Excel By 5 Approved for Moss Point School District

Coalition to Meet With Program State Director

MOSS POINT (Aug. 21, 2008) -- The Moss Point School District recently received notice that its application for implementation of the Excel By 5 Program has been approved.

Excel By 5 is a program that focuses on equipping parents of children from birth to five years with necessary tools to be ready to enter kindergarten.

Moss Point would be the second district in South Mississippi to implement the program. Pascagoula, Petal, West Point and Cleveland are all certified Excel By 5 communities.

Moss Point School District officials met with Excel by 5 State Director Ann Jo Lemons on Aug. 22 to find out more about the next steps to take to make the vision of Excel by 5 a reality in Moss Point.

The district’s Excel By 5 Coalition also attended the meeting held at the Carl Eley Administration Building on Church Street. The coalition is made up of community representatives, health care providers, early childhood educators, and parents.
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Contact Myya Robinson at 474-3399 for more information.