Mission DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. Guiding Principles Our guiding principles explain how […]

During grades nine through twelve, students will focus on the question, “How do I get where I am going?” with the support of career educators, counselors, and career coaches. Students […]

The Office of Curriculum and Instruction (OCI) leads efforts in developing, supporting, and continually enhancing effective teaching and learning, working closely with educational stakeholders. Its primary focus areas include implementing […]

The Mississippi Department of Education and a host of partners provide a variety of benefits, incentives and assistance programs. These programs are for Mississippi teachers of those that are considering relocating into […]

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 […]

Print Version Mississippi Board of Education November 20, 2025 10:00 a.m. 4th Floor Boardroom Central High School Building Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 359 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi Agenda […]

To assist you with information related to operating a Child Nutrition Program, please select from the list of resource information listed below. This information includes manuals and materials available on-line […]

2024-2025 Superintendent’s Annual Report (PDF version) District Financial Information Student Enrollment and Population Subject to Weighting (New Report as of 2024-25) Report shows the average net enrollment for each district. The report […]

The Office of Healthy Schools is a division of the Mississippi Department of Education whose responsibility it is to provide programming that promotes health and wellness in schools across the […]

The Office of Child Nutrition is the administrator of eight programs under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Services (FNS). This office provides leadership, guidance, training […]