The Career and Technical Education Program in Macon County is proud to announce the Implementation of a Workforce Development Program. This program will serve the benefit of individuals seeking job readiness skills necessary for employment, completion of their high school diploma, self-esteem building, and career coaching. The program is sponsored by a $130,000 grant received by the school system. This program will be located at the Alternative Learning Center and the Career and Technical Education Complex. Educators have been selected and training to implement the Ready-To-Work / Work Keys Program and to provide Career Coaching for the program participants.

On last week, Mrs. Sherry DeLoach - AIDT Community Services Outreach Coordinator provided a two-day training for the personnel who will implement this 10-month program. The staff associated with this program are:

Mrs. Cynthia Brown

Mr. William Turner

Mr. Tracy Stacy

Mrs. Ronita Abney

Mr. Christopher Clark

Pastor Otis Head

Mrs. Juan Macon

Mrs. Senora Moore

Mrs. Bobbie Herring

Dr. Camille Floyd

Mayor Willie Mae Powell

Ms. Earlese Stewart

Mr. Johnny Fowler

Mrs. Verdell Brown

The program will outreach the Tuskegee, Shorter, and Notasulga communities. The nation is on a mission to re-build the supply and demand for able and skilled workforce enabled employees. In order to do this, school communities are crafting new and innovative programs within programs to meet the needs of its community and nations' demands. So often, applicants are on the edge of employment but because of a few missed skills necessary for employment they find themselves un-employable.

Therefore, the concept of Career Coaches will also be infused into this Macon County Initiative. Our goal is for total program success in terms of applicants' ability to secure and maintain equitable employment, graduate from high school, earn their high school diplomas, and seek/maintain employment. The program in reference will run from 9:00a.m. - 7:30p.m. Applicants will be placed in 8 week cohorts as a mean of pacing and benchmarking their successes.

Should you know of individuals who would like take part of this program, please have them contact Dr. Melvin Lowe, III, EdD - Education Coordinator & Program Administrator - Career and Technical Education Complex 334-724-1236 ext. 12089 or email: lowema@maconk12.org

This program has the full-support and endorsement of Dr. Jacqueline A. Brooks, EdD - Superintendent of Education and the Macon County Board of Education along with Representative Pebblin W. Warren. Let's make this program a remarkable program not only for Macon County but for the State of Alabama. We must start at home what we want away from home; for all people.