Education: Community Crossroads

A.C. Reynolds High School Auditorium, 1 Rocket Drive; 
Rhododendron Building, Asheville/Buncombe Technical Community College

October 11, 2000

 

"Leadership can responsibly foster enough disequilibrium to motivate us to learn"-Ronald Heifetz

 

8:00    Coffee and muffins in A.B. Tech parking lot (weather permitting)

8:15    Bus leaves parking lot at A.B. Tech for A.C. Reynolds High School

8:45    Education in Buncombe County: Important Trends and Challenges
          Cliff Dodson, superintendent, Buncombe County Schools

9:30    Break

9:45    Opportunities and Challenges in English as a Second Language
           Wendy Bell, teacher and several ESL students
           Ximena Del Corral, supervisor, Buncombe County Schools

10:45  Highlights of A.C. Reynolds High School and Trends in Computer Education
          Tony Baldwin, principal, A.C. Reynolds High School

11:40  Board bus for return to A.B. Tech

12:00  Lunch in 129 Birch, A. B. Tech

1:00   Allied Health and Public Service Education
         Max Queen, dean, Allied Health and Public Service Education

3:00   Putting It All Together and Wrap-Up

 

 

Suggested Activities:

• school board meetings

• visit your local school and meet the principal

• volunteer in a school

• take a class at A.B. Tech or UNCA

 

Special thanks to Jane Luther (LAS XIII), Beth Pilz (LAS XIII), Talmadge Neece (LAS IX)

 

  

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