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September 2006 – Stay in School 
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    Road Trip

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    • From the Department of Technical and Adult Education, Jane hosts Commissioner Mike Vollmer and Director of Communications, Michael Light.
    • Their topic of discussion is an innovative new TV series called "Road Trip" designed to inform students, and adults, of technical career education options.
    • Each episode of "Road Trip" is a self-contained story that opens doors for middle and high school students to the new and exciting opportunities offered by Georgia's technical colleges.
    • Thirty-four technical colleges and three Board of Regents colleges with technical divisions are featured in the series.

    Graduation Coaches

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    • Dr. Wanda Creel, Director of the Division of School Improvement and Reginald Beaty from Communities in Schools of Georgia are in the studio.
    • There is now a Graduation Coach in each of Georgia's 385 public high schools. Under the program, approved by the General Assembly earlier this year, each of Georgia's 385 public high schools can hire a Graduation Coach and send them to the training. The coach's primary responsibility will be to identify and work with at-risk students and help them get back on the graduation track before they drop out.

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    Friday, September 1, 2006 - 7:30pm


     
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