NEWS RELEASE

Release Date: January 13, 2010

Contact: Pete Smith, Director of Communications, 601.359.1336

Mississippi Board of Education meeting rescheduled

Jackson, Miss.- The Mississippi Board of Education has rescheduled its monthly meeting for Wednesday, January 20, 2010 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Board will meet via teleconference for the purpose of holding its regular monthly meeting to discuss the awarding of competitive grants, contract modifications, extending the deadline for issuance of Qualified School Construction Bonds and new school sites.

The public may attend the meeting at any of the following locations:

Mississippi Department of Education Fourth Floor Boardroom, Central High Building,
359 North West Street, Jackson, Miss.

Corinth School District Central Office 1204 North Harper Road
Corinth, Miss.

Pass Christian Public School District 6457 Kiln-Delisle Road
Central Office Pass Christian, Miss.

Tupelo Public School District 72 South Green Street
Central Office Tupelo, Miss.

The meeting was rescheduled due to the on-going City of Jackson water issues and the City of Jackson has been under a State of Emergency, declared by Governor Barbour for three days.