This fall, nearly 800 students graduated from Middle Georgia State University (MGA), including around 40 members of the inaugural class of the IGNITE Teacher Residency Program, an initiative designed to develop local teachers for and by the DeKalb County School District. The school district chose to partner with MGA’s School of Education & Behavioral Sciences in the fall of 2023.
Middle Georgia CEO featured the inaugural class and highlighted the partnership on their website.
"'We chose Middle Georgia State University because when we put out our request for proposals, we wanted to make sure that we had a university that aligned with our mission and vision,' said Kendrick Johnson, a consultant with the IGNITE program. 'MGA was flexible and able to provide the necessary skills and strategies that we know that our prospective teachers are going to need. We’re super excited about the partnership.'"
