David Streight, executive director of the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education, visited JA November 18-19 to continue to guide and direct the school’s development of a more formal character education program. He met with the strategic plan ethics committee, members of the Soar team, the Board of Trustees, the president’s council, JA students, deans, and the advancement team. The programs being developed are part of the 2015-2020 strategic plan. To read more about the strategic plan and these initiatives, visit the strategic plan website at jacksonacademy.org/strategicplan and click on Take a Stand. While at JA, Streight also spoke to the Jackson Area Association of Independent School Heads (JAAIS) who visited JA for a separate meeting.
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