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Mississippi State Board of Education Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan Status Report 2018 

The Mississippi State Board of Education Strategic Plan outlines the goals, objectives and strategies for preparing students to be successful in college and the workforce.
Mississippi State Board of Education Members
View live stream of State Board and Commission meetings here.

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

In 2015, Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The federal education law primarily focused on historically disadvantaged students. ESSA replaced No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has formed an ESSA study group to review the law and how it impacts the work of the agency. We are developing a plan to invite stakeholder participation in the development of a state plan that must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Education.

All ESSA requirements, except those pertaining to accountability, go into effect in the 2016-17 school year. New accountability systems must be in place by 2017-18.

For more information about ESSA, click here. 

MDE News
 

  • MDE Launches Mississippi Innovation Lab Network to Encourage Student-Centered Learning Opportunities

    Mar 14, 2018

  • Auto Body Painting is Taking Off

    Mar 12, 2018

  • High School Students Offered Multiple Pathways to Graduation By Rosemary G. Aultman, Chair, Mississippi State Board of Education

    Mar 05, 2018