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Mississippi Teacher and School Administrator Jobs

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This page has information and resources available to educators from the Mississippi state department of eduction.

 
     

State Education Agency (State DOE)

Mississippi Department of Education
Central High School
359 North West Street
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-3513
Fax: (601) 359-3242
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/

   
     

State Child Care Licensing Office

Child Care Facilities Licensure (Mississippi)
State Department of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Phone: (601) 364-2827
Fax: (601) 364-5058
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/30.html

   
     

State Director of Special Education

Office of Special Education (Mississippi)
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
359 North West Street, Suite 335
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
Phone: (601) 359-3498
Toll-Free: (877) 544-0408
Toll-Free Restrictions: MS residents only
Fax: (601) 359-1829
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Website: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/

   

State Grant Agency

Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Phone: (601) 432-6997
Toll-Free: (800) 327-2980
Toll-Free Restrictions: MS residents only
Fax: (601) 432-6527
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Website: http://www.mississippi.edu/financialaid/

   

Teacher Salary Survey 2007

Mississippi ranked 47th in the nation for its average teacher salary in 2006-07, according to the American Federation of Teachers’ (AFT) Survey and Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends 2007.

The average teacher salary in Mississippi for the 2006-07 school year was $40,182-a one percent decrease from the previous year. Mississippi was ranked 26th in the nation for beginning teacher salaries, at $32,141, a decrease of 0.1 percent from 2005-06.

In Mississippi, the average salary for charter school teachers was $40,182; beginning charter school teachers’ salaries averaged $32,141.

Traditional public school teacher salaries for other states in the Southeast Region ranked as follows: Georgia was ranked 17th in the nation, at $49,836; Virginia was 20th, at $49,130; Florida was 24th, at $47,219; North Carolina was 27th, at $46,137; Arkansas was 32nd, at $44,493; South Carolina was 33rd, at $44,435; Tennessee was 34th, at $43,815; Kentucky was 35th, at $43,787; Alabama was 36th, at $42,389; Louisiana was 39th, at $42,816; and West Virginia was 45th, at $40,534.

California had the highest average teacher salary, at $63,640, while South Dakota reported the lowest, at $35,378.

   
     

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