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Parents for Public Schools announces Meridian staff
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Parents for Public Schools (PPS) has named Meridian native Becky Glover as its new Parent Coach to serve public school parents and supporters in the Meridian and Lauderdale County area.
“We are excited to have Becky leading this important effort in our home state,” said Anne Foster, National Executive Director of PPS. “Becky will be actively working with our Meridian chapter and everyone who wants to work to strengthen schools in the Lauderdale County area.”
Prior to joining PPS, Becky was a professional photographer and also worked for her church, the March of Dimes and the American Red Cross. She is a product of Tupelo Public Schools and Mississippi State University. She and her husband, Winky, have one son, Hamp, a recent graduate of Meridian High School who now attends Mississippi State University.
PPS is a national non-profit organization of community-based chapters working with public school parents and other supporters to improve and strengthen local public schools. Founded in Jackson in 1989, there are 17 PPS chapters in 11 states. The organization is supported in part by the Phil Hardin Foundation, based in Meridian.
The non-profit has recently begun a statewide effort to strengthen Mississippi public schools and increase parental involvement. The program, Schoolhouse to Statehouse, has four parent coaches working in different regions of the state. Coaches organize parents, provide leadership training, and work with local school administrators, business and civic leaders to support and improve public schools.
For more information on Parents for Public Schools, contact the national office based in Jackson at (601) 969-6936 or visit http://www.parents4publicschools.org/. To reach Becky Glover, call (601) 397-1599 or email bglover@parents4publicschools.org.
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