Mississippi

Aligned with Mississippi Standards, Trusted by Educators

Explore Mississippi-aligned early childhood and K–5 programs designed to support evidence-based instruction. Download sample lessons, hear from Mississippi educators, view upcoming events, and connect with our team to discuss partnerships, pilots, and implementation support.


Every Child Ready: Aligned with Mississippi’s Early Learning Standards

Every Child Ready fully aligns with Mississippi’s Early Learning Standards and Every Child Ready Standards Alignment to provide high-quality, developmentally appropriate prekindergarten instruction that ensures all children are healthy, successful, and ready for kindergarten. 

EdReports

Every Child Ready was the only PreK curriculum with GREEN ratings for high-quality, developmentally appropriate content (Gateway 2) in the critical domains of Language and Literacy, Mathematics, and Social and Emotional Development.

AIR Review

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) conducted a rigorous review of Every Child Ready, finding that the curriculum met or exceeded expectations across all evaluated domains. 


SIPPS: Systematic, Accelerative Decoding Instruction (K–12)

Approved by the Mississippi Department of Education

The Mississippi Department of Education identifies evidence-based academic interventions that address the academic needs for students identified as needing Tier II and/or Tier III supports using the MTSS Framework.

SIPPS is approved as an effective foundational skills intervention program for students in grades K–12 and is included on the Mississippi Evidence-based Academic Interventions list.

Backed by third-party studies and nationally recognized, the SIPPS® program is:

  • Aligned with the science of reading
  • Designed to accelerate and solidify students’ mastery
    of foundational skills
  • Flexible, adaptable, differentiated, and MTSS-aligned
    for use across all three tiers of instruction
  • Proven effective with young readers (K–3) as well as older striving readers (4–12)

Why Are So Many States Recommending SIPPS?

Learn why so many state departments of education have vetted and approved SIPPS as high-quality, evidence-based instructional materials for their schools and districts.


Upcoming Events in Mississippi

Independent School Educators Collaborative Virtual Series (2026-27 school year)

9/15, 12/1, 2/23, 5/18, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Online, Washington D.C.

Adolescent Literacy Collaborative: Supporting Older Readers Virtual Series (2026-27 school year)

9/16, 12/2, 2/24, 5/19, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Online, Washington D.C.

Early Childhood Education Collaborative Virtual Series (2026-27 school year)

9/17, 12/3, 2/25, 5/20, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Online, Washington D.C.

55th Annual Mississippi Literacy Association Conference (Exhibitor)

12/2-12/4, Mississippi