Toni Kersh is currently the Bureau Director for the Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement. She has approximately 28 years of experience in the field of education with over 21years with the Mississippi Department of Education. Mrs. Kersh received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communicative Disorders from Jackson State University in 1988 and a Master of Science Degree in Communicative Disorders from the University of Mississippi in 1990. Mrs. Kersh has worked as a Language/Speech Pathologist for Lafayette County School District, Magnolia Speech School, and Jackson Public School District prior to accepting a position at the Mississippi Department of Education. She has worked in the areas of special education, compulsory school attendance, alternative education, GED Option, counseling, and dropout prevention at the department. She also provides training and technical assistance in the areas of the “Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Foster Care Educational Stability Requirements”, Chronic Absenteeism and “Mandated Reporting” for child abuse and neglect.
Toni Kersh
