MPSD remains a Successful District in the latest MDE Ratings

MERIDIAN, MS, September 28, 2023 – For the second consecutive year, the Meridian Public School District will be designated as a successful school district for the 2022-2023 school year when the Mississippi State Board of Education approves official grades for Mississippi schools and districts on Thursday, September 28, 2023.

Photo Gallery: Family Night at The Ray

Over 350 families from all across the Meridian Public School District attended the district’s 2nd Annual “Family Night At The Ray” on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at historic Ray Stadium. Take a look at the photo gallery from the night.

Judge rules to release MPSD from Desegregation Order and Consent Decree

On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate ruled to release the Meridian Public School District from a decades-long desegregation lawsuit and the federal supervision that stems from the Consent Decree that was entered into by the Department of Justice and MPSD in March 2013.

September Is Attendance Awareness Month

MPSD’s middle schools awarded Save the Music grants

Students in the Meridian Public School District’s resurgent middle school band programs recently received some news that was music to their ears. Both Magnolia Middle School and Northwest Middle School were named recipients of a Save The Music Build Your Core Programs grant aimed at restoring instrumental music in public schools across the United States. 

MPSD to host Family Night at the Ray

MPSD spotlighted for district-level implementation by Leader In Me

The Meridian Public School District was asked to be one of a few districts in the country to participate in a series of videos produced by Leader In Me Studios that focuses on district-level implementation of the Leader In Me. MPSD began its journey with Leader In Me with the idea of creating leadership opportunities for all of its students.