State Auditor Shad White said teachers should have access to their Educational Enhancement Fund (EEF) classroom supply cards before returning for professional development, his office said.
The Mississippi Department of Education confirmed to the auditor’s office that EEF cards will be activated on July 15 this year, the office said.
Analysts in the auditor’s office said that is progress from last year but that more than 1,200 teachers will already be in classrooms by that date. They identified five school districts with professional development before July 15: Ambition Prep Charter School, 34 teachers on July 6; Clinton Public School District, 337 teachers on July 13; Petal School District, 333 teachers on July 13; McComb School District, 151 teachers on July 13; and Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, 352 teachers on July 14.
The auditor’s office said the five districts involve 1,207 teachers and 16,974 students.
The auditor’s office said it will continue to monitor whether teachers have access to their EEF funds by July 15.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
