In 1992 the Mississippi Department of Education and participating local school districts’ Child Nutrition Programs initiated a statewide purchasing program. Under this program, bids for food and supplies are issued […]

The Mississippi College and Career Readiness course (CCR) was developed to support the vision and mission of the Mississippi Department of Education that all students who graduate from high school […]

Trainings and Recordings March 3: Counselors and MSIS Personnel Webinar Training PowerPoint Welcome to the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Approved Courses for Mississippi’s Elementary and Secondary Schools. MSIS Course […]

Mississippi’s statewide assessments measure students’ academic aptitude from pre-K through high school. Pre-K students and kindergarteners are evaluated at the beginning and end of the school year. The Mississippi Academic […]

The Legislature appropriates funding annually to resolve the disparity between counties that have 16th section lands and the Chickasaw Cession counties that have no 16th section lands.  This history of […]

Policies Mississippi Code of 1972- Healthy Students Act- Section 37-13-134 Mississippi Code 37-13-171 Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards: Standard 17.5.1. 17.5.1 Each school has on file a school wellness policy […]

The 2016 Mississippi World Languages Framework describes what students should know and be able to do in world languages other than English. The framework provides an outline of what students […]

District of Innovation and School of Innovation designation gives school districts and schools additional flexibility in several areas governed by Mississippi Department of Education. School districts that create programs to […]

Print Version Mississippi Board of Education   June 21, 2018 10:00 a.m. 4th Floor Boardroom Central High School Building 359 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi Agenda I.          Call to Order […]

Schools that receive Title I funds must design and implement programs to support Title I students using one of two programs – (1) a schoolwide program or (2) a targeted […]