FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 1, 2006
Media Contact: Michael Corby
904.632.3310

Registration opens for Pathways Academy at Florida Community College
Information sessions and registration scheduled throughout June

Pathways Academy, the Florida Community College charter school approved by the Duval County School Board in 2005 to provide an alternative for high-school dropouts, is offering information sessions and registration throughout June for its inaugural class. Prospective students and their parents or guardians are invited to attend registration/information sessions at Downtown Campus on any of the following dates:

Date	Time	Room
Wednesday, June 7	3-4:30 p.m.	Rm 1058
Wednesday, June 14	7-8:20 p.m.	Rm 1018
Thursday, June 15	3-4:30 p.m.	Rm 1058
Tuesday, June 20	6-7:30 p.m.	Rm 1058
Saturday, June 24	10-11:30 a.m.	Rm 1018

Pathways Academy is designed to provide academic, career, character and life instruction to high-school dropouts in a simultaneous secondary and postsecondary curriculum. This program is offered at no cost to students. Comprehensive case-management services, individualized attention, career development and innovative curricula will lead students on the path to a high-school diploma and high-wage, high-demand jobs in biotechnology, automotive technology, construction, IT advanced manufacturing and finance.

Please call Pathways Academy Director Maureen Martin at 904.633.8125 to RSVP for information sessions. Downtown Campus is located at 101 W. State St.