Tupelo Public School District

This document outlines the Tupelo Public School District's plan for reopening schools for the 2020-2021 school year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan details strategies across several key areas: maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment, offering both traditional and virtual instructional models, preparing for potential school closures, and upholding a rigorous curriculum. Specific focus areas include health and safety protocols, instructional adaptations, technology upgrades (including 1:1 Chromebooks and a learning management system), and operational adjustments for facilities, food service, and transportation.

This Dropout Prevention Plan for the Tupelo Public School District outlines goals, activities, and services across five overarching areas: reducing retention rates, addressing subgroups and graduation requirements, promoting academic success, implementing recovery initiatives, and managing transitions from juvenile detention centers. The plan details strategies such as enhancing student attendance, providing targeted academic and behavioral supports, and fostering a positive learning environment to ultimately increase graduation rates and decrease dropout rates.

This Professional Development Plan outlines the Tupelo Public School District's commitment to enhancing educator effectiveness and student achievement through established standards and frameworks. The plan focuses on key areas such as student achievement, evidence-based teaching, social-emotional well-being, and mental health support. It is structured around essential strands of study including assessment, classroom management, instructional strategies, technology integration, and equity. The plan also details initiatives like the Teacher Mentoring and Support Plan, technology integration in professional development, and family engagement activities, all aligned with the district's mission, strategic goals, and recognized standards like the Learning Forward Standards for Professional Learning.

This plan outlines a structured educational framework, detailing academic and career pathways for high school students from 9th through 12th grade. It focuses on preparing students for successful college enrollment, employment, or military enlistment through specialized academies like Communications, Arts & Business (CAB), Middle College, Health & Human Services, and STEM. Key components include a 9th-grade Freshman Academy for career exploration and individualized planning, a 10th-grade Sophomore Plan emphasizing pathway entry and cross-curricular learning with industry engagement, and a 12th-grade Senior Plan culminating in career finalization, internships, and graduation with specific endorsements.

This document outlines the Tupelo Public School District's 'Modernize/Innovate 2029' initiative, which proposes addressing significant capital needs and upgrading facilities through a No-Tax Increase Bond. The strategic priorities include facility enhancements such as relocating second-grade students, expanding classroom capacity, implementing district-wide bathroom remodels and security upgrades, developing additional multipurpose spaces, constructing covered outdoor learning areas at elementary schools, renovating secondary science labs, and upgrading the bus fleet. The overarching objective is to achieve 'Strong Schools = Strong Community' by providing modern and efficient educational environments.