In this session, Suzanne Harbin of the Community Foundation of Northwest Georgia presented an overview of the Early Childhood Initiative, gave context for the Dalton-Whitfield County community and addressed the progress they’ve made around grade-level proficiency in the last five years. Next, community partners, gave details about the continuum of supports they have put in place for […]
In this session, moderator Ashley Parker Sheils, Ph.D., Program Director at MiSsion Acceleration, talked about how and why MiSsion Acceleration started, described their funding proposal, discussed their definition of what high-dosage tutoring is and outlined how they have made decisions about program structure, content and staffing. Next, Kari Lynn Somers, Director of Community Impact at United Way of Southeast Mississippi, focused […]
“It's our mission to be that platform and place for educators, elevate practices, and grow professionally as they support students preschool through age 5 in our state. We do this because we truly believe that when schools and communities are well prepared to deliver best practices, it impacts the students. This helps our students be […]
