MCHS could be home to new college/career academy

Madison County High School could someday be host to a new regional college and career academy.

The Madison County School System and Athens Technical College are working together with Clarke, Elbert and Oglethorpe county school districts to create a new “Regional Advanced Agriculture-Industry College and Career Academy” that will be locate on the Madison County High School campus in Danielsville.

The first step toward making the academy a reality is to develop a concept and submit an application for a $3.15 million grant from the state, which is due Sept. 24.

The purpose of this joint high school and technical college facility will be to provide programs to help prepare students for successful careers in the local workforce.

“Renovation and expansion funds have already been obtained through SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) that will enable us to accomplish most of this project,” according to school superintendent Dr. Allen McCannon.

The superintendent said school officials hope to develop a state-of-the-art academy facility that will offer both secondary and dual-enrollment technical college programs to help prepare high school students for successful careers in agriculture, industrial technologies, healthcare and other fields.

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#1 Resident Redneck on 09/12/12 at 08:16 PM [Reply]

BUT what does this mean to the current students? AND does this mean that there will be only 1 high school for all these counties? If this is true they will need a complete police force of RENT-A-COPS to handle all the problems of the students?

#1.1 Anonymous on 09/14/12 at 11:21 AM [Reply]

Good questions. Existing high schools would continue to exist. Students from area high schools could choose to take coursework at the academy (to be located on the same campus as the new MCHS building). Increased dual enrollment and articulated credits would provide high school students with more opportunities to begin working towards post-secondary credentials while still in high school. Increased relevance means fewer discipline problems, not more.

#1.2 MCHS Alumni on 09/14/12 at 07:15 PM [Reply]

The new College/Career Academy will be in the old "core" of the high school. The "core" is the original school. With the grant Madison County recieved, they can not use the old part of the school for high school classes. But they can use it for the College/Career Academy classes because it is seperate from the high school. The title is misleading but if you read it says "a new 'Regional Advanced Agriculture-Industry College and Career Academy' that will be locate on the Madison County High School campus"
The high school will still continue like normal in the newer parts of the school with the addition of more agriculture classes. Students at MCHS are already allowed to have "dual enrollment" to take high school and college classes at Athens Tech their senior year. This will incorporate more of this and allow the students to stay on campus for these classes.

#1.2.1 Resident Redneck on 09/15/12 at 06:15 PM [Reply]

MCHS Alumni- BUT that was my main concern. Is MCHS big enough for the kids they have PLUS the addition of these extra kids? AND I would think that the more students you have on campus the more discipline problems you would have? History has shown the more people you have in one place day in and day out the more problems you have. MCHS will have to hire more RENT-A-COPS because the one they have now WON'T be able to keep up?

#1.2.1.1 Anonymous on 09/18/12 at 05:32 AM [Reply]

RR: History has also shown that students who are engaged in learning that is relevant to their lives are more likely to graduate, more likely to earn post-secondary credentials, and less likely to get into trouble. In addition, enrollment in these programs can save them money on tuition. Saving money is another good motivator.

#1.2.1.1.1 Resident Redneck on 09/24/12 at 09:55 PM [Reply]

Anonymous- Hey I'm all for anything that may help them graduate and stay out of trouble.

#2 jk on 09/17/12 at 09:43 AM [Reply]

Think about those poor college professors having to teach high school kids...bet they didn't sign up for that.

#2.1 Resident Redneck on 09/17/12 at 08:05 PM [Reply]

jk- That's what I was thinking AND I also wondered how many teachers would be out of jobs?

#2.2 Anonymous on 09/18/12 at 05:36 AM [Reply]

I believe that they choose to participate. I teach students at MCHS and there is nothing else I would rather do. We have great kids in Madison County.

#2.3 kim on 09/18/12 at 03:39 PM [Reply]

Hadn't thought about that. How do they compensate them? Transportation back and forth can get costly if they do not provide them a ride.

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