{"id":864,"date":"2023-01-03T18:15:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T18:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wptest.mdek12.org\/testsite2\/2023\/01\/03\/state-superintendents-2021-22-annual-report-notes-academic-progress-as-mde-designates-more-than-96m-to-help-districts-recover-from-pandemic-disruptions_20230103\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T08:44:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:44:50","slug":"state-superintendents-2021-22-annual-report-notes-academic-progress-as-mde-designates-more-than-96m-to-help-districts-recover-from-pandemic-disruptions_20230103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdek12.org\/communications\/2023\/01\/03\/state-superintendents-2021-22-annual-report-notes-academic-progress-as-mde-designates-more-than-96m-to-help-districts-recover-from-pandemic-disruptions_20230103\/","title":{"rendered":"State Superintendent\u2019s 2021-22 Annual Report notes academic progress as MDE designates more than $96M to help districts recover from pandemic disruptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Immediate Release: &nbsp;January 3, 2023<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Superintendent\u2019s 2021-22 Annual Report\" data-align=\"center\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"b2123bc3-fa6d-4eb3-b230-63cc2d06adff\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/superintendent_s_2021-22_annual_report_1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 13px\">JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 2021-22 Superintendent\u2019s Annual Report has been released detailing how academic progress has been made as MDE designated more than $96 million in federal funds to help students, schools and districts recover from pandemic disruptions to learning. View the report online at <a href=\"\/MBE\/superintendent2022\"><u>mdek12.org\/MBE\/superintendent2022<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Report highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) scores for 2021-22 show student achievement exceeded pre-pandemic levels with the percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced reaching an all-time high of 42.2% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 55.9% in science, and reaching 47.3% in mathematics, just shy of the pre-pandemic rate of 47.4%.<\/li>\n<li>The 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores show Mississippi students are maintaining historic gains in 4th grade reading.<\/li>\n<li>MDE contracted with a staffing agency for $1.8 million to expand its Licensure Call Center with longer hours and additional customer service representatives to better assist prospective and current educators.<\/li>\n<li>MDE\u2019s Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR) program granted $9.8 million to five universities: Delta State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey University to cover tuition and expenses for up to 200 individuals seeking a graduate degree in elementary and secondary education.<\/li>\n<li>A record high of 10,534 public school students took 14,788 Advanced Placement exams with 5,573 exams earning a qualifying score.<\/li>\n<li>Graduation rate reached an all-time high of 88.4%.<\/li>\n<li>Dropout rate reached a record low of 8.5%.<\/li>\n<li>MDE procured tutorial services through PAPER for $10.7 million that provide students in grades 3-12 with online access to ELA and mathematics tutors 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<\/li>\n<li>The percentage of students participating in dual credit courses rose from 6.6% in 2016 to 13.8% in 2022.<\/li>\n<li>The total number of Early Learning Collaboratives (ELC), which provide high-quality early childhood education pre-K programs to 4-year-old students, increased to 35 through August 2022.<\/li>\n<li>MDE partnered with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) to create a telehealth delivery system within K-12 schools to provide remote healthcare and healthcare provider access to students.<\/li>\n<li>MDE piloted Mississippi Beginnings: Pre-K curriculum to support any preschool teacher in providing rich, play-based, intentional developmentally appropriate instructions.<\/li>\n<li>MDE used $12.7 million of federal funds to begin modernizing the Mississippi Student Information System (MSIS) that was created in 2000.<\/li>\n<li>Four schools were named 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 13px\">Mississippi schools and districts earned new accountability A-F grades for the first time since 2019. Accountability grades help teachers, school leaders, parents and communities know how well local schools and districts are serving students. Though the 2021-22 grades should always be viewed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 81% of schools and 87% of districts are now rated C or higher.<\/p>\n<p>Find all MDE news releases at <a href=\"\/news\"><u>mdek12.org\/news<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: &nbsp;January 3, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 2021-22 Superintendent\u2019s Annual Report has been released detailing how academic progress has been made as MDE designated more than $96 million in federal funds to help students, schools and districts recover from pandemic disruptions to learning. 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