District News
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Trey Brennan
Local and state leaders will spend a day shadowing OSSD school leaders to learn more about the day-to-day operations of local public schools.
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Trey Brennan
OSSD is adjusting bell schedules and bus routes for the 2022-2023 school year (SY23).
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Trey Brennan
The Mississippi Department of Education has released the initial results of the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) Third Grade Reading Summative Assessment, and Ocean Springs School District ranks #2 in the state of Mississippi and #1 on the gulf coast with a 90.8 percent passing rate.
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Trey Brennan
The Mississippi Department of Education Office of Elementary Education and Reading, Divisions of Literacy and Intervention Services, have recently updated and released the 2022 Literacy-Based Promotion Act (LBPA) Frequently Asked Questions.
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Trey Brennan
The Ocean Springs Education Foundation awarded 18 fully-funded teacher grants with a grand total of $33,450 being awarded to all eligible teachers who applied. Since 1993, OSEF has provided OSSD teachers with additional funding through the OSEF teacher grant program.
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Trey Brennan
Owen Schoenberger of Magnolia Park was named OSSD's February Student of the Month! Read what Owen's teachers have to say about him below.
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Trey Brennan
Lauranne Vance Tomaszewski was sworn in as an official OSSD Board of Trustees Member during Tuesday night's board meeting. Lauranne begins a 5-year term on the OSSD BOT after her election win in November.
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Trey Brennan
OSSD has elected to extend visitor restrictions through February 18th. Here's why...
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Trey Brennan
Garner Taylor of OSMS has been named OSSD's January Student of the Month! Congratulations, Garner!