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Adair County School Board at momentous meeting 2012-02-17 - Adair County School District, 1204 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The Adair County School Board was responding to a moment with one of the biggest crowds in the audience in recent times last night, Thursday, February 16, 2012. Superintendent Darrell Treece, center announced that he would not be superintendent after June 30, 2012, and the Board, from left, Mike Harris (Division 5), Marsha Walker (2), (Treece), Chair Floyd Burton (4), and Joseph Payne (3) and Rebecca Turner (1), immediately initiated the search process for a new superintendent. The poster, "College/Career Readiness: Kentucky's Real 2012 Olympics," emphasized Columbia/Adair County's aggressive plan to achieve Work Ready Community standing, already a reality in only three Kentucky counties, Warren, Woodford, and Daviess, with a fourth, Russell County, already near Work Ready designation as the only other county designated Work Ready Community in progress status. Alan W. Reed the chair of the Columbia/Adair Work Ready Community Committee outlined the new emphasis on getting Adair County citizens ready for better paying jobs. While there will be an emphasis on high school and college completion, Reed said that "grade 13" no longer means only traditional college, but includes vocational training, opportunities in the military, OJT - on the job training - and industry certifications, such as is offered by Nissan, Microsoft, Samsung, and others. Permalink | Comments?

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