The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) was established through Federal legislation in 1946. Schools in Mississippi have participated in the NSLP since the beginning. The growth began after 1966, when […]

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 […]

In the Office of Child Nutrition, part of our goal is to foster happy, healthy and successful children by providing them with the right fuel they need for growing, learning […]

The Finance Department in the Office of Child Nutrition is responsible for processing payments to organizations that participate in the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk, Summer Food Service […]

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is operated year-round by public or private non-profit organizations or Title XX for profit organizations. This program provides non-residential child care services […]

Latoya Allen Director of School Improvement Programs 601-359-1003 lallen@mdek12.org Sheena Varnell Administrative Support Assistant IV 601-359-1003 svarnell@mdek12.org Chris Norwood Director of Program Monitoring and Support 601-359-1003 crnorwood@mdek12.org Kendetric Bradley Coordinator […]

Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement and Dropout Prevention Michelle Rhodes Executive Director (601) 359-5743 mrhodes@mdek12.org Jennifer Hannah Administrative Assistant, IV 601-359-5743 jhannah@mdek12.org Latoya Forbes-Jones Fiscal Officer 601-359-2991 lforbes@mdek12.org Danny Rochelle Director, […]

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Company Contact Phone Email Buse Education Services Margaret Buse 662-416-9042 margaret@buseeducationservices.com CMG (Crisis Management Group) David Hunter 931-303-6907 trainingforcrisis@gmail.com Crisis Prevention Institute Dave Cheyne 470-315-9144 dcheyne@crisisprevention.com CRT (Certified Restraint Training) […]

Past Mississippi Teachers of the Year Year Name School/District at time of selection 2024 Shauna Waters West Lauderdale High School, Lauderdale County Schools 2023 Dalisay Louise Smith Gautier Middle School, […]