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 […]

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 […]

Print Version Mississippi Board of Education October 16, 2025 10:00 a.m. 4th Floor Boardroom Central High School Building Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 359 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi Agenda […]

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: […]

Mississippi REACH Remote Teaching Program is an innovative statewide initiative designed to address critical teacher shortages while preserving the structure and human connection of traditional classrooms. Through live, synchronous instruction […]

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. SB 2149– MAEP; […]

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.   SB 2283 […]

Print Version Mississippi Board of Education April 18, 2024 10:00 a.m. 4th Floor Boardroom Central High School Building Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 359 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi Agenda […]

One important goal of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) is to ensure that children have access to the nutrition they need to grow into healthy adults. The […]

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, […]