Mandate: The MS Healthy Students Act passed by the MS Legislature and signed by Governor Haley Barbour requires the following guidelines for physical education and fitness: 150 minutes of activity […]

Print Version Mississippi Board of Education  December 19, 2019 10:00 a.m. 4th Floor Boardroom Central High School Building Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 359 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi Agenda […]

How to Submit a Completed Application All applications and supporting documentation must be submitted electronically through the educator’s assigned educator management system account. No documents should be submitted via postal mail. Licenses […]

Mississippi’s statewide assessments measure students’ academic aptitude from pre-K through high school. Pre-K students and kindergarteners are evaluated at the beginning and end of the school year. The Mississippi Academic […]

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 526 – Mississippi […]

Mississippi’s statewide assessments measure students’ academic aptitude from pre-K through high school. Pre-K students and kindergarteners are evaluated at the beginning and end of the school year. The Mississippi Academic […]

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 […]

Print Version   Mississippi Board of Education Special-Called Teleconference Meeting August 23, 2018 10:00 A.M. 4th Floor Boardroom Central High School Building 359 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi (Location Available to […]

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a local educational agency (LEA) may receive a Title I sub-grant if it has submitted a district plan (hereafter referred to as the […]

Commission on School Accreditation Meeting Dates Commission on School Accreditation Approved Meeting Dates for 2025-2026 Commission on School Accreditation Minutes 2024-2025 Commission on School Accreditation Minutes August 29, 2024 Commission […]