NEW CONTRACT: FORMS TO BE COMPLETED BY REQUESTING OFFICE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Contract Justification Independent Contract – Contractor must be registered as a supplier in MAGIC BOARD ITEM if applicable – Refer the Timelines for […]

ACT provides a resource driven, nationally recognized student assessment which aims to provide students the opportunity to gauge their college readiness and to build their college applications. Typically taken during […]

Print Version Mississippi Board of Education February 17, 2022 10:00 a.m. 4th Floor Boardroom Central High School Building Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 359 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi Agenda […]

Are you OK? Ensuring the Social and Emotional Well-Being of Self and Others during the Ongoing Pandemic Presenter:  Curt R. Green (PowerPoint) (Presentation Audio/Video)   Mississippi’s SEL Standards Presenter:  Ginger […]

Print Version Mississippi Board of Education September 23, 2021 10:00 a.m. 4th Floor Boardroom Central High School Building Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 359 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi Agenda I.          […]

Mississippi Department of Education Brand Preserving the integrity of the Mississippi Department of Education brand is vital to maintaining a strong reputation and identity for our organization. MDE brand guidelines […]

How to Submit a Formal Complaint Against a School or District  The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Accreditation is tasked with receiving complaints made against schools or districts. […]

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 […]

What is Chronic Absenteeism? A student who misses 10% or more of their school days, which averages to just two days a month, for any reason, is considered chronically absent. […]

Limited reports are available for the Spring of 2020 and Fall of 2022. Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §§ 33-15-31, 33-15-11(b)(9) and 33-15-11(c)(1) Executive Orders 1460 and 1476, the SBE […]