Organizations Filed Purposes:
MISSISSIPPI FIRST CHAMPIONS TRANSFORMATIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY MISSISSIPPI CHILD.
PRE-K:1. MISSISSIPPI FIRST (MSF) PARTNERED WITH MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (MDE) TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRE-K LAW.2. MSF CONTINUED TO PROVIDE RESOURCES ON THE 1:1 STATE TAX CREDIT INCLUDED IN THE BILL TO INCENTIVIZE BUSINESS/COMMUNITY SUPPORT OF PRE-K COLLABORATIVES.3. MSF COLLECTED DATA FOR THE 3 EDITION OF THE STATE OF PRE-K REPORT.4. MSF PRESENTED AT EARLY CHILDHOOD DAY AT THE CAPITOL.5. MSF HOSTED PRE-K CHAMPION LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS TO BUILD BROAD SUPPORT FOR PRE-K.6. MSF SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR A RAISE IN THE PER-PUPIL FUNDING RATE FOR THE STATE-FUNDED PRE-K PROGRAM.CHARTER SCHOOLS:1. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL LAW IN 2020.2. MISSISSPPI FIRST (MSF) ASSISTED THE NEW CHARTER SCHOOL, LEFLORE LEGACY, WITH RECRUITMENT.3. MSF SENT OUT A CHARTER SCHOOL MAILER AND POSTED BILLBOARDS TO COMMUNITIES WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS TO INCREASE AWARENESS.4. MSF PUBLISHED THE 2019 MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZER BOARD PARENT AND COMMUNITY SATISFACTION SURVEY.5. MSF PROVIDED TA TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZER BOARD IN THE DESIGN OF THE RENEWAL PROCESS.6. MSF WROTE A RESEARCH WHITE PAPER ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOLS.STANDARDS, TESTING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY:1. MISSISSIPPI FIRST'S (MSF) FOCUS THIS YEAR WAS ON TEACHER ACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY CURRICULUM.2. MSF COMPLETED A TEACHER LISTENING TOUR TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT CURRICULUM SUPPORT TEACHERS RECEIVE TO TEACH THE STANDARDS. THE ORGANIZATION FOUND THAT TEACHERS ARE EAGER TO FIND BETTER MATERIALS THAT ARE PROVEN TO WORK.3. MSF WORKED WITH THE MDE TO PREPARE A CAMPAIGN THAT WILL RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT NEWLY APPROVED CURRICULUM OPTIONS IN ENGLISH AND MATH.EDUCATOR PIPELINE:1. MISSISSIPPI FIRST (MSF) COLLECTED AND ANALYZED DATA ABOUT THE CURRENT PIPELINE TO UNDERSTAND THE BARRIERS PREVENTING TEACHERS FROM BOTH ENTERING THE PROFESSION AND BECOMING AS EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE.2. MSF LAUNCHED THE TEACHER ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) TO HELP SUPPORT OUR EDUCATOR PIPELINE RESEARCH. DIGITAL LEARNING:1. MISSISSIPPI FIRST WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY AROUND INCREASING BROADBAND ACCESS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19.2. MSF BEGAN RESEARCHING AND BUILDING A 1:1 TECHNOLOGY TOOLKIT FOR MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL DISTRICTS.3. MSF PUBLISHED AN ONLINE DATABASE OF SCHOOL RE-OPENING PLANS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Rachel Canter | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $95,000 |
| Timothy Abram Ii | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Gluckman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Brett Harris | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Adam Smith | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Catoria Martin | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Lekesha Perry | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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