Rasheed DeBerry

The East Tallahatchie School District's Dropout Prevention - Restructuring Plan is a strategic roadmap designed to enhance student success and increase graduation rates while decreasing dropout rates. The plan outlines a systemic approach focused on motivating students, building character, and developing skills for college and career readiness. It is anchored by six Mississippi College and Career Readiness Design Principles: Ready for College and Career, Power Teaching and Learning, Personalization, Redesign Professionalism, and Leadership. Key initiatives include early identification and support for at-risk students, comprehensive services to keep students in school, re-engagement strategies for dropouts aged 17-21, and facilitating effective transitions for students, including those from juvenile detention centers. The plan targets increasing the graduation rate to 95% or higher, reducing the dropout rate by 5% or more annually, increasing average daily attendance to 95%, and fostering a positive school culture through PBIS and strengthened partnerships.

This plan outlines the East Tallahatchie School District's procedures and policies for identifying, enrolling, and supporting migrant and homeless students for the 2023-2024 academic year. Key areas include defining eligibility, registration processes, assessment, parent notification, placement, evaluation, and providing comprehensive services such as transportation, academic support, free meals, and preschool access. The plan emphasizes compliance with federal mandates like the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and No Child Left Behind, ensuring equal access to appropriate educational programs and support services for all identified students.

This document outlines the East Tallahatchie School District's commitment to providing a healthy environment for students and staff, aiming to equip students with knowledge and skills for healthy nutrition and physical activity, and encouraging staff to model healthy behaviors. The policy details commitments across various areas including nutrition, food safety, physical activity/education, comprehensive health education, a healthy school environment, quality health services, counseling and social services, family and community involvement, staff wellness, marketing, and overall implementation strategies.

The East Tallahatchie Consolidated School District's 2022-2027 Strategic Plan focuses on providing all students with opportunities to reach their full potential and become self-sufficient, productive members of society. The plan outlines "Tiger Goals" to drive excellence, focusing on transforming teaching and learning to maximize student achievement, increasing graduation rates, strengthening community relations and parental involvement, ensuring financial accountability, and recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers and staff.