HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER PAGE

This web page was established to facilitate disaster assessment and recovery activities related to Hurricane Katrina. Important information will be posted on this site in the appropriate area as quickly as it becomes available. If you have information that needs to be posted on this site, please contact MDE using the numbers listed under Contact Information.

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  • MDE Communications to Mississippi School Superintendents

    • Administrative Leave for Mississippi Non-Licensed and Hourly Paid Employees   This memorandum from the State Superintendent of Education and the attachments from the Governor and the Attorney General provide relief for these employees (September 9, 2005)

    Recommended Accounting Procedures for Tracking Revenue and Expenditures Associated with Recovery   (September 8, 2005)

    Memo to School Districts Regarding Late Premium Payments to the Mississippi State Office of Insurance   (September 8, 2005)

    District Emergency Expenditures Memo   (September 6, 2005)

    Hurricane Katrina Recovery Needs/Needs Assessment   (Revised Survey)

  • Instructions: Enrolling Students and Getting Students' Records

    • For Mississippi School Districts Enrolling Students from Other Mississippi School Districts

    For Mississippi School Districts Enrolling Students from Louisiana School Districts

    For School Districts in Other States Enrolling Mississippi Students

  • Press Releases and Other Information

    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)   Especially useful for Mississippi school district personnel.
    This document will be updated as additional information becomes available.

    Displaced School District Personnel -- Please Click Here   (for personnel from Mississippi and Louisiana)

    Mississippi Public School Openings and Closings

    Messages from Mississippi School Districts to their Employees
          From Pascagoula   (September 8, 2005)
          From Pass Christian   (September 7, 2005)
          From Picayune   (September 7, 2005)
          From Gulfport   (September 7, 2005)
          From Bay St. Louis/Waveland   (September 6, 2005)

    Minimum Specifications for Relocatable Classrooms

    MDE Press Release on Hurricane Katrina's Impact   (August 31, 2005)

    Link to CCSSO State Response Web Site   This site contains links to responses from states throughout the nation regarding Hurricane Katrina. It is being compiled by the Council of Chief State School Officers, an organization representing state superintendents and commissioners of education.

    Hurricane Help for Schools   A web resource by the U.S. Department of Education to connect schools and organizations willing to help hurricane victims.

  • Contact Information

    • MDE Hurricane Response HelpDesk: 601-359-3764
    From 7:30am to 5:30pm M-F (also see MEMA EOC Education Desk, below)

    MEMA State Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
    Help desks available 7am to 7pm until further notice.
            Education Desk (staffed by MDE): 601-960-9987
            Volunteer Agencies: 601-360-0920
            Department of Human Services: 601-360-9985

    Offers of educational donations, assistance, Adopt-A-School: 601-359-1028 (Note: This is an updated number.)

    Mississippi Hurricane Relief Fund Call Center: 1-866-230-8903 or local 601-981-1247
    For donating money, goods, and services (set up by the Governor's Office and MEMA).

    Official State Web Site of Mississippi   Click the link to go to the web site. Phone: 1-800-554-8583

    Highway Information - Mississippi Department of Transportation   Click the link to go to the web site. Phone: 601/359-7017

    FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency   Click the link to go to the FEMA main web site. Phone: 1-800-621-FEMA (3362)

    MEMA - Mississippi Emergency Management Agency   Click the link to go to the web site.

    Mississippi Local (County) Emergency Management Agency/Civil Defense (EMA/CD) Directory

    American Red Cross (Information): 1-866-GET-INFO

    Early Childhood Hurricane Relief Page   Click the link to go to the web site.

    American Red Cross (Donate/Volunteer)   Click the link to go to the web site. Phone: 1-800-HELP-NOW

    Salvation Army (Donate)   Click the link to go to the web site. Phone: 1-800-SAL-ARMY

    United Way (Donate)   Click the link to go to the web site. Phone: 1-800-272-4630

    Methodist Relief (Donate)   Click the link to go to the web site. Phone: 1-800-554-8583

    Episcopal Relief (Donate)   Click the link to go to the web site. Phone: 1-800-334-7626

  • Emergency Directives and Proclamations

    • MEMA Fuel Tasking Letter

    USDA Memo RE: Emergency Feeding of School Children   (August 31, 2005)

  • Assistance for Displaced Students

    • SERVE National Center for Homeless Education

    After the Storm   A Guide to Help Children Cope With the Psychological Effects of a Hurricane.
    (published by 7-Dippity.com; as posted on the SERVE web site).

    Guidance: McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act   This is a link to non-regulatory guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Education for Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act as amended by NCLB (July 2004).