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College of Education outreach provides school renewal for districts in need

April 2007

College of Education's Sustaining School Success (S³) project has been developed by the Truman Pierce Institute to promote school reform among four Alabama school systems by engaging students with school personnel for positive school reform. S³, funded by at grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission, is hosting the final coalition meeting on April 29^th and 30^th at the Four Points by Sheraton in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

S³ activities include two meetings focused on providing activities that will increase leadership capacity and encourage school engagement. Several eminent speakers have agreed to lead sessions during this final coalition meeting. Those speakers are:

Kenneth Anderson, President of Maximum Life Enhancement in Huntsville, Alabama
Dr. J. Phillip Raley, retired superintendent of the Opelika City School System
Dr. Julie Hannah, the Jefferson County School System
Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz, Education Program, Appalachian Regional Commission in Washington, D.C.
The Spark Plug, motivational speaker from Fayetteville, Georgia
John Hannah, president of John Hannah and Associates

Sunday, April 29^th at 6 p.m. a reception and banquet will be held. The theme for the banquet is: "Building Learning Communities...One Voice at a Time." Participants in the project will share reflections of this project and the Fayette County High School Choir will perform.

The Truman Pierce Institute has a long history of service. It was created in 1982 in response to growing national and regional concerns related to the study and improvement of teaching and learning. Its mission is to improve education in the Southern region of the nation based on the ideological foundation that education should prepare people to live useful, rewarding lives by developing their interests and abilities.

For more information on this event contact Colleen Gordon at 334-844-4488.

Last Updated: Jun 16, 2011