For Immediate
Release
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October 11,
2007
Jay Dillon
(770) 426-3345 |
The Cobb County School District is proud to announce an
expansion of the Project 2400 SAT preparation program, a
partnership with the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. During a
press conference Oct. 11 at the Chamber offices, Board of
Education chairman Lindsey Tippins announced the Board’s
approval of up to $250,000 in matching funds for SAT
preparation courses in each Cobb high school during calendar
year 2008. Mr. Tippins was joined by U.S. Senator Johnny
Isakson, Chamber chairman Fred Bentley, Jr. and Sam Kelly of
Cobb Energy for the announcement.
The Chamber launched and funded Project 2400 in 2006 to to
help Cobb students better prepare for the challenge of the
SAT through a rigorous preparation course and diagnostic
test. The Chamber sponsored 273 students in the program in
2007. Of the 205 students who took both the post-test and
the SAT this year, 74 percent scored higher on their SAT
than on the diagnostic test. The average score increase from
the pre-test to the SAT was 95 points.
The District will develop an implementation plan for the SAT
preparation classes and present the plan to the Board during
the December meeting. For more information about Project
2400, visit the Cobb Chamber of Commerce Web site.
LINK:
http://www.cobbchamber.org
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