Tallahatchie County Get Involved
“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say “It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.” Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”― Fred Rogers
Tallahatchie County Excel By 5
The Tallahatchie Early Learning Alliance (TELA) is a collaborative for quality childhood education in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. TELA is an initiative of the Mississippi Early Learning Alliance (MELA). MELA drives collective impact with diverse stakeholders to achieve systematic change leading to the holistic development of Mississippi children in the first years of life.
WHAT WE DO:
PREK COLLABORATIVE
In 2014, we became one of the first communities to receive Early Learning Collaborative funding from the state of Mississippi. With the support of state funds, we work to ensure that all 4-year-old children in Tallahatchie County have access to high-quality pre-K programs. We provide backbone support to our four educational provider partners:
- West Tallahatchie Head Start Center
- Eva Covington Head Start Center
- East Tallahatchie School District
- West Tallahatchie School District
OUR SUPPORT FOR THE PREK COLLABORATIVE INCLUDES:
Professional Development
Compliance Management
Facilitation Collaboration
Early Childhood Educational Resources
COLLECTIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE
TELA operates as the backbone organization for the collective impact process in the county. This is a process where people work together toward our shared goals of supporting children’s health, quality early education, and connected communities in our county. As the backbone organization we guide vision and strategy, establish shared measurement, support aligned activities, cultivate community engagement and ownership, advance policy, and mobilize resources for the groups with whom we work.
SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE
Closes the literacy gap by closing the gap between home and school. We coach educators and family members to help kids learn to read by 4th grade. Springboard envisions a world in which all children have the requisite literacy skills to access life opportunities.
We welcome your participation, ideas, and support! Join us in 2021 as we plan for continued success!
Want to learn more….. Contact Cheryl Swoopes- Excel By 5 Certification Manager at cheryl@wearetela.org