Teach Plus Mississippi

Our 2025-26 Teach Plus Mississippi Policy Fellows.

Meet @TeachPlusMS 2025-26 Senior Policy Fellow Jermeka Carter, Tunica County School District

Meet @TeachPlusMS 2025-26 Senior Policy Fellow Sydney Heath, Bay-Waveland School District @BayWaveland

Meet @TeachPlusMS 2025-26 Senior Policy Fellow Brandy Richardson, Scott County School District

Congrats to Gentry High School's Teacher of the Year, Ms. Wendy Mann! 🎉This recognition is so well deserved, thanks for everything you pour into students every single day. Wendy is a @TeachPlusMS Delta Change Agent, focused on increasing career awareness beyond the classroom.

Meet @TeachPlusMS 2025-26 Policy Fellow Chelsea Washington, Yazoo City School District

We're officially on Facebook! 🎉Stay tuned for leadership opportunities, op-eds by MS teachers, and news from our Policy Fellowship, with applications opening soon! Follow us here: facebook.com/profile.php?id… #TeachPlusMS #MSedu #MississippiTeachers #TeacherVoice

Meet @TeachPlusMS 2025-26 Policy Fellow Daphne Kyles, Jackson Public Schools @JPSDistrict

.@TeachPlusMS teacher leader Katie Hayes writes that implementing strategic staffing models is one solution to help attract and keep effective teachers in Mississippi’s classrooms. via @clarionledger clarionledger.com/story/opinion/…

Meet @TeachPlusMS 2025-26 Policy Fellow Tameka Battle, Jackson Public Schools @JPSDistrict

"Policy is most powerful when it's shaped by the people who live it every day." - @TeachPlusMS ED @SanfordLJohnson In this week’s Newsblast: Teacher leaders brought their expertise to the Capitol, pushing for a path from school to career for all students. cm.teachplus.org/t/r-FA74EDFF7B…

Meet @TeachPlusMS 2025-26 Policy Fellow Rochelle Day, Leake County School District

That’s a wrap on an incredible day at the Capitol!🏛️We’re so proud of our @TeachPlusMS Fellows and Change Agents for bringing the reality of the classroom to the halls of government. Thank you to the legislators & MDE leaders who engaged with us. The work continues!🌟 #teachplus

Our Career Pathways group & Change Agents met with Ma’Kesha Adams at the @MissDeptEd! They spoke about improving the Individual Success Plan (ISP) roadmap & the need for guidelines to support students. #TeachPlus #EducationPolicy #AdvocacyInAction

Our Career Pathways group & Change Agent Elizabeth Gibbons met w/ Rep. Ronnie Crudup to share our recommendations for Individual Success Plans (ISPs)! 💡We appreciate his interest & commitment to hearing from MS teacher leaders! #TeachPlus #TeacherVoice #AdvocacyInAction

Great meeting with SLDS Board Chair Patrick Sullivan! We discussed the alignment between our policy memo & the board’s new recommendations to strengthen MS's data systems. We’re moving forward with educator advocacy to ensure data better serves MS students. 📈 @MSEnergyInst

Our Strategic Staffing group had a powerful meeting with Senator Norwood on the need for innovative staffing models. We can count on his support to push for the legislative backing the program needs to succeed! 🌟 @NorwoodSollie #teachplus #teachervoice #EducationPolicy

Lunch & learn at the @MissDeptEd!🍎Dr. Murphy & Dr. Van Cleve joined us to discuss the future of education in MS. From performance-based licensure & resources for aspiring teachers to teacher retention & data systems, we’re digging deep into the issues that matter! #teachplus

Our Science of Reading group met with Rep. Richard Bennett to share our literacy policy recommendations and discuss the future of MS education.📚We appreciate the quick chat and the opportunity to bring teacher expertise to the table! @richbennettt #LiteracyPolicy #teachplus

@otislanthony Our Strategic Staffing group is dividing and conquering! 💪 Teacher leaders Rochelle Day met with Rep. Kenji Holloway and Christye James with Rep. Anthony Otis to discuss promoting innovative staffing models in Mississippi. #TeachPlus #EducationPolicy #TeacherVoice

A busy and productive morning with Rep. @otislanthony! Our Career Pathways Group spoke with Rep. Anthony to discuss successful ISP implementation and to share data collected from their survey. We appreciate Rep. Anthony’s time and commitment to hearing from the classroom! 🏛️

@otislanthony DCAN Change Agent Georzetta Henderson-McDaniel met with Rep. Anthony to discuss her Literacy Lounge! 📚 He supports literacy development & is excited to promote this vital work for MS students. 🍎✨ #TeachPlus #EducationPolicy #TeacherVoice #Literacy