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Coweta County board highlights Accelerated Career program as pathway to local jobs and expanded pipelines
Summary
Mark Whitlock briefed the Coweta County Board of Education on the Accelerated Career program, tracing its local origins, linking it to state legislation and a student apprenticeship success story, and outlining plans to expand career pipelines including potential teacher pathways.
Mark Whitlock, CEO of the Central Educational Center and system director of public policy, told the Coweta County Board of Education on Nov. 12 that the Accelerated Career program began locally and has grown into a statewide model connecting students directly to technical colleges and employers.
Whitlock said the program started after a 2011 industry request for an apprenticeship-style pathway and led to state policy changes, noting "that kicked off a look at public policy in Georgia, which led to Senate Bill 2…
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