HJR713 Summary

• Commends Fairfield High Preparatory School's Jobs for Alabama's Graduates (JAG) program, the nation's largest school-to-work transition program operating in 36 states and the United Kingdom.

• Notes Fairfield High hosts the only JAG program in Jefferson County among 25 JAG sites statewide and has increased its overall graduation rate from 80 to 96 percent since the program's inception.

• Recognizes the JAG program's student-led Career Association as an elite organization that facilitates community service projects, district and state competitions, and job shadowing experiences aligned with career interests.

• Identifies 40 students in the 2009-2010 JAG cohort and credits JAG Job Specialist Linda Steele for tracking student progress monthly for 12 months following graduation.

• Extends best wishes for continued success of Fairfield High Preparatory School's JAG program and praises all students, faculty, and administration involved.