{"id":829,"date":"2022-06-23T19:07:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T19:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wptest.mdek12.org\/testsite2\/2022\/06\/23\/mde-temporarily-relocating-offices-within-jackson-due-to-building-repairs_20220623\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T14:18:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T14:18:44","slug":"mde-temporarily-relocating-offices-within-jackson-due-to-building-repairs_20220623","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/communications\/2022\/06\/23\/mde-temporarily-relocating-offices-within-jackson-due-to-building-repairs_20220623\/","title":{"rendered":"MDE temporarily relocating offices within Jackson due to building repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Immediate Release: June 23, 2022<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 13px\">JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 Mississippi Department of Education offices located at the Central High School (CHS) building, 359 N. West St., in downtown Jackson, will temporarily relocate to alternate work locations beginning Monday, June 27, due to building repairs.<\/p>\n<p>The Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration estimates interior renovations and roof repairs to CHS will take at least six months to complete.<\/p>\n<p>MDE offices\u2019 alternate work locations are all in Jackson. The locations are the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and Blind (MSDB), 1252 Eastover Drive; Woolfolk State Office Building, 201 N. West St.; and offices at 500 Greymont Ave., Suite G.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MDE\u2019s Central Office\/headquarters will be located at the Life Share House on MSDB\u2019s campus<\/strong>. MDE\u2019s Central Office will include the state superintendent of education, MDE executive leadership team, legal team, Office of Academic Education, and Office of Federal Programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional MDE departments\/offices relocating to MSDB\u2019s campus are<\/strong>: Elementary Education and Reading, School Improvement, Educator Licensure, Teaching and Leading, Career and Technical Education, Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement, Professional Development, Secondary Education, Special Education; and Technology and Strategic Services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MDE departments\/offices relocating to the Greymont Avenue office are<\/strong>: Mailroom, human resources, accounts payable, travel and payroll.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MDE departments\/offices relocating to the Woolfolk building are:<\/strong><br \/>\nSafe and Orderly Schools, Office of Assessment, and Office of Accreditation.<\/p>\n<p>Contact information for MDE offices will remain the same during the temporary relocation and can be accessed at <a href=\"\/directory\"><u>mdek12.org\/directory<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in July, all Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) monthly meetings will be held at the Mississippi School Boards Association, 380 Zurich Dr., in Ridgeland. The SBE meetings will continue to be livestreamed via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCJW2DTReF-JELb_gpeVJhFw\"><u>MDE\u2019s YouTube channel<\/u><\/a>. The <a href=\"\/MBE\/Agenda2022\"><u>SBE meeting schedule<\/u><\/a> is posted on the MDE website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe MDE will conduct all business as normal during this temporary move,\u201d said Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education. \u201cAll education stakeholders from parents and students to teachers and administrators can contact the MDE at any time for services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Find all MDE news releases at <a href=\"\/news\">mdek12.org\/news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 23, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 Mississippi Department of Education offices located at the Central High School (CHS) building, 359 N. West St., in downtown Jackson, will temporarily relocate to alternate work locations beginning Monday, June 27, due to building repairs. 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