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UPDATED: GUIDE TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS POTENTIALLY AFFECTING YOU
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The Mississippi State Department of Health has updated their Helpful Document to Navigate the Current Executive Orders
A Simple Guide to Executive Orders: A handy summary of the latest COVID-19 Executive Orders from the Governor, organized by who and what they apply to. Correct as of July 31
CARES ACT ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
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Contact Your Local WIN Job Center CARES ACT On-the-Job Training Coordinator Before You Make Your Next Hire
CARES Act funds have been authorized to the Southcentral MS Works Workforce Area for the purpose of assisting employers with the cost of hiring and training employees. If your business has been affected by the COVID-19 disaster, and you hire an individual who has been furloughed, unemployed or otherwise displaced, you could be eligible for assistance. This program will end December 2020 so act fast!

To apply for the program, complete the CARES Act OJT Business Application and CARES Act OJT Training Outline. Submit these documents along with the required documentation listed in the application to wioa@cmpdd.org. For further information regarding this program, contact Tina Tolar 601-321-2162.
Clinton Public School District Amends Return to School Plan
The Clinton Public School District’s Board of Trustees met during a special called meeting on Thursday, July 30, at Clinton Junior High School to further discuss the district’s reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year. After discussions with state health officials and local physicians, CPSD’s Superintendent Dr. Tim Martin recommended the board amend Clinton’s Return to School Plan. The recommended amendment is to have:

K-6 elementary students follow the earlier proposed hybrid plan and extend it through September 4. Team Clinton’s first day will still be August 13, and Team Arrows’ first day will still be August 14.
 
All secondary students will attend classes virtually beginning August 13 until the Labor Day break.
 
During the week of August 24, district officials will reassess how campuses will operate beyond the Labor Day break. “The overall goal is to get students back on campus and in the classroom,” Dr. Martin stated. “If the numbers do what we hope they will do, we will work towards achieving that goal.” “We are asking the community and parents to help us get students back on campus by doing what it takes in the community to help the numbers decrease,” he added.
 
Dr. Martin also addressed the district’s approach to extracurricular activities during the amended start of the school year. “Our fall sports and activities such volleyball, cross country, football, swimming and band will continue to practice as they normally would under MHSAA guidelines,” Dr. Martin said. “Sports not in season will begin meeting once we get on-campus school back in place.”
Click below to view the video announcement with more details from Dr. Tim Martin.
Clinton Chamber Youth Leadership (CCYL) Program Sponsorship Opportunity
Be Lengen-dairy and Sponsor CCYL for the 2020-2021 Academic Year!
The Clinton Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce another incoming class of Clinton Chamber Youth Leadership Program (CCYL) participants for the 2020-21 academic year. Each year, the Chamber has the honor to select area high school juniors and seniors to participate in this free youth program, which aims to engage and challenge local students as they volunteer and learn about the City of Clinton and the broader business environment that awaits them after graduation.

This year's varied group of over 30 participants, including students from five area high schools (Clinton High School, Clinton Christian Academy, Jackson Preparatory School, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, and St. Joseph Catholic School), will gain experiences in a familiar classroom-style setting at their monthly meetings while being treated as emerging, accountable adults. Six of the student participants will also take on an even larger responsibility as CCYL officers and perform roles within the program that professionals would handle in an actual company setting.

To accommodate students and their families considering the continuing challenges that COVID-19 poses, the Clinton Chamber will be adapting the CCYL program to allow for virtual participation by the students this year. Regardless of the engagement method chosen, we hope to give the students a great leadership extracurricular program with which they can interact and learn in a manner they feel comfortable.

For this year’s CCYL, the Clinton Chamber is once again looking for sponsors willing to contribute $500 towards the opportunities the program has planned. A sponsorship by your business will assist the Chamber in providing the
following and more for these youth:

  • T-shirts for Events and Volunteer Activities (Sponsors’ logos will be included on the shirts)
  • Personalized Calling Cards for using at college fairs and job interviews
  • Catered Business Dinner Etiquette Session
  • Scholarships for senior participants (sponsors will be credited)
  • Administrative resources for CCYL Officers to perform their leadership roles in the program

If you or your company would like to support this wonderful program with a sponsorship, please contact Emily Pace Hunt, Marketing Communications Manager for the Clinton Chamber, by phone at (601) 924-5912 or by email at pr@clintonchamber.org.
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