Superintendent of Public Schools Dr. June Atkinson will be the featured speaker at the first Education Summit sponsored by the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce. The summit will be held Tuesday, April 8, from 8 to 10 a.m. at CenturyLink. Other speakers will be Wake County School Board Member Tom Benton, local teacher Laura Hartman and a representative from 3 Phoenix, a local engineering/communications firm.
The event is free to chamber members and non-members, but you are asked to register online at http://chambermaster.wakeforestchamber.org/Events/details/education-summit-3656. CenturyLink is a secure facility. Please park in the back and check in.
The purpose of the summit is to provide information about local and state education initiatives.
Atkinson is the first woman elected State Superintendent of the Public Schools of North Carolina and has served in this position since August 2005.
As State Superintendent, Dr. Atkinson oversees almost 1.5 million students in over 2,500 public schools. She has more than 35 years of experience in education. During her career, she has served as a chief consultant and director in the areas of business education, career and technical education, and instructional services within the NCDPI. A former business education teacher, Dr. Atkinson has been involved in instruction and curriculum development throughout her career.
