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Rowan County JAG students describe program impact; board approves JAG memorandum in consent agenda
Summary
At the March 17 board meeting, two Rowan County students in the Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) program described how JAG supports career preparation and personal recovery; the board approved a JAG memorandum of understanding for 2026–27 as part of a routine consent agenda.
At its March 17, 2026 meeting, the Rowan County Board of Education heard presentations from students in the district's Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) program and approved a memorandum of understanding extending JAG services for the 2026–27 school year as part of the consent agenda.
Jordan Barker, introducing the JAG program, described it as an evidence-based, trauma-informed support system that provides individualized follow-up for graduates. "Once you leave my program as a senior, you get 12 months of additional follow-up one-on-one," Barker…
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