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December 11, 2000


Six Miami-Dade County Public Schools representatives participated in the 105th Annual Meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in Atlanta, December 3-6. They included Region VI Superintendent George M. Koonce, Jr.; Melissa Patrylo, principal, and Linda Grant, teacher, from the School for Advanced Studies; and Noward Dean, principal, and Elaine Thomas, vice-principal, from Miami Lakes Technical Education Center.

Delegates attended workshops and seminars on topics including the accreditation process, distance learning and technology issues, character education, brain-based teaching and learning, and international education.

Founded in 1895 and headquartered in Decatur, Ga., the Southern Association is one of six regional accrediting bodies in the U.S. It works with schools and colleges in 11 Southern states from Virginia to Texas, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America. Accreditation is a non-governmental and voluntary process concerned with improving educational quality and assuring the public that member institutions meet established standards.

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