Mississippi Public Schools

Call for Presenters: PREPS Virtual Annual Conference Theme: Can you hear me now? Zooming into 2021! We are accepting proposals for on-demand virtual presentations for our annual conference that will be held in March 2021. Video-taped sessions should be at least 45 minutes. This past year has taught us how important it is to connect with our students, their families, and our community! Last year, we shared our 20/20 vision. Although 2020 turned out to be life changing for

Attention PREPS Districts! We have launched our CREATIVE AWARDS! This will be an opportunity for you to showcase the creative ways your district has overcome the obstacles of 2020! Going the Distance and SEL Award - What are we looking for? Has your district gone the distance with building relationships during this school year? How have you built relationships, provided social emotional check-ins, celebrated success, and provided motivation to your students? If your distri

Attention PREPS Districts! We have launched our CREATIVE AWARDS! This will be an opportunity for you to showcase the creative ways your district has overcome the obstacles of 2020! Our next award to highlight is the Exemplary Open House Award - What are we looking for? Did your schools host an open house remotely, virtually, or through video in lieu of an in-person open house? If so, please consider applying for this award. Virtual open houses have proven essential in some s

Attention PREPS Districts! We have launched our CREATIVE AWARDS! This will be an opportunity for you to showcase the creative ways your district has overcome the obstacles of 2020! Our next award to highlight is the Exemplary Signage Award- What are we looking for? Has your district utilized signs to help keep your students and staff safe? Did you transform your hallways and classrooms in unique ways? Did you provide your students with learning dividers or shields? If so,

Attention PREPS Districts! We have launched our CREATIVE AWARDS! This will be an opportunity for you to showcase the creative ways your district has overcome the obstacles of 2020! Our second award to highlight is the EMPOWERING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS AWARD -What are we looking for? Parents and caregivers have taken on brand new roles in the education of their students. Has your school district empowered them? Have you provided training for technology and devices to the pa

Attention PREPS Districts! We launched our CREATIVE AWARDS today! This will be an opportunity for you to showcase the creative ways your district has overcome the obstacles of 2020! Our first award to highlight is the CREATIVE CONNECTIVITY AWARD - What are we looking for? This school year started off like no other in our lifetime! There were many challenges and obstacles in our way. However, the biggest hurdle for most has been in the ability to provide connectivity for ou

PREPS/MS RURAL EDUCATION ASSOCATION has been active in hosting state and national webinars/conference sessions on the need for broadband connectivity for our students and families. We received this note from Brandon Presley, MS Public Service Commisioner this week, "Yesterday, we received news that Mississippi won over $495 million in the very first round of funding from the FCC’s Digital Opportunity Fund! In fact, we came in second in America as far as funding, with only Ca

PREPS - Special Education Directors December 1 at 9:30 AM - JOIN US TOMORROW MORNING! Topic: Tools for Success in a Pandemic- Scenario Planning & After Action Review Session Description: COVID-19 has had a profound impact on all aspects of our lives, including how to reach our students. It is clear that the K-12 education system as we have known it is changed. The pandemic has stressed each level of the education system: the state education agency (SEA), regional education ag

Federal Program Directors December 1 at 11:00 to 12:00 CST ATTENTION NEW DAY AND TIME Topic: Strategic Budgeting Tool Session Description: As states and districts navigate the wide-ranging repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, they will be forced to make the kinds of difficult trade off decisions that are the inevitable consequence of an increase in demand for services in the face of declining revenues. We will share a tool and proposed process with a series of guiding ques