

That's a WRAP!
OUR 2020-2021 CEO Leadership Academy has come to an end! We were honored to have these leaders successfully complete the CEO journey! Many thanks to all that made it possible!


Congratulations Mississippi!
Excited to hear that Mississippi students surpass the nation with record-breaking graduation rate. "Mississippi high school students achieved a record-breaking graduation rate of 87.7% in 2019-20, surpassing the most recent national rate of 85%. School- and district-level graduation rates can be found in the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) report released today, District Graduation and Dropout Rates for the 2021 Accountability System." - MDE


PREPS AWARDS
Just incase you missed the award ceremony, we honored Dr. Dobbs and Dr. Byers from the MS State Health Department with our Partner Award for partnering with MS Schools in keeping MS students and school employees safe. We presented our Hugh I. Peck Research Award to Brandon Presley, Northern District Public Service Commissioner for his work in expanding broadband to rural Mississippi. Lastly, we presented the Dan Merritt Courage Award to ALL MS Teachers and School Support Staf


Check out the AWESOME sessions!
The PREPS On-Demand Conference has so many timely and relevant sessions that you don't want to miss! Check them out here! Be sure to turn the page so that you can see all of sessions! https://preps.talentlms.com/catalog


SEMIs and OSL APPROVED FOR PREPS CONFERENCE
We have great news! You can earn SEMIs and 1 OSL by attending PREPS the On-DEMAND PREPS Conference! 5-15 SEMIS or 1 OSL are available based on the amount of sessions and time you spend on our LMS. We will announce the details on our On-Demand Welcome Session!


Will you be joining us for the PREPS virtual conference?
If so, download the TalentLMS app today! https://www.talentlms.com/mobile The virtual conference kicks off at 1PM on Friday, March 5. Just sign into your app or go to www.talentlms.com and click the link to join the ZOOM to watch the awards show live. If you are not able to join at that time, no worries! We will record it for you to watch on-demand just like your sessions. Haven't registered yet? No problem, just click the link below. Here's the link to register: https://ww


What happens after you register for the conference?
After you register for the conference, you will check back with us on March 5 at 1PM for the live awards ceremony if you would like. Then, following the awards ceremony the courses will appear for you! You will just click and watch the ones that you would like. Courses will be available from March 5 - March 31. If you are a teacher you must attend at least 5 sessions for CEU credit. To receive the CEU credit follow the instructions on the site. You can download the talen


Join us Friday to Kick-Off our Virtual On-Demand Conference!
We have been busy preparing an on-demand virtual conference for this school year! It is free to everyone, and we hope that you and your colleagues will join us! Just register at the link below, and the courses will be available March 5- March 31. Here's the link to register: https://www.mspreps.org/single-post/2021-on-demand-virtual-conference-registration-open Our award ceremony will be live on Friday, March 5 at 1PM where we will be awarding school districts, community me