Broward County Florida School District Sponsors Re-Engagement Education Fair

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We all are acquainted with local job fairs visiting our areas to recruit employees for the many companies that are represented. Often these job fairs are sponsored by a local Department of Labor or employment agency. The Broward County School District has taken a different slant and recently sponsored the "Re-Engagement Education Fair". One of the planners, Dr. Alister Alexis, explains that the fair was designed to reach out to those young people who have not completed their high school education. He further states that the purpose of the Re-Engagement Education Fair is to provide the prospective student with information and resources available to assist them in obtaining their high school diploma or GED. The Re-Engagement fair targeted youth who have dropped out of school within the past two years and was held at McFatter Technical Center. Dr Alexis commented that the district wants to have the student return to school in "a way that is friendly and inviting and painless as possible."