University of Georgia set to release findings of month-long educational listening sessions

ALBANY — In a continued effort to expand collaborative efforts of K-16 institutions in Albany-Dougherty County, the presidents of Albany State University (Art Dunning), Darton State College (Paul Jones), and Albany Technical College (Anthony Parker), along with the Dougherty County School System Superintendent Butch Mosely, invite the community to participate in the second Albany-Dougherty County Education Summit to be held on Thursday.

Representatives from the University of Georgia’s J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development and Carl Vinson Institute of Government will be presenting findings from a series of community-wide listening sessions, focus groups, and interviews which were conducted over the last few months.

The Summit will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Albany Technical College’s Kirkland Conference Center located at 1704 South Slappey Boulevard.

The long-term goal of these efforts is to develop collaborative, sustainable solutions that lead to students being better prepared for post-secondary education and the workforce. Following the presentation of major findings, the four Albany education leaders will discuss next steps in moving the collaborative forward and the important role of community engagement.

There will also be an opportunity for community comments or questions.

“Community input is vital to the education conversation of the Albany-Dougherty community, and as such, we hope you can join us,” said the Fanning Institute’s Matt Bishop.

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