Schools

South Cobb Group to Discuss Career Academy

The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Aug. 8 at the South Cobb Community Center, 620 Lions Club Dr. SW, Austell.

South Cobb area superintendentΒ BarbaraΒ Swinney is scheduled to joinΒ the Austell and Powder Springs Community Partnerships Thursday for the group'sΒ August meeting.

The group, which brings nonprofits and churches together,Β will discuss strategiesΒ for a career academy, chairmanΒ Elliot Hennington said.

"The Career Academy can provide an alternative educational opportunity for all students including those not planning to attend college, but seeking alternative career paths in health care, IT, logistics, and a host of careers related to science, technology, engineering, and math," according to aΒ post on the Austell Community Taskforce'sΒ Facebook page.Β 

The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. atΒ the South Cobb Community Center, 620 Lions Club Dr. SW, Austell.

In addition to Swinney, Austell resident and business consultant Lawrence KingΒ will be among the featured guests, according to the Facebook post.

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