Mississippi Department of Education Communications -
MDE COVID-19 Guidance to Districts as of April 30, 2020
MDE School Closure Tracker
News Release March 16, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance on to School Districts as of March 12, 2020
ADA Rules for Employers During a Pandemic
Impact of COVID-19 on Assessments and Accountability under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools
COVID-19 and Students with Disabilities
Food Distribution locations in partnership with JPS
North
Boyd, North Jackson, Spann
Central
Blackburn, Lake, Raines, Galloway, Smith
South
Peeples, Marshall, Wilkins, Whitten
MDE Communications: Licensure: One-Year Licensure Renewal Extension - March 18, 2020
Effective with licensure renewal applications received Monday, March 23, 2020 and thereafter, a one-year extension will be granted to those educators holding a standard Mississippi educator license that is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2020 only. Educators can begin submitting the licensure renewal application request via their respective Educator Licensure Management System (ELMS) account Monday, March 23, 2020. Again, this only applies to standard Mississippi educator licenses that are scheduled to expire June 30, 2020. This includes standard Mississippi licenses held by teachers, administrators, and instructional support personnel. Those educators who have already completed all requirements for licensure renewal are encouraged to complete the application process for obtaining their five-year license.
MDE Communications: Reporting School Closures - March 18, 2020
As the MDE continues to monitor the time frame of closures for public school districts throughout the State, please be advised that the MDE can only report the closure dates that are emailed directly to mdeschoolclosures@mdek12.org. Social media pages and district websites are not considered reported data to the MDE. In order to ensure the MDE has the most-up-to date and accurate closure information for your district, please review the school tracker website here: www.mdek12.org/OSOS/School-Closures.
MDE COVID-19 Guidance for Districts March 18, 2020
Resources from NACSA:
Maintaining Lottery Integrity
Federal Responses to COVID19