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ICC joins National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week celebration, Sept. 15-21

            Itawamba Community College’s Adult Education Department is celebrating September 15-21 as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

            ICC President Dr. Jay Allen kicked off the commemoration with the signing of a proclamation designating the nationwide event.

            Additional activities will include Adult Education staff reading to students in both of ICC’s Early Learning Centers (Fulton and Tupelo) during the week.

            “The goal of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week is to work side-by-side in every state, territory and district to heighten public awareness, strengthen alliances, leverage resources and increase the number of people who understand the vital role adult education and family literacy play in our nation’s and state’s well-being,” according to Audra Perry, ICC director of Adult Education.

            In signing the proclamation, Allen said that he “supports the goals and ideals of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week and recognizes the efforts of ICC’s Adult Education Department and its instructors in Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe and Pontotoc counties and encourage the participation of all individuals to achieve a high school diploma.”

            Perry noted statistics show that more than 43 million adults in the United States cannot read, write or do basic math above a third-grade level and bringing all adults to the equivalent of a sixth-grade level would have a significant impact on the generation of additional income for the country as well as reduce the billions of dollars in healthcare costs that are linked to low adult literacy skills.”

            ICC offers adult education day, afternoon and evening classes at Amory, Belden, Fulton and Pontotoc. GED® and HiSET® testing continues on a weekly basis, and all ICC program-enrolled students take either test free of charge.

            For general information about the classes or program, email adulteducation@iccms.edu or call (662) 407-1510 or (662) 407-1517.

 



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