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126 | EDUCATIONearly childhood programs.■ Private corporations should use asmodels successful approaches suchas: the Chevron Daycare Recoveryprogram, which operates in JacksonCounty with 23 daycare centers;military programs for supportingfamily childcare; and efforts by thegaming industry to develop earlychildhood and childcare programswith flexible schedules to accommodateworkers on all shifts.K-12■ The U.S. Congress appropriatedfunds to offset property tax andgaming revenue losses. Congressauthorized $1.4 billion to aid K-12 schools that were damaged orare serving students in the affectedstates.■ The Mississippi Legislature shouldappropriate funds to build wirelessInternet access along the Coast. Followinga disaster like Katrina, wirelessinfrastructure would provide abetter avenue for communicationsand recovery of business operation.■ MDE and local school districtsshould offer additional on-linelearning opportunities by openinghigh school computer labs at night.Offering online courses in the eveningwill provide flexibility to studentswho must work during theday.■ MDE should hold Coast school districtsharmless on average daily attendance(ADA) and property valueworth when calculating MississippiAdequate Education Plan (MAEP)allocations for the next two years.The MAEP formula utilizes propertyvalue and ADA to calculate anappropriation for each district. Usingpre-Katrina numbers is necessaryto ensure financial stability inthose districts.■ Local school districts should collaboratewith FEMA to ensure newbuildings are designed to mitigatefuture wind and water damage.■ Local school districts should mitigatefuture damage by relocatingschools further inland when possible.Top: Elementary school in Long Beach; Bottom: Elementary school in Pass ChristianCopyright Godbold & Company Photography, Inc.
THE GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION REPORT | 127Higher Education■ The Institutions of Higher Learning(IHL) and the State Board forCommunity and Junior Collegesshould use existing funds to createthe Advanced Partnership for HigherEducation (APHE), a partnershipbetween the University of SouthernMississippi, Mississippi Gulf CoastCommunity College, and PearlRiver Community College designedto meet the educational andeconomic development needs of theGulf Coast. APHE’s purpose wouldbe to foster new levels of collaborationto promote economic development,design new degree programs,integrate current degree programs,and improve the cost-effectivenessof higher education on the Coast.■ Community Colleges have requestedfederal appropriations to offsetproperty tax and tuition revenuelosses. About one-fifth of the budgetsof community colleges on theCoast are dependent on local taxsupport.■ IHL and the Governor’s Office haverequested federal appropriations toprovide financial tuition assistanceto homeless/displaced postsecondarystudents. Students who have experiencedgreat financial loss wouldnot otherwise be able to continuetheir education. MDE estimatesthat at least 25 percent of studentsin higher education on the Coastpostponed college plans after thehurricane and 7,500 college studentswere displaced or homeless.Congress appropriated $200 millionto the U.S. Department of Educationto assist institutions of highereducation and students. These fundsshould be appropriated carefully.■ IHL and MDE should expand dualKatrina cost the state school systemthree-quarters of a billion dollars.Estimate Cost of:School Bus ReplacementSchool Repairs/ReconstructionFurniture/Equipment ReplacementTechnology ReplacementTextbook ReplacementInstructional MaterialsTOTALenrollment opportunities. Dualenrollment allows high school studentsthe opportunity to gain collegeand high school credit for thesame course. This will alleviate futurefinancial burdens for studentswho desire to attend post-secondaryinstitutions.Workforce Development$9.4 million$321.2 million$22.5 million$40.7 million$39.6 million$235 million$668.5 millionSources: Mississippi Department of Education.■ The state should utilize high schooland community college vocationalcenters at night for skilled constructionlabor training centers. TheGovernor’s Office should requestreimbursement for these expendituresfrom the U.S. Department ofLabor grants.■ IHL and MDE should collaboratewith the state legislature and theU.S. Department of Labor to offerfree tuition for students in coursesof study in industry-identified areasof need.■ The Mississippi Legislature shouldcreate tax incentives for employersto hire students in career and technicalprograms.■ Community colleges and universitiesshould expand “English as asecond language” community programsto integrate Hispanic citizensinto the Coast community.
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