Elizabeth Merideth-Ashley Shirley, the second child of former C·R·E·A·T·E Field Coordinator and West Lauderdale Technology Facilitator Tory Swearingen Shirley and father Michael Shirley, was born in Meridian, Mississippi, on February 28, 2006. Elizabeth weighed 7 pounds 1 ounces at birth and was 19.5″ inches long. Congratulations to the proud new parents!

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The Mississippi Technology Plan calls for all teachers to be qualified to use technology for instruction by meeting the Mississippi Technology Standards for Teachers by 2008. Ray Brooks School in the Benoit School District is well into its second year of requiring mandatory technology skills training for all staff members in order to meet that […]