As school safety continues to be a hot topic across the U.S., leaders in Mississippi are working to ensure every student is protected at their place of education. The Mississippi Department of Education announced its annual Mississippi School Safety Summit for Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m..
Rankin County Schools superintendent set to retire wapt.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wapt.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Longtime Ocean Springs school chief Allen Curry dies at 86
Updated Apr 13, 2021;
OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi Allen Curry, who served a remarkable 20 years as the Ocean Springs school superintendent and oversaw the greatest period of growth in the district’s history, died Saturday at the age of 86.
A native of Jackson County, Curry began his career in education at Vancleave High School, but in 1962 he moved to Ocean Springs to become the first principal of Ocean Springs Junior High, housed in what is now the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center.
From there he would work his way up the ladder, serving as a principal at all levels, including principal of Ocean Springs High School, before moving to the central office as an assistant superintendent under then-superintendent N.E. Taconi.
4 nominees are confirmed to education boards in Mississippi lmtonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lmtonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former superintendent chosen for Mississippi education board
December 16, 2020 GMT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) A former schools superintendent and teacher may soon join the Mississippi State Board of Education.
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Wednesday he chose Ronnie L. McGehee as one of his appointees to the board. The selection still requires confirmation by the Mississippi Senate.
McGehee currently heads the Mississippi Association of School Administrators and Mississippi Association of Secondary School Principals. He previously served as Madison County Schools Superintendent and before that, in various administrator, teaching, and coaching roles in the Madison County, Rankin County, and Hattiesburg School Districts and in several private schools.