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Communication Toolkits
- Attendance Awareness
These materials highlight the benefits of regular school attendance and emphasize ways to prevent students from being chronically absent.
- Literacy Communication Toolkit
These resources help district leaders and K-3 principals train staff and communicate with families about the Mississippi Literacy-Based Promotion Act.
- Mississippi Accountability System
These resources help explain to parents and communities how schools and districts are graded.
- Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP)
These resources help families understand Mississippi's statewide assessment system.
- Mississippi High School Diploma and Endorsement Options
These materials inform parents and students about Mississippi's high school diploma requirements and opportunities to earn endorsements.