Personnel/Staff

Ms. Toni Kersh
Bureau Director
Office of Compulsory School
Attendance Enforcement,
Alternative Education/GED and Counseling
601-359-3178
tkersh@mde.k12.ms.us

Donnell Bell
Division Director, School Counseling
601-359-3934
dbell@mde.k12.ms.us

Tessa Burchfield
Education Specialist, Alternative Education
601-359-5743
tburchfield@mde.k12.ms.us

Britney Freeny
Regional Service Officer, School Counseling
601-359-1712
bfreeny@mde.k12.ms.us

Dot Baskin
Special Projects Officer
601-359-3178
dbaskin@mde.k12.ms.us

Regina Johnson
Administrative Assistant
601-359-5743
rjohnson@mde.k12.ms.us

School Attendance Officer Supervisors:

Central District
Cheryl Mickens - 662.726.4027

Southern District
Bobby Johnson - 228.822.9656

Northern District
Terissa Williams - 662.563.9332

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Mississippi Department of Education
Office of Dropout Prevention
359 North West Street
P. O. Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205