has been finalized.
Mississippi Occupational Diploma
Mississippi Occupational Diploma Portfolios
(Note: these PDF files can be completed online)
- Resource Packet: Guidance for the Discontinuation of the Mississippi Occupational Diploma
- Grade Nine
- Grade Ten
- Grade Eleven
- Grade Twelve