Media mention: Mellom discusses mission and future of CLASE
Paula Mellom, interim director of the Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education (CLASE), recently discussed the mission and future of the center with The Red & Black.
Founded in 2003, CLASE is designed to serve the teachers of first- and second-generation students who are predominantly Latino. The center reaches a community of over 1,500 teachers and has long-term relationships with at least six school districts, predominantly in North Georgia. CLASE conducts research and also provides coaching and professional development. At the international level, the center is connected with teachers and students in Costa Rica and Brazil.
“Teachers want their students to succeed and excel, but they just don’t have the background knowledge for that,” Mellom said. “We try to fill that gap.”