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Michael D. Chason
Director of Public Relations
ABAC 30 -- 2802 Moore Highway
Tifton, GA 31793-2601
Phone 229-391-5055
Fax 229-391-5056
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IMMEDIATE                                                                                                                                                                                    AUGUST 1, 2005

 

ABAC ADMINISTRATORS VISIT MEXICO FOR GEORGIA PROJECT

 

         TIFTON—Interim President Tom Call and High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Director Javier Gonzales of Abraham Baldwin College traveled to Mexico recently for a look at the Georgia Project’s Summer Institute.

          “We met with University of Monterrey faculty in the academic areas involved with the project, as well as the graduates who come to Georgia as tutors and paraprofessionals to help out our teachers,” Call said.

The institute, held at the University of Monterrey, brings public school teachers in the state of Georgia together with graduates of the University of Monterrey.

Georgia teachers learn about different ways to handle the education needs for the growing population of Hispanic communities within the state. Lois Moon, ABAC’s HEP teacher, attended this three-week session.

         In exchange, graduates from the University of Monterrey travel to Georgia and work in the public school system to help bridge the gap between teachers and their Hispanic students and parents.

         “The single biggest part of the program is the Monterrey teachers that come into the public schools,” Call said. “They are able to work with the students, their parents, and the teacher to be sure each child’s educational needs are met.

“ABAC has some well-established programs for Hispanics here on campus, and this program will help compliment these by extending similar services to the community.”

Erwin Mitchell, a retired legislator and lawyer, brought this program to the attention of Georgia’s congressional delegation. ABAC received $250,000 for its portion of the Georgia Project.

         Also attending with Call and Gonzales were staff members for Congressman Sanford Bishop, Senator Johnny Isakson, Senator Saxby Chambliss, and Congressman Nathan Deal.

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