The mission of arts education in Mississippi is to ensure that students know and experience the uniqueness of the arts, understand themselves and their world by creating, expressing, and communicating […]

Results-Driven Accountability (RDA) The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is authorized under §37-23-5 of the Mississippi Code 1972, to “foster, inspect, approve, and administer a program of education for exceptional […]

The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a national organization of students engaged in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Open to students enrolled in or who have completed technology education courses, […]

HOSA is a National student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education (HSE) Division of ACTE.  HOSA’s two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities […]

The Office of Elementary Education and Reading assists district personnel in improving outcomes for students from kindergarten through fifth grade. Office staff help educators implement state standards, as well as best practices for […]

The Division of Educator Preparation is responsible for ensuring Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) at Mississippi’s institutions of higher education are producing high quality educators for the state’s K-12 schools.  Specifically, […]

The Office of Child Nutrition (OCN), Division of Training and Program Outreach serves as a statewide training resource for School Food Service Administrators (SFSAs), Food Service Program Managers, Child and Adult Care […]

The Office of Accountability supports the State Superintendent of Education and State Board of Education in providing leadership through the development of policy and accountability systems so that all students are […]

On a day-to-day basis, schools are among the safest places for our nation’s children. To ensure that our schools remain safe, it is important that school districts develop and implement […]

Every absence, excused or unexcused, (including suspensions), is a learning opportunity lost and can have significant impacts on a student’s success in school and life.  There are two laws from […]