Wendy Clemons Chief Academic Officer 601-359-3461 WClemons@mdek12.org Michelle Nowell, Ed.D. Associate State Superintendent 601-359-2586 mnowell@mdek12.org Ma’Kesha Adams Executive Director, Secondary Curriculum and Instruction 601-359-3461 madams@mdek12.org Elizabeth Simmons Director of Instructional […]

Child Nutrition Scott Clements State Director 601-576-4990 sclements@mdek12.org Charles Crawford Deputy Director 601-576-4991 ccrawford@mdek12.org Gwenyth O’Quine Director of Contracts and Grants 601-576-4992 goquine@mdek12.org Betsy Pennington Lead Nutritionist 601-576-4987 bpennington@mdek12.org Kegila […]

Print Version Mississippi Board of Education January 15, 2026 10:00 a.m. 4th Floor Boardroom Central High School Building Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 359 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi Agenda […]

Print Version Mississippi Board of Education December 18, 2025 10:00 a.m. 4th Floor Boardroom Central High School Building Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 359 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi Agenda […]

The Office of Educational Accountability is directed by Miss. Code Ann. § 37-151-9 to monitor and review programs developed under the Education Reform Act, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program Act […]

The Office of Grants Management oversees and processes state and federal grant awards to various subgrantees across the state. This office is charged with providing fiscal support to MDE program […]

The Office of School and District Performance produces annual school and district grades based on an A-F accountability or grading system. An accountability system defines and measures what matters: overall […]

Certified Instruction (Rule 56.2.1, 56.2.3) Evidence: Instruction provided by certified teachers through MDE/MPB Compliant: Yes Synchronous Learning Allowed (Rule 56.2.2) Evidence: Program is explicitly synchronous, with real-time virtual teaching Compliant: […]

The Communication staff supports MDE program offices with communication efforts. These instructions outline how staff can access our services:   EdUpdate Email Blast The Administrator News section of the EdUpdate is for […]

The summaries attempt to highlight major components of each bill. Click on the bill number to read the bill in its entirety and to view the latest action.   HB 530 […]