October 26, 2009
Contact: Bill Maddox
Phone: Cell: 404-376-9055
MEDIA ADVISORY
ANNUAL BUS TRIP ACROSS GEORGIA SETTO VISIT
SIX ACHIEVING PUBLIC SCHOOLS; TWO IN ATLANTA
WHAT:The 17th annual Bus Trip Across Georgia is visitingsixpublic schools and programs, including two in Atlanta,that are doing things right. The tour provides recognition for their efforts and showcases best practices that might be adapted and used elsewhere. The six schools were chosen from 60 nominations. The theme this year is “Georgia’s Public Schools: Achieving Results Through Innovation.”
WHERE/ UnityElementary School, 525 Park Ave., LaGrange, Oct. 27, 9 a.m.
WHEN:
W.L.ParksMiddle School, 1090 Windsor St., Atlanta, Oct. 27, 1:30 – 3 p.m.
AmanaAcademy, 285 S. Main St., Alpharetta, Oct. 28, 8:15 – 10:45 a.m.
CentennialArtsAcademy, 852 Century Place, Gainesville, Oct. 28, 12 noon
Morgan County High School, 1231 College Dr., Madison, Oct. 29, 8:45 a.m.
Georgia College Early College, GCSU campus, Milledgeville, Oct. 29, 12:15 p.m.
WHO:More than70 education stakeholders representing business, government, education and citizen groups will participate as riders on two tour buses. Several other participants will join the tour at the respective sites.
WHY:The purpose of the tour is both to honor achieving schools and give education stakeholders from various parts of the state a chance to see what is working in these schools. Hopefully, they will take many of the best practices they see back to their own communities.
HOW:You are welcome to cover/participate. POC is Bill Maddox, Georgia Partnership communications director, cell: 404-376-9055. More information is available at “Annual Bus Trip” page.
Founded in 1990 by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Economic Developers Association, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education consists of business, education, community and government leaders who share a vision of improved education. Working to be Georgia’s foremost change agent in education, the non-partisan, non-profit independent organization takes lead roles in efforts to shape policy and reform education. More information is available at