Current Full Report
Mississippi Statewide AI Framework
For the full Council-developed framework, use the current full report page. This separates the complete report from the shorter priority and learning progression overview pages so readers can quickly understand which resource they need.
Full Framework Report
Current statewide AI framework report
This is the best link for readers who need the complete framework report, including the broader statewide context, AI literacy structure, and implementation guidance connected to the Council’s work.
Council Resources
Shared priorities and a common AI learning path
The Council connects statewide AI priorities with a learning progression framework so institutions, employers, and public partners can use a common language for AI readiness. These are resource pages, while the current full report is linked separately below.
Council Foundation
Mississippi’s Statewide AI Priorities
The priorities define Mississippi’s shared direction for AI literacy, responsible use, data privacy and security, workforce readiness, statewide alignment, and measurable outcomes.
Learning Progression
Mississippi AI Learning Progression Framework
Developed by the AI Workforce Readiness Council and hosted by MAIN, the framework maps AI skills from kindergarten through senior career leadership. It is not a curriculum or mandate; instead, it gives partners a shared AI readiness language.
Origin and Purpose
Why the Council exists
On June 12, 2025, Governor Tate Reeves announced the Mississippi AI Talent Accelerator Program, a $9.1 million initiative to expand AI, machine learning, and technical capacity across Mississippi’s institutions of higher learning.
Established through MAI-TAP
The Council was established through the State Workforce Investment Board and AccelerateMS to coordinate AI workforce readiness work connected to the statewide investment.
Alignment, not mandates
The Council does not set standards, prescribe curriculum, or create policy. Instead, it builds shared language, priorities, and expectations across education and workforce.
Cross-sector representation
Chaired by MAIN Director, Dr. Kollin Napier, the Council brings together education, workforce, government, research, and industry partners so no single perspective drives the work alone.
How the Council Works
Three working teams, one coordinated effort
The AI Workforce Readiness Council organizes its work through three focused teams. Together, they connect statewide direction, learning expectations, and employer demand.
Statewide AI Priorities
This team identifies Mississippi’s highest-priority AI focus areas and helps orient education, workforce, and policy conversations toward shared goals.
Curriculum Framework
This team builds the shared learning progression that describes AI competency from K-12 through postsecondary education and into the workforce.
Business and Industry Alignment
This team connects AI education to real workforce demand across healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture, technology, public service, and other sectors.
MAI-TAP Investment
Born from a statewide AI talent investment
MAI-TAP awarded $9.1 million in grants to seven institutions of higher learning. The program is a partnership between AccelerateMS, the Mississippi Development Authority, and Amazon Web Services.
Mississippi State University
$2.2M
Jackson State University
$1.3M
University of Southern Mississippi
$1.24M
Alcorn State University
$1.15M
Tougaloo College
$1.08M
Millsaps College
$1.0M
Mississippi College
$723K
Additional institutions contribute through existing funding and collaborative efforts, including Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Hinds Community College, and the University of Mississippi.
Council Membership
Contributing organizations and institutions
The Council draws on expertise from Mississippi’s education, workforce, industry, and public-sector landscape. This broad representation helps keep the work practical, equitable, and aligned with the state’s economic realities.
Amazon Web Services
NVIDIA
Oxford-Lafayette Economic Development Foundation
Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services
Alcorn State University
Mississippi Department of Education
Belhaven University
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Mississippi Community College Board
Hinds Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Jackson State University
Millsaps College
Mississippi State University
Center for Cyber Education
University of Mississippi
Pearl Public School District
Mississippi College
Tougaloo College
University of Mississippi Medical Center
University of Southern Mississippi
Council Scope
What the Council does and does not do
The Council is a coordination body. It clarifies statewide AI readiness work without replacing local program design, institutional authority, or formal policy processes.
What the Council does
- Defines shared AI skill domains and learning progressions across K-12, postsecondary education, and workforce.
- Identifies Mississippi’s strategic AI priorities across education and industry.
- Aligns AI education with employer needs and sector-specific workforce demand.
- Makes handoff expectations visible at key transition points in a learner’s journey.
- Reviews and updates its work as AI evolves.
What the Council does not do
- It does not set state standards, required assessments, or proficiency cut scores.
- It does not prescribe courses, curriculum, lesson plans, tools, platforms, or vendors.
- It does not establish policy, endorsements, compliance requirements, or accountability structures.
- It does not replace detailed program design at individual institutions.
- It does not create legislation, requirements, or mandates of any kind.