FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 4, 2006
Contact: Anika Mitchell Perkins
(662) 329-7124

Jenkins appointed to state education commission
  
COLUMBUS, Miss. -- The Mississippi State Board of Education recently appointed Dr. Hal Jenkins II, interim dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences at Mississippi University for Women, to a four-year term on the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development.
   
Jenkins was nominated by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to represent all IHL teacher education programs.
   
The commission is charged with the approval of all items that impact educator licensure in the state. It also considers applications for exceptions to licensure policies and recommendations for cancellation of individual licenses.
   
All commission actions are then sent to the State Board of Education for final approval.
   
The commission is made up of 15 members that represent the various education stakeholders in the state.