Page luncheon launches the “great conversation” among georgia educators and business leaders

Photos by Saldivia-Jones Photography

Approximately 200 educators and business leaders from across Georgia gathered at a PAGE luncheon in early June to hear public education champion Jamie Vollmer, author of “Schools Cannot Do It Alone.” Vollmer stressed the urgency for schools and their communities to initiate and sustain connections with each other in order to break down barriers impeding advancements in education. Vollmer calls the process the “Great Conversation.”

Everything that occurs in the schoolhouse has ties to the beliefs, values and traditions of the community at large, thus the two entities are naturally entwined, noted Vollmer. Luncheon attendees learned the value of communicating their school’s successes and challenges with their own communities. They also gained insight on how to start the dialogue. n

To see a video report about Jamie Vollmer’s message to Georgia educators, scan this QR code or visit www.pageinc.org/associations/9445/pagetv/

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Pete Martin, AT&T Georgia vice president (retired)

Sis Henry, Georgia School Boards Association executive director

Joe Bankoff, chair, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech

Georgia educators and business leaders attending the PAGE Summer Luncheon were inspired by Jamie Vollmer’s charge to engage in the “Great Conversation”

Buford Hicks, Heart of Georgia RESA retired director

Jute Wilson, principal, Dawson High; Sheila Wilson, assistant principal, Pickens High; PAGE Executive Director Dr. Allene Magill