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MESSICK ADULT EDUCATION CENTER
Carol M. Miller, Principal
William Woodruff, Assistant Principal
703 S. Greer
Street
Memphis, TN 38111
901-416-4840 •
fax 901-416-4842 |

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Messick Vocational
and Adult Center is the only all-adult facility in Memphis City Schools. Messick
Center provides a centralized site for a variety of education and training
programs and community-based activities. There are no designated districts or
boundaries. More than 40 satellite centers
are established yearly throughout Memphis.
Messick is the central
administrative and program site for Adult Basic Education and
General Education Diploma (ABE/GED) Programs, the Families First
ABE/GED program,
English as a Second/Other Language for adults,
Adult Vocational Training Programs, Vocational Services for
Internationals, and
Memphis Adult High School. The center provides
day and evening classes, twelve months a year, for adults with a
variety of educational needs. The student profile is as diverse as
the community served and reflects the difference in cultural,
social, and economic strands of the Memphis metropolitan area. Adult
Education programs are open to anyone seventeen (17) years of age or
older, who is not presently enrolled in a regular secondary school
program. Pupil Services of Memphis City Schools or Juvenile Court
may grant age waivers to students less than seventeen (17) years of
age.
The center serves as the central site for training collaboratives
between Memphis City Schools and local Electrical, Plumbing and
Sheet Metal Union Apprenticeship programs. Additionally, Messick is
the central administrative and training site for the largest
Families First training collaborative for Adult Basic Education in
the state of Tennessee. This initiative is a formal partnership
between the
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
(Office of Adult Education), Department of Human Services, and
Memphis City Schools. All Families First participants enrolled at
Memphis City Schools sites are eligible for Free and Reduced priced
meals, and the
MCS Division of Nutrition and Catering Services and
the Nutrition Training Center are also housed at this facility.
Program special services include computer-assisted instruction, a
communications resource center, Internet access, a Bridges Lab, and
comprehensive assessment and follow-up services through the Families
First Assessment Center, ESL classes, and Vocational Placement
Services for Internationals. Norrell Services, Inc. and Employment
Solutions are the school adopters. A team of administrators,
professionals, and para-professional support staff work together to
ensure that the students’ academic and social needs are addressed.
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Programs
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- Adult Basic Education

- Adult High School
- Adult Vocational Programs
- Career and Employment Services
- Carl Perkins Vocational Program Involvement
- Comprehensive Out-of-School Youth Program
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Even Start Early Childhood Program
- Families First Adult Education Program
(ABE/GED/ESL)
- Families First Adult Vocational Program
- Vocational Services for Internationals
- Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA)
Employment and Training Activities for Out-of-School Youth
- WIA In-School Youth Program
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. EDUCATIONAL AND
CULTURAL CENTER
J. B. Payton, Administrator
William Foster, Night Administrator
Willie McKissick, Night Administrator
620 South Lauderdale
Memphis, TN 38126
901-416-7259 •
fax 901-416-7285
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational
and Cultural Center serves as the project headquarters in providing an array of
services for individuals, families, and the community. The Center is designed to
provide a coordinated and holistic community-based approach to improve academic
achievement, enhance personal growth, and serve as a resource networking
facility in addressing the social service needs of inner-city residents in the
Memphis community.
Programs
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- Adult Basic Education (ABE/GED)
- Families First Adult Education Program
(ABE/GED/ESL)
- Computerized Education (Typing and
Computer)
- The Elephant Men
- Comprehensive Out-of-School Youth Program
- One Room Drop-In School
- Commodity Card Distribution
- Parent Training Program
- Shelby County Government Homeless Program
- Community Meetings
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Shelby County Headstart Program
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Date last updated:
February 26, 2008
Web Design by Susan C. Brooks
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Memphis City Schools. All Rights Reserved.
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Memphis City Schools does not discriminate in its programs or
employment on the basis of
race, color, religion, national origin,
handicap/disability, sex or age.
For more information, please contact the Office of Equity Compliance
at (901) 416-6670.
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