• Here is an overview of the federal programs being administered in Biloxi Public Schools. If you don't find the information you're looking for in the listing below or the links above, contact Dr. Melanie Nelson, via email at melanie.nelson@biloxischools.net or by calling (228) 374-1810, ext 1129.

    Title I Basic

    (Biloxi receives this grant for K-8th grade students.)

    This program provides financial assistance through State educational agencies to local educational agencies and public schools with high numbers or percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards. Title I funds generally offer smaller classes or special instructional space, additional teachers and aides, opportunities for professional development for school staff, extra time for teaching Title I students the skills they need, a variety of supplementary teaching methods, an individualized program for students, and additional teaching material which supplement regular instruction.

    Title I Part D Subpart 2 (N/D)

    (Biloxi receives this grant for those students in Harrison County Youth Detention Center.)

    The purpose of N/D funds is to help provide education continuity for children and youth in juvenile detention centers, so that these youth can continue to receive a quality education and to make successful transitions back to their home school once released from the detention center.  Funds are awarded to school districts with high proportions of youth in local correctional facilities for dropout prevention programs for at-risk youth in the institutions or centers.

    Title II - High Quality Teachers and Principals

    (Biloxi receives this grant for the entire district.)

    The purpose of Title II, Part A is to help increase the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and school districts ensure that all teachers are highly qualified to teach.  Title II, Part A replaced the Eisenhower Professional Development and the Class-Size Reduction programs.

    Title III

    (Biloxi receives this grant for the entire district.)

    The purpose of these funds is to promote high quality education for English Language Learners by ensuring that limited English proficient children, including immigrant children and youth, master English and meet the same rigorous standards for academic achievement as all children are expected to meet, including meeting challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards by developing high-quality language instruction educational programs.

    Title IV

    Safe and Drug Free Schools funds are used to support efforts to provide a safe learning environment for students. 

    Title X, Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Act

    Title X funds are used to provide activities for, and services to, homeless children and youth including preschool-age children that enable these children and youth to enroll, attend, and succeed in school.  Grants for the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program are awarded to local educational agencies on a competitive and yearly basis.

    For more information

    For more information about Biloxi's federal programs, contact Dr. Melanie Nelson, via email at melanie.nelson@biloxischools.net or by calling (228) 374-1810, ext 1129.

    For information about how federal programs are managed statewide, visit the Mississippi Department of Education's Office of Innovative Support at www.mde.k12.ms.us/innovative_support/index.html