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Board renews districts and schools of innovation and approves contracts, $16.9M in math coaching grants

Mississippi State Board of Education · March 20, 2026
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The board approved new and renewed districts/schools of innovation under state statute, authorized several vendor contracts (including a $2.7M assessment contract), and approved $16.9M in educator-in-residence grants to support math coaching across 21 eligible districts.

The Mississippi State Board of Education on March 19 approved multiple district and school innovation designations, several vendor contracts, and a $16.9 million educator-in-residence grants package to support mathematics coaching.

Office of Academic Education staff summarized three new districts of innovation (Newton County, Union, and Western Line) that plan to adopt five-by-five schedules, implement targeted intervention/enrichment models,…

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