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MDE reports uptick in licensed-teacher vacancies; highlights retention tools and residency funding ask
Summary
At its March 1, 2024 meeting in Jackson, the commission heard Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) results showing licensed-educator and administrator vacancies rose since last year while some support-staff vacancies fell; MDE outlined strategies including a residency funding request and a new professional growth portal.
Jackson, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Education presented findings from its 2023–24 educator shortage survey to the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure on March 1, saying licensed-teacher and administrator vacancies rose compared with the prior year even as they remain lower than in the initial 2021–22 survey.
“Licensed educator and administrator vacancies, those are on the rise since last year’s survey administration,” Doctor Vankley said while walking commissioners through grade-band and subject-area trends. She said support-staff vacancies, by contrast, have decreased over time,…
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