Release date: May 8, 2003

Kickoff conference for Character Through The Arts

Character Through The Arts (CTTA) is a four-year, $1.7 million grant partnership funded through the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Education Partnerships in Character Education Programs.

When:
Friday, May 9, noon-6 p.m. (student performances 2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, May 10, 8:30 a.m.-4p.m.

Where:
Timber Ridge Conference Center, Mableton

Why:
CTTA is an innovative approach to school reform that integrates character education, the arts and rigorous, standards-based academic instruction to maximize the character growth of students and improve their academic performance.

The following schools were chosen to participate in CTTA following a comprehensive application process that included rankings by two committees:

• Centennial Elementary School, Gainesville
• Gadsden Elementary School, Savannah
• Gainesville High School, Gainesville
• Gainesville Middle School, Gainesville
• Harmony Leland Elementary School, Mableton
• Jasper Elementary School, Jasper
• New Manchester Elementary School, Douglasville
• Valwood Middle School, Valdosta

Project partners include Pioneer RESA (Regional Educational Services Agency), the Grammy Foundation's Leonard Bernstein Center for Learning and Kennesaw State University's RTM Center for Leadership, Ethics & Character.

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Kennesaw State University is a comprehensive, residential institution with a growing student population of 15,600 from 118 countries. The fifth largest out of 34 institutions in the University System of Georgia, KSU offers 55 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.