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Troy Dothan Breaks Ground on the Coleman Center for Early Learning and Family Enrichment
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(Photo by Troy University)
On November 9, Troy University broke ground on Coleman Hall, a new $3.2 million facility to be located on the University's Dothan Campus.
The 13,400-square-foot building will be the home of the Coleman Center for Early Learning and Family Enrichment, a collaboration between the College of Health and Human Services and the College of Education.
The Coleman Center will feature classrooms, an interactive media room, exam rooms, counseling rooms, a workshop area and more, aimed at children ranging from infants to four-year-olds. The Center plans to house Alabama First Class Pre-K classrooms and will serve as a learning laboratory for Troy Dothan's early childhood teacher preparation program.
The facility is named for James F. Coleman, longtime chairman of Coleman Worldwide Moving.
"This is a great occasion for Troy University and our family," said Jeff Coleman, president and CEO of Coleman World Group and a member of the Alabama School Readiness Alliance's Pre-K Task Force and Board of Directors. "It's also a great day for Dothan and the Wiregrass area as we work hard for growth, prosperity and advancement in early childhood education. We're investing in children from birth."
In addition to private and corporate support, the project also received funding from area governments, including Houston County, the City of Dothan, the City of Ozark and Henry County.
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Grants awarded to Alabama's higher education institutions to pursue NAEYC accreditation
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The Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education has announced that one-time grant funds up to $10,000.00 will be awarded to Alabama's higher education institutions to pursue accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
The Department will award these one-time grants to the following programs: Bevill State Community College, Enterprise State Community College, Shelton State Community College, Southern Union State Community College, Trenholm State College, University of Alabama - Huntsville, University of West Alabama, Northeast Alabama Community College, Wallace State Community College, The University of Alabama, Athens State, Northwest Shoals Community College, Troy University.
The mission of the NAEYC higher education accreditation system is to set a standard of excellence for early childhood degree programs and to recognize programs that have demonstrated they meet this standard, thereby benefiting the early childhood profession, young children, families, and communities. NAEYC's Professional Preparation Standards serve as the accreditation standards for the system, and these standards establish expectations for early childhood educators across all early learning settings.
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