Mississippi Department of Education

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The former Central High School, the MDE headquarters building in Jackson, Mississippi

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is the state education agency of Mississippi. It is headquartered in the former Central High School Building at 359 North West Street in Jackson. [1] [2]

Contents

The State Superintendent of Education is Dr. Raymond Morgigno [3]

Operations

In August 2015 smoke from a fire in a nearby hotel, as well as water resulting from the incident, damaged the Central High building, so the MDE temporarily moved its headquarters to the South Pointe Business Park in Clinton. The headquarters were scheduled to move back on July 25, 2016. [1]

Structure

State Superintendent

The constitution designates the state superintendent the chief administrative officer of the Department of Education. [4]

Mississippi Board of Education

The Mississippi Board of Education is responsible for setting public education policy, monitoring school funding [4] and appointing the State Superintendent of Education. The nine-member Board is appointed according to the rules in the Mississippi Constitution. [5]

Superintendents

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References

  1. 1 2 "MDE Offices to Move Back to Central High School Building". Mississippi Department of Education. 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. "home". Mississippi Department of Education. Retrieved 2019-11-18. - Map seen in homepage points to the building
  3. "Mississippi Board of Education". Mississippi Department of Education. 2018.
  4. 1 2 Winkle 2014, p. 127.
  5. "Mississippi Board of Education". Mississippi Department of Education. 2018.
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