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Oktibbeha County

Lead Support Partner: Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
Lead Fiscal Partner: Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
Application Year: 2011

Oktibbeha County Excel By 5 began its journey to becoming a Certified Child-Friendly Community in January 2010. We became a Certified Community in August 2012 and completed the recertification requirements in November 2016.


Our coalition is a dedicated team of educators, community leaders, family resource providers, health professionals, and parents working together to help make Oktibbeha County a stronger, more nurturing, and safer environment for our children.


There are many ways you can join in our efforts to provide a strong Oktibbeha County for our young children and their families:

  • Volunteer at our Community Events

  • Contact local child care centers to see about donating gently used toys and materials.

  • Adopt a child care classroom, donate the consumables needed, and decorate classrooms for seasonal celebrations.

  • Assist with periodically distributing resources at key sites in our community.

  • Share your unique talents with our families, early childhood educators, and children.

  • Host a community-wide family event.

  • Promote early childhood activities in our community.

Coalition Contact:

Ellen Goodman

Oktibbeha County Excel By 5 Certification Manager

okcountyexcelby5@bellsouth.net

“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
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Monthly Readiness Calendar

Activities you can do with your child, plus puzzles to help parents and your little scholars stay sharp!

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